‘Shift in linguistic politics’
New Delhi: Poll promises like providing English-medium education in states like Telangana (erstwhile part of Andhra Pradesh, a linguistic state), Uttar...
15 polygamous men in the poll fray in Rajasthan
New Delhi: As many as 15 candidates contesting the Rajasthan Assembly elections have two wives, say their affidavits. These candidates...
Concept paper to develop cities in Panchgram ready
The Haryana government has come up with a concept paper to develop the Panchgram region—five new cities which will be...
Online sexual abuse complaints linked to all Union ministries
‘It is an effort to use the digital space for speedier response to such complaints.’ Union Ministry of Women...
In Modi rule, ED’s performance improves drastically
The performance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has drastically improved during the Narendra Modi government’s tenure, as per the agency’s...
Rural development plan a non-starter
The rural development scheme—the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (Saanjhi)—does not seem to have taken off as, under the third phase...
U.P. goes all out to make Kumbh a grand success
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is leaving no stone unturned to make the Divya Kumbh, Bhavya Kumbh (Divine and...
PM’s initiatives led to MSME units’ sharp rise
The number of total MSMEs across India has reached 6.33 crore in 2017-18. Within a year, the number of MSMEs...
No new education policy
The country’s education sector may be eagerly waiting unveiling of the New Education Policy (NEP), but the MHRD, currently under...
Centre may open 5,000 more Jan Aushadhi stores by March 2019
The Centre has set a target to open 5,000 additional Prime Minister Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMJAKs) by March 2019. The...
Mhow turns into a hub of Dalit politics
Rush of political leaders to Dr Ambedkar’s birthplace is being seen as an exercise before Assembly polls. Less known...
Eight more waterways ready to be operational
National Waterways-1 covering 1,620 km through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal has been opened recently. The National...
13 years on, SC norms on crackers not implemented
Even after 13 years of the Supreme Court’s order for mandatory composition-based comprehensive monitoring of firecrackers, the authorities have...
Many voters in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh do not want indelible ink applied
Exempting voters from having forefinger inked would require an amendment to Section 49(K) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961....
Private sector halting oil imports from Iran
Private companies have not booked any oil cargo from Iran. To avoid exposure to the United States’ (US) secondary...
British vintage company likely to shut down
BIECCL manufactured unique camouflage sets for warfare, shell cases and food containers during World War II. Even as employees...
BJP in MP worried as upper caste party woos its voters
The Sapaks Samaj Party held a rally of Brahmins in Ujjain in September, and is constantly trying to woo the...
Chhattisgarh Congress chief joins BJP
Ramdayal Uike had quit the BJP and joined the Congress in 2000. With state elections just a month away,...
EC to be tough on paid news in poll-bound states
Special focus will be on MP, which registered 165 cases of confirmed paid news during the 2013 polls. The...
Temple politics takes hold of states bound for elections
Ahead of Assembly elections this year in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana, political parties have started taking the...
PM’s Jan Arogya Yojana replicates Gujarat model
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, also known as the Ayushman Bharat scheme, is an expanded version of Gujarat’s successful...
In Chhattisgarh, Congress banking on losers of 2013
A screening committee meeting discussed the fact that the margin of defeat for most of the Congress candidates in the...
4 crore jobs in health sector by 2025: Report
FICCI report says Centre’s policy push has started shaping the sector’s infrastructure and that it is rapidly turning into a...
Buddhist centre turns breeding ground for student politicians
The senior most professor, Hira Paul Gangnegi of Delhi University’s (DU) Department of Buddhist studies, raised serious questions on the...
