Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Science must meet rising aspirations of our people: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday advocated scientific social responsibility for leading scientific institutions on the lines of corporate social responsibility to promote scientific......

Kalam's 2008 interview: 'Economic prosperity has to reach 700 million people in rural areas'

Former President A P J Abdul Kalam, who passed into the ages on Monday, had spoken to Rediff.com in 2008. We republish the feature. Former President A P J Abdul Kalam kindly......

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......

Tech sector wants faster policy implementation

In the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election manifesto, the use of the word technology outnumbered the total pages of the document (50), indicating the party’s focus. The party’s......

Budget: A boon for the education sector

Budget provisions To launch a national multi-skill programme called Skill India, which will provide training in traditional professions like welding and carpentry etc. Allocated amount of Rs......

India's first e-literate district

In the past one year, Kerala's most backward district, Malappuram, has witnessed a revolution.The Muslim-dominated district with nearly 600,000 residents has achieved a formidable national first.A......

Mukesh Ambani pitches for subsidised smatphones

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday pitched for using the USO Fund to subsidise smartphones for select groups to help penetrate the digital revolution and said India should make the rollout of......