About 12L ineligible farmers got PM-KISAN benefits in Assam: Govt to HC

Nearly 12 lakh ineligible farmers received benefits under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme in Assam, the state government has informed Gauhati high court indicating a massive......

India set to begin world's biggest vaccination drive

India is all set to roll out the world's biggest vaccination programme on Saturday with over 3 lakh healthcare workers to be inoculated on the first day of the much-anticipated drive against......

The young guns scripting poll victories in India

From Narendra Modi’s victory in 2014 to the Nitish-Lalu triumph in 2015 and delivering Assam to the BJP in 2016, young and very professional strategists have startled politicians and the......

How Rahul let Assam slip from Congress' hand

The BJP, on the other hand, learnt from past mistakes to clinch power, says Archis Mohan. In Assam, the Congress might blame its defeat on a 15-year anti-incumbency. However, it was worsted as......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

PM asks states to use scheme allocations

Days before he was wheeled into the operation theatre, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a letter addressed to the chief ministers of all the states, asking them to get their act together with......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......