Sahil Makkar And Ishan Bakshi

Stories by Sahil Makkar And Ishan Bakshi

Will Modi deliver on poll promise of Rs 1.25 lakh crore to Bihar?

Will Modi deliver on poll promise of Rs 1.25 lakh crore to Bihar?

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2015

It would be interesting to see how fast the finance ministry allocates money to the state.

'Nitish had no option but to join Lalu Prasad'

'Nitish had no option but to join Lalu Prasad'

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2015

Upendra Kushwaha, president of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, which is part of the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre, admits the Bihar assembly elections will be a close contest and will be fought along the lines of caste.

Helicopters steal leaders' thunder in rural Bihar

Helicopters steal leaders' thunder in rural Bihar

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2015

About 20 helicopters have been pressed into action by parties, with the BJP and its allies using the most.

Smart cities or smart pilots?

Smart cities or smart pilots?

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2015

To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion

Are headline agricultural growth numbers misleading?

Are headline agricultural growth numbers misleading?

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2015

Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.

Beware! Now government can peep into your bedroom

Beware! Now government can peep into your bedroom

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2015

India does not have a stringent privacy or data protection Act.

Modi isn't as popular as you think

Modi isn't as popular as you think

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2015

In Asia-Pacific's public eye, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is below Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's Shinzo Abe, according a survey

UP gets first sainik school

UP gets first sainik school

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2015

Centre clears eight new schools to bridge regional imbalance in the armed forces.

Success of Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan across states

Success of Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan across states

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2015

States spent much more in the first three months of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period last year.

Govt just shrank proposed homes of 7 mn households

Govt just shrank proposed homes of 7 mn households

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2015

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.

Electricity supply to all Indian households by 2019?

Electricity supply to all Indian households by 2019?

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

Govt hopes to add 0.21 mn Mw capacity by 2022, against 0.25 mn Mw added over 60 years.

Infrastructure companies' debt woes worsen

Infrastructure companies' debt woes worsen

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2015

Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector

'Modi's Make in India plan is going to run into trouble'

'Modi's Make in India plan is going to run into trouble'

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2015

'Car makers would be in a better position to adopt norms'.

The sorry state of Delhi's bureaucrats

The sorry state of Delhi's bureaucrats

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2015

A tussle between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor has left bureaucrats vulnerable to sudden transfers.

Few takers for Jan Dhan overdraft

Few takers for Jan Dhan overdraft

Rediff.com   22 May 2015

The overdraft facility has been sanctioned in only 40,000 accounts

The 2013 land law is non-negotiable: Jairam Ramesh

The 2013 land law is non-negotiable: Jairam Ramesh

Rediff.com   12 May 2015

Ramesh says the best route now is to refer the amendments to Parliament's standing committee on rural development.

Ford Foundation future still uncertain

Ford Foundation future still uncertain

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2015

For the first time the Ford Foundation is placed under a watch.

Land acquisition continues despite ongoing debate on new Bill

Land acquisition continues despite ongoing debate on new Bill

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2015

The Union government acquired land for widening of an under-construction highway, overruling farmers objections in Rohtak, Haryana.

How India brought over 5,000 evacuees back from war-torn Yemen

How India brought over 5,000 evacuees back from war-torn Yemen

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2015

The evacuation mission mounted by the government helped more than 5,000 Indians leave war-torn Yemen. The author goes behind the scenes to find out how this was achieved

There's more than bad rains behind farmer suicides

There's more than bad rains behind farmer suicides

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2015

Harassment, corruption and the burden of compound interest for years are also the reasons.