Xi unveils new vision for Tibet. Should India worry?

The seventh Tibet Work Forum was held in Beijing on August 28 and 29.Delhi should be deeply concerned at a time India faces a precarious situation in Ladakh, because the TWF defines China's western......

What you must know about China and coronavirus

How China's all powerful Communist party bungled the response to the coronavirus crisis. IMAGE: Passengers at the Shanghai railway station. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Srikanth Kondapalli is the......

Do the poor feature in Modi ki Duniya?

'Wasn't it the PM's duty to reach out to the daily wagers of whom he claims to have been a part?' asks Jyoti Punwani. IMAGE: Indians walk miles and miles to return to their villages after the......

FULL TEXT of PM Modi's I-Day address

Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.  IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation......

Budget: MGNREGA funds cut by 13%

Allocations in the Union Budget for various flagship schemes under the Department of Rural Development was marginally reduced to Rs 1.20 lakh crore for the year 2020-21 from Rs 1.22 lakh crore in......

Modi 2.0: Rs 70,000-crore rural road building project on agenda

It would involve constructing over 125,000 kilometres of roads  and would form part of the third phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Buoyed by the success of its rural roads......

Housing for poor finally taking off

For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years. Though the central government’s Housing......

What PMO will do for affordable housing

Realty players want single window clearance for all affordable projects, reports Karan Choudhury.   Eager to make the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana a success, the Prime Minister's Office held a......