'Elections are fought to win.''In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.' IMAGE: Dharmendra Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from......
'MGNREGA is definitely like a lifeline and is the employer of the last resort.' "I do not share that kind of confidence that agriculture is going to lead the economy out of trouble," Sudha......
The party’s research department team, which Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev Gowda heads, has sifted through the suggestions received in the last five months, and the manifesto is slated to be......
President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
Punjab Police on Wednesday caned protesting teachers and arrested three of them when they tried to meet Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a function at Muktsar district in......
Unless the middle class in society perceives that it derives some benefits from the state, it will be unwilling to finance redistribution, notes Arvind Subramanian. This United Progressive Alliance......
For many Indian chief executive officers planning to start new units, the only problems aren’t land acquisition, environment clearances and fund raising.Getting labour at plant sites is fast......
The challenge before India is to make the process of development inclusive so that the gap between the rich and the poor decreases, says Sandeep Pandey. India now has clearly two different streams......
Social audit of rural jobs scheme promises to empower people with information about how they are being denied the benefits of the schemes meant for them. Something comes between entitlements and......
Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......