Cong manifesto to counter Modi's guarantee with '5 nyay', '25 guarantees'

The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on "paanch NYAY" and "pachees guarantee", and the party on Tuesday resolved to take its promises to the people with a "ghar ghar......

BSF, Pak Rangers exchange fire along IB in Raj; no casualties on Indian side

Border Security Force troops and Pak Rangers exchanged fire on Friday along the Anupgarh sector of the India-Pakistan International Border in Rajasthan, officials said. Image used for......

SKM to hold farmers' mahapanchayat in Lucknow on Monday

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, will be holding a mahapanchayat in Lucknow on Monday in a show of strength days after the prime minister's announcement of repealing......

Number of farmers at Ghazipur protest site goes down

The number of farmers protesting at Delhi's Ghazipur border has gone down as fewer farmers were seen at the protest site on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal......

Govt needs to keep a tight leash on expenditure

The negative aspect about the Budget is that the capital expenditure has been marginally cut to achieve the fiscal deficit target assumptions, and the onus of sustaining investment demand till......

EXPLAINED: Rahul Gandhi's minimum income plan

'The Indian economy has been subsidised by the poor.' IMAGE: Congress President Rahul Gandhi at the Kisaan Abhaar Sammelan in Naya Raipur, January 28, 2019. Photograph: @INCIndia/Twitter Echoing......

Rural India boosts FMCG firms' sales

ITC, Godrej Agrovet, DCM Shriram and other companies expanding in rural areas may eclipse the growth of their urban counterparts, including Reliance Fresh and the Future Group-owned Food Bazaar......

Organised rural retail faces speed bumps

Rural retail was supposed to cash in on the prosperity of Bharat, but the storyline hasn't really gone the way big corporate houses had hoped. While some have chosen to wind up business, others......

Bollywood's got the green touch!

As the saying goes, an idle mind is the devil's workshop. Bollywood denizens are doing all sorts of creative, constructive activities to keep themselves occupied and upbeat. Some of them are baking......

'I took my father for granted'

'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi with her father Kaifi Azmi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram On Kaifi Azmi's 102nd birth......

Kisaan is not worth the trip to the theatres

If Indian farmers started looking like Sohail Khan -- six packs in place -- half the country's rural woes would come to an end. His new film Kisaan has him strutting around, playing a farmer,......

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.''But he was always thankful.' IMAGE: Jagdeep in Sholay. When Jagdeep passed away earlier this month, the laughter died. But......

'The future depends on what we do today'

'Let's be the strength of our nation and help it reach greater heights.' IMAGE: Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft fly over Rajpath in a Trishul manoeuvre during the Republic Day parade. Photograph:......