Congress banks on Siddaramaiah's 'Karnataka model of development' to see it through

The IIM-B's 'Karnataka innovation report' has become the basis for the Congress party’s election narrative, particularly to distinguish it from the ‘Gujarat model of development’,......

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?Ishita Ayan Dutt, Shine Jacob and Archis Mohan report. Taking on the plausible When someone says Indians......

Exclusive! 'Land acquisition can't be stopped for all times to come'

'If I am angry, then I do not have the right to be in the Cabinet. Whatever I have done, I have ensured that farmers' interests are protected,' Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh,......

'The Gandhis never influenced environmental clearance for big projects'

Image: The new ordinance on land acquisition is a return to 1894. It will reopen the doors for forcible acquisition, says Jairam Ramesh. Photograph: PTI   'Today, environment has become a......

Nitin Gadkari has many plans for India!

Nitin Gadkari has seven portfolios, but does not seem weighed down at all by the many things on his plate. The minister is brimming with ideas, discovers Rediff.com contributor Rashme Sehgal. As......

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......