BJP Haryana manifesto: Sops for farmers, elderly

IMAGE: BJP working president J P Nadda, centre, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, left, and Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala release the party's election manifesto for assembly polls in......

'How do we fight an enemy we can't define'

India has expressed dismay at the United Nations' continued struggle to find a definition for terrorism, saying there seems to be more cooperation between terrorist groups than the countries......

BJP to promote open software

As part of the National Democratic Alliance poll agenda, the Bhartiya Janata Party has pledged to use software based on open standards -- or open sources -- in all government-relatedmatters if it......

FULL TEXT of President's R-Day address to the nation

Fellow citizens: On the eve of the sixty-eighth Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces,......

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  ......

Balancing the budget -- the Jaitley way

All credit to the finance minister for walking the fiscal and expectation tightrope extremely well in his budget speech, says Ganesh Natarajan. A few days ago, if you asked any thinking individual......

Information Technology: Boost for hardware, but disappointment for IT services

The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products The budget is a mixed for the technology and services sector, as clarification......

'Opening up rural markets is our topmost priority'

The simplest way to create success stories in India is by doing something that can help people in rural areas earn more in a day, Debjani Ghosh (below left) tells Rohit Nautiyal   In his......