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Meet the new faces in team Modi 2.0

In a major rejig of the Narendra Modi government following the expansion on Tuesday, Smriti Irani was replaced as Human Resource Minister by Prakash Javadekar, while Ravi Shankar Prasad was......

The Politics of A Caste Census

While data can empower communities, it reinforces identities, making local politics more caste-centric, with decisions increasingly contested on the grounds of representation. Such dynamics could......

Going to Pakistan is same as going to hell: Parrikar

Amid strain in ties with Pakistan, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday compared the neigbouring country to "hell" and asserted that it should stop human rights violations in Balochistan.......

No proposal to release caste census data: Govt in RS

The government has no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census carried out in 2011, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. IMAGE: A census exercise underway. Photograph:......

CBI awaiting nod to act on the high and mighty

The Central Bureau of Investigation is awaiting sanction for prosecution of 36 high-ranking officials, whose names figure in alleged corruption cases including Hyderabad's Emaar MGF land deal and......

Every Indian to have a house by 2020, says minister

Creation of 100 smart cities and reducing interest rate on home loans to ensure housing for all will be the focus of the new Urban Development and Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Venkaiah......

Govt plans model real estate bill

For promoting a planned and healthy real estate development of colonies and apartments in big cities, union housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry has drafted a bill and invited suggestions......

Budget 2024: Real estate sector bats for revival of affordable housing

The real estate sector wants “high-impact” measures, like special schemes and tax breaks for developers, to revive the fortunes of the affordable housing segment in the country,......

Development of 100 smart cities saw push in 2014

  Development of 100 smart cities and housing for all by 2022 were the mantra of Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and Poverty Alleviation in 2014. With the NDA government replacing......

2,508 cities selected under PM's scheme for affordable housing

The scheme comes with an aim of constructing more than two crore houses across the nation within a span of seven years.  As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under 'Pradhan......

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