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NITI Aayog's Dynamic New CEO

Go-getter, ambitious, dynamic, workaholic are some of the adjectives that officials who worked closely with B V R Subrahmanyam use to describe him. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Covid scare: PM reviews situation, warns against laxity, urges mask use

Amid a spurt in Covid cases in China and some other countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned people against complacency and urged them to wear masks in crowded places, while......

MPs mask up in Parliament as Speaker advises adherence to protocol

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised all the MPs to wear masks and follow the Covid protocol completely, in view of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in many countries across the world.......

'Congrats Param, you just made sanitation sexy'

No prizes for guessing what the BJP's election campaign is going to be, and who will provide important inputs for it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was giving a speech in 2018 when he......

Faced with shortage, Tamil Brahmin grooms to scout for brides up north

Faced with a problem of suitable brides, Thamizhnadu Brahmin Association to cast net in UP and Bihar. IMAGE: A still from the Tamil film Meenakshi Sundareshwar. Kindly note that this image has......

PLI scheme attracted Rs 45,000 crore investment, created 3 lakh jobs: NITI Aayog CEO

India's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which aims to make domestic manufacturing globally competitive, has attracted investment worth over Rs 45,000 crore and has also created three lakh......

Railway ministry drops plan to monetise stations

The ministry of railways has dropped its proposal for monetisation of stations on public-private partnership mode, and projects are now being taken up under engineering, procurement and......

Delhi's iconic Ashok hotel to go under the hammer for Rs 7,409 crore

The government has fixed an indicative value for Delhi's iconic 'The Ashok' hotel at Rs 7,409 crore under the national monetisation programme, according to sources. The Ashok and the adjacent......

Innovation: Karnataka, Telangana, Haryana bag top 3 ranks

Karnataka, Telangana and Haryana have been ranked as the top three states among major states in Niti Aayog's third innovation index. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Niti Aayog's India......

The man who spearheaded Swachh Bharat Mission is Niti CEO

Former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer, who spearheaded the Swachh Bharat Mission, was on Friday appointed as the CEO of Niti Aayog, according to a government order.......

Ranji Roundup: Baroda thrash Punjab by an innings & 116 runs

IMAGE: Railways's Saurabh Waraskar celebrates against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Baroda inflicted a massive innings and 116 runs defeat on Punjab on the back of an......

Ranji Trophy: Lad, Patil rally Mumbai against champions Karnataka

Nikhil Patil (left) and Siddesh Lad during the course of their unfinished partnership of 175 for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy match against defending champions Karnataka at the Wankhede stadium.......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

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