Why Baichung wants to eject Chamling from office

'Chamling's legacy is toxic.''7 out of 10 teenagers in Sikkim abuse drugs.''The youth are dying and the future looks bleak.' IMAGE: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, India's longest serving......

Congress banks on Siddaramaiah's 'Karnataka model of development' to see it through

The IIM-B's 'Karnataka innovation report' has become the basis for the Congress party’s election narrative, particularly to distinguish it from the ‘Gujarat model of development’,......

FULL TEXT of PM's address to the nation

My fellow citizens, In a few hours, we will be ushering in the new year of 2017. 125 crore Indians will join the rest of the world, in welcoming it with new hope, new energy and new dreams. Since......

'BJP has no principle, thinks through only one person'

Hitting the campaign trail in Assam for the first time this election, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party as a “party that divides the people......

Business can't alone build a country, Nirmalaji

Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made......

Budget: Despite talk of cutback, central schemes' outlay on rise

The number of centrally sponsored schemes have increased to 35 in FY22 from 30 in FY21 and central sector schemes have increased to 704 from 685 in the previous year, reports Dilasha Seth.......

FM chants rural mantra 25 times, puts money where mouth is

The Budget has allocated an increase in allocation for MGNREGS, LPG expansion, electrification & smart panchayats. Image: Rural sector has been chosen as a top priority. Photograph: Reuters  ......

An anti-poverty guide for Modi

A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, says Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com. A chicken, goat or......