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Freebies get KCR a second term in power

Freebies get KCR a second term in power

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

The TRS ensured that each citizen of Telangana is taken care of from cradle to grave.

ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite

ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

This is the first mission by the Indian Speace Research Organisation this year.

Budget 2016: Modi's panacea for rural India is as hopeless as ever

Budget 2016: Modi's panacea for rural India is as hopeless as ever

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.

RBI sees growth recovery but retains GDP forecast at 7.4%

RBI sees growth recovery but retains GDP forecast at 7.4%

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Rajan also said the outlook for agriculture is subdued, in view of both rabi and kharif prospects being hit by monsoon vagaries.

Small farming: Idea sprouts in US

Small farming: Idea sprouts in US

Rediff.com10 Mar 2009

But unlike in India, where definition of small farmers, which constitute 60 per cent of the population, is based on their land holdings, the Americans decide on the basis of income.

How not to be a shoddy manufacturing nation

How not to be a shoddy manufacturing nation

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

If India wants to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub, it will have to rethink the notion that the traditional SMEs will form the manufacturing backbone, argues Prosenjit Datta.

How quinoa became the world's fave superfood

How quinoa became the world's fave superfood

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Quinoa is said to play a role in the treatment of as many as 20-odd ailments, including liver problems, angina, notes Surinder Sud.

Shah sounds Bihar poll bugle at 'non-campaign' virtual rally

Shah sounds Bihar poll bugle at 'non-campaign' virtual rally

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Addressing the party workers and people of Bihar through a virtual rally, he attacked the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal saying the growth rate of the state was just 3.9 per cent when the party was in power, but it rose to 11.3 per cent under the NDA.

India's tough stand on WTO gets support from UN body

India's tough stand on WTO gets support from UN body

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

India decided last week not to ratify WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement.

How Bharat can escape vicious poverty and debt trap

How Bharat can escape vicious poverty and debt trap

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Why do hundreds, and in some cases, thousands, turn up for a single vacancy at the lowest rungs of government jobs? The answer is simple: It offers a stable, assured income, which overcomes all other objections, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Can Zoramthanga keep Mizoram growing at 12%?

Can Zoramthanga keep Mizoram growing at 12%?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2018

Mizoram has India's second-best health indicators and third-best literacy rate.

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures; the attempt to game the system by showing lower non-performing assets,' notes Joydeep Ghosh.

Cong launches social media campaign to muster support for farmers

Cong launches social media campaign to muster support for farmers

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

The party asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why a conspiracy was being hatched to destroy the minimum support price (MSP) system and snatch the livelihood of 62 crore farmers.

Can TN's Water Woes Ever End?

Can TN's Water Woes Ever End?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

For the current woes of the state to end, in city after city, town after town, village after village, unauthorised constructions have to be removed, no questions asked, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Ban 2: No more Chinese firms in highway projects

Ban 2: No more Chinese firms in highway projects

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday amid the border standoff with China. Gadakri also said the government will ensure that Chinese investors are not entertained in various sectors like the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar, in conversation with Abhijit Lele, also says that the overhang of corporate debt stress will begin to recede in the next two-three quarters.

Torrential rains in Telangana leave 50 dead

Torrential rains in Telangana leave 50 dead

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

A total of 50 people, including 11 from Hyderabad, died in rain-related incidents in the state. Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao urged the Centre to release Rs 1,350 crore immediately towards relief work and wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this connection.

PM Modi to visit Switzerland, Mexico next week

PM Modi to visit Switzerland, Mexico next week

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to Switzerland and Mexico next week, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Monday.

Facing water canons, tear-gas, Punjab farmers push to Delhi

Facing water canons, tear-gas, Punjab farmers push to Delhi

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

By late evening, a large group of them had reached the road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) leader Gurnam Singh said the protesters planned to spend the night there and will resume the march the next morning.

RBI unlikely to monetise Centre's fiscal deficit

RBI unlikely to monetise Centre's fiscal deficit

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

This is because the bond market has factored in the Rs 4.88-trillion gross borrowing for April-September 2020.

Street fight, not social media: Sonia's revival plan

Street fight, not social media: Sonia's revival plan

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Congress president implored the party to have a 'concrete agitational agenda' to go directly to the people instead of merely being aggressive on social media.

Why India's milk producers are angry

Why India's milk producers are angry

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

'While dairy farmers are suffering from low prices, consumers are paying a high price for milk.'

India keen to put the economy back on track: Modi

India keen to put the economy back on track: Modi

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Modi, after having addressed nearly 20,000 people of the Indian community at a rock-star style event in Madison Square Garden, spoke briefly to the select gathering of eminent men and women and underscored his government's focus and efforts to move forward on development and make India a magnet of investment.

Ministries draw plans to go cashless after PM's diktat

Ministries draw plans to go cashless after PM's diktat

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

A senior finance ministry source said making the use of debit cards and e-wallets compulsory across the board is legally untenable, but banks have been asked to insist their account holders use these instruments

'The real farmer doesn't go out to agitate'

'The real farmer doesn't go out to agitate'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

'Most of the agitations are staged by the Opposition to disturb the peace of the state.'

PM discusses food inflation with senior ministers

PM discusses food inflation with senior ministers

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

Food inflation rose to 18.32 per cent for the week ended December 25, because of rise in prices of food items like onion, milk and meat.

Is jackfruit the new superfood?

Is jackfruit the new superfood?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

The long-neglected fruit may finally get the recognition it deserves.

A year on, DD Kisan yet to find its feet

A year on, DD Kisan yet to find its feet

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

DD Kisan in the past year has clocked an average direct viewership of 500,000 to 10 million.

8 oppn MPs suspended from RS over 'unruly behaviour'

8 oppn MPs suspended from RS over 'unruly behaviour'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Rajya Sabha witnessed unruly scenes on Sunday as Opposition members stormed the well and reached the deputy chairman's seat to protest against the farm bills debated and passed by the Upper House through voice vote.

'Farmers' movement is not only alive, but is kicking'

'Farmers' movement is not only alive, but is kicking'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'This government will end after five years, but farmers will not end after five years.' 'This is the source of our confidence.'

'Growth has to take place through private investments'

'Growth has to take place through private investments'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2017

'We need to further catalyse economic growth and the government needs to increase revenue,' says G K Agarwal, BJP's national spokesperson on economic affairs.

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Launching a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who he did not mention by name, Modi said Bihar has come out of an era when rail, road and internet connectivity were made light of and people used to say of what use roads are for those who walk on their feet.

PM Modi tweets 'namaste Chancellor' to welcome Merkel

PM Modi tweets 'namaste Chancellor' to welcome Merkel

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrived here on a three-day visit, saying he looked forward to strengthening the bilateral ties.

Why TMC's 89-year-old MLA joined BJP

Why TMC's 89-year-old MLA joined BJP

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

'The TMC did not bother telling me, a sitting MLA for 20 years, why I was not being given a ticket.'

Ken-Betwa project: 'Tiger population won't survive'

Ken-Betwa project: 'Tiger population won't survive'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

'Tiger reserves were created to protect areas from developmental activities.' 'If we go ahead with these projects, then it is a complete mockery of our institutions and our laws, it is against everything we have stood for, our Forest Conservation Act, our Wildlife Biodiversity Act.'

Are India's tactics against the WTO pact sensible?

Are India's tactics against the WTO pact sensible?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

India is threatening to block the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s trade facilitation agreement (TFA) reached at Bali last year unless its agricultural policies are permanently excluded from multilateral scrutiny.

Minister to begin talks on Bt brinjal in January

Minister to begin talks on Bt brinjal in January

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

During his month-long tour, Ramesh would seek views from scientists, agriculture experts, farmers' organisations, consumer groups and non-government organisations on the report submitted by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee on Bt brinjal in October.

Centre grants sanction to prosecute Delhi minister Satyendar Jain

Centre grants sanction to prosecute Delhi minister Satyendar Jain

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted strongly to the development claiming the case was registered against Jain as he was working for the regularisation of city's unauthorised colonies.

Modi bats for Digital India and Industry 4.0

Modi bats for Digital India and Industry 4.0

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

"Emerging fields, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of things, blockchain, and big data can take India to new heights of development, and improve the quality of life of its citizens," he said, adding for India, this is not just an industrial transformation, but a social transformation.

Competing farmers unions prolong stir

Competing farmers unions prolong stir

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

Let the implementation of reforms be left to the discretion of individual states and ensure an end to the illogical stir, argues Virendra Kapoor.