BJP, Cong-led MVA claim victory in Nagpur gram panchayat polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on Monday claimed they had won a majority of posts in 361 gram panchayats in Nagpur, elections to which were held a day earlier. IMAGE: BJP) supporters......

'Replacing Shinde Saheb is not easy'

'The BJP should not treat Shinde saheb as a lightweight.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, right, with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis, centre, and Ajit Pawar, left, at......

Haryana panchayats issue letters banning Muslim traders

Letters purportedly written by some panchayat heads in Haryana's Mahendergarh, Rewari and Jhajjar districts "banning" Muslim traders from their villages have surfaced online, amid communal tension......

No public namaaz in Uttarakhand's sensitive Purola town under VHP pressure

Under pressure from the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Muslims in the communally sensitive Purola town did not gather for namaaz in public places on Eid-ul-Adha. IMAGE: Police personnel stand guard as......

Modi Sarkar's Budget IV will keep focus on countryside

The focus is likely to be on consolidation and improvement of existing rural-centric programmes to ensure their completion ahead of the next general elections in 2019, rather than announcement of......

FinMin may stick to 3.5% fiscal deficit for FY17

Modi govt faces extra spending burden due to policies like 7th Pay Commission and OROP With less than 40 days left for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget 2016-17, its makers are......

Swachh Bharat: A big opportunity for start-ups

The government's Swachh Bharat programme presents entrepreneurs with a chance to curb open defecation and make money in the process, R Gopalakrishnan.   India has eight "Unicorns" -......

Expect big rural push in Budget

  Allocation boost likely for schemes on agriculture, irrigation, rural roads In a move to boost rural consumption and alleviate distress in the hinterland, the government is likely to give......