Jaitley to spend MP area development funds on Rae Bareli

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will spend his MP area development funds on Rae Bareli, a move being seen as an attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party to breach the Gandhi family bastion in the......

Security stepped up in UP districts bordering Nepal after protests

Security has been stepped up in several districts of Uttar Pradesh that share their borders with Nepal following violent youth-led protests in the Himalayan nation over the ban on social media......

Nepal Crisis: A Wake-Up Call For India

Having control over both digital media and NGOs, it was easy for the US to topple the government and destabilise Nepal -- to undercut Chinese influence and pressure India, argues Lieutenant General......

Oli's exit plunges Nepal back into political uncertainty

Veteran politician KP Sharma Oli, who wrecked many governments in the past, kindled hopes for much-needed political stability in Nepal when he assumed power for the third time in 2024, but that......

MP funds for job scheme

Member of Parliament can now allocate funds from their local area development scheme kitty for rural employment guarantee programmes. The move that comes just ahead of Budget is aimed at providing......

Are MP funds well-spent?

On December 23, 1993, the Union government launched a scheme that allowed Members of Parliament to recommend developmental projects that would create durable community assets and infrastructure.......

Yechury outsources planning to IIM-A students

In a first-of-its-kind initiative undertaken by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), students from the institute have received the go-ahead from CPI (M) politburo member Sitaram......

IIM-A grads to work with CPI-M leader

Indian Institute of Managementgraduates are often accused of ignoring politics and public affairs in pursuit of high-flying careers. However, students are beginning to reach out to the wider world......

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,......