India and Africa represent one-third of the world`s population. Now, in a major diplomatic initiative, prime minister Narendra Modi`s government is hosting the third India-Africa Forum Summit from today (October26-29) at Indira Gandhi Indoor
As he launched the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) – where Mudra stands for ‘Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency’ on April 8, prime minister Narendra Modi made an important observation. He noted that in our country on
Amid opinion polls and media blitzkriegs, it is hard to segregate the real mood and emotion of an electorate. This is even more profound in Bihar politics. The state has gone through two phases of polling and trends have shown encouraging so
On September 20, just a day before the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh were notified, Akhilesh Yadav government effected a major reshuffle involving over 60 IAS and IPS officers. It led to a series of comedy of errors, putting the administrat
The ‘E’ in Eraviperoor has a different meaning in this a small village in Kerala. Winner of the prime minister’s award for excellence in public administration (2013-2014), the Eraviperoor gram panchayat has won accolades for its
Gone are the days for the slogan ‘Dal Roti Khao, Prabhu Ke Gun Gao’ as prices of pulses are going through the roof. The rising prices of pulses have been a serious concern for common men in the recent years. Prices of these staples are
We reproduce below a statement issued by veteran Gandhians associated with two leading Gandhian institutions: Peace and harmony is the real ‘development’ Public statement of Senior Gandhians
After a new health minister, a court case, a contempt plea against the health secretary and a full year of deliberations on the harmful effects of tobacco in all forms by the parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation (CoSL), the health mi
The Punjab Police claimed the involvement of foreign hands in the cases of desecration of the holy book of the Sikhs (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) in recent days. The police apprehended many accused at several places in the state. Of seven such cases, p
Delhi government today took up with union home minister Rajnath Singh its demand for an inquiry into the transfer of VAT commissioner Vijay Kumar as it alleged that lt governor Najeeb Jung did not consult the Centre before effecting the move. AAP
After president Pranab Mukherjee expressed his concern on rising incidents of intolerance in the country, finance minister Arun Jaitley today hit out at ally Shiv Sena and said that there was an extremely disturbing trend where `some people have r
Initial response has been very encouraging as prime minister Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for the new capital of the Andhra Pradesh on October 22. The state government’s initiative to involve people in building the new capital Amarava
The Maharashtra government has set stock limits to regulate prices of pulses across markets in the state. The stock limit and regulation provisions would continue till September 2016. The prices of pulses have risen due to short supply and i
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday found a new weapon to target prime minister Narendra Modi and the police force. Quoting from a survey conducted by CMS Transparency, Kejriwal tweeted: "Shocking findings CMS survey 2day-Del poli
Shiv Sena threatened Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar on Monday to quit the current series between India and South Africa, shortly after storming BCCI’s Mumbai office to protest a planned meeting with Pakistan cricket officials.The protest
State-owned NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer, has appointed consultancy firm KPMG to work out a new strategy to face the challenges of an evolving energy landscape. As part of the exercise, KPMG will revise the N
NTPC will invest over Rs.5,000 crore on expansion of Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station near Parawada. The district administration has been approached for allotment of site required for the Brownfield project. “We have ident
Unspent money of the state`s different ventures would now be kept with the Rajasthan State Power Finance Corporation Limited instead of the banks. The corporation, which will be rechristened as Rajasthan State Power Finance and Financial Servic
The Jharkhand government has cleared deck for commissioning work for the 450km natural gas pipeline in the state under the energy highway project. The Raghubar Das-led NDA government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gas Au
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold equity shares worth nearly Rs 5,000 crore in public sector undertakings (PSUs), including banks, in the July–September quarter, while domestic institutional investors were net buyers of Rs 27,259 c
