Who was the better MP? Sachin or Rekha

Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha's tenures in the Rajya Sabha end this month.Syed Firdaus Ashraf looks at their six-year term in the Upper House, and we must say, it ain't a pretty picture! Sachin......

Tendulkar adopts Osmanabad village reeling under drought

Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Osmanabad district for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna. "We are happy that Tendulkar has picked Donja.......

Why Modi's progress card on I-Day speech 2014 reads 'fail'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden speech from Red Fort last Independence Day outlined some grand programmes. Shehzad Poonawalla does a quick check on the progress made. Exactly a year......

Rain gods force PM to abandon Varanasi yatra once again

Heavy rainfall and electrocution of a worker at the venue of his public meeting in Varanasi on Thursday forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his visit to his Lok Sabha constituency for the......

4 things that could change India in 2016

More people will be literate, on the Internet, linked to the national identification scheme and likely to receive electricity, especially from alternative-energy sources. The new year has many......

Deposit gold in banks for nation's economic prosperity, says Modi

The prime minister said that people should buy sovereign gold bonds instead of the actual metalPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday the government would launch the gold monetisation scheme......

'Modi village' is Varanasi's new hot spot

Jayapur, with a population of a little over 4,200, was like most other villages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted it on November 7. Narayan Patel is a busy man these days. Apart from......

After MPs, scientists will now adopt villages

ICAR scientists will now adopt a village each to promote best farming practices and government policies in them. Following the footsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the agriculture ministry is......

Sachin Tendulkar donates his Rajya Sabha salary to PM's Relief Fund

Tendulkar has drawn nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances IMAGE: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter......

New school, water supply, toilets: Tendulkar set to transform Donja village

Sachin Tendulkar will adopt the Donja village in Osmanabad, where he will oversee the development of a new school building, a water supply scheme that would provide potable water to each household,......