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Sacked minister says Gehlot not in control of Rajasthan

Sacked minister says Gehlot not in control of Rajasthan

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

Congress in charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the one who does not follow the ideology of the Congress has no place in the party and the decision to sack Gudha was a collective decision.

Acche din? Rural job scheme hits a new low

Acche din? Rural job scheme hits a new low

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Data captured in central government records have a lag.

Kamal Nath fighting lone battle to save home turf

Kamal Nath fighting lone battle to save home turf

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

With many of his close associates leaving his side, it is virtually a lone battle for Congress stalwart Kamal Nath to help his parliamentarian son Nakul Nath win from Chhindwara for a second time amid the Bharatiya Janata Party's aggressive push to wrest the seat.

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

Rediff.com18 May 2024

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.' 'Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.' 'One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.' 'These cuts never made any sense to me.'

Govt posts Manipur cadre officer as aviation secretary, rejigs bureaucracy

Govt posts Manipur cadre officer as aviation secretary, rejigs bureaucracy

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

The Centre has appointed senior IAS officers Vumlunmang Vualnam and Neeraj Mittal as new secretaries in the ministry of civil aviation and the department of telecommunications respectively in a major secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle, a government order stated.

Sharpest-ever fund cut for rural job scheme

Sharpest-ever fund cut for rural job scheme

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

Between April and September 2014, the central govt released Rs 13,618 cr to states, against Rs 24,676 cr in the same period last year.

Bihar govt to review decisions taken by Tejashwi

Bihar govt to review decisions taken by Tejashwi

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

In a letter, dated February 16, 2024, issued by the Cabinet Secretariat department, headed by the CM, officials of the Health, Road Construction, Urban Development and Housing and Rural Works departments have been asked to review the decisions taken during the previous grand alliance government in the state.

India should focus on rural connectivity: Pitroda

India should focus on rural connectivity: Pitroda

Rediff.com30 Jan 2008

The country needed to focus on applications for education, e-governance, health, food and developing local applications in future, he said in his keynote address through tele-conferencing at the CII organised `Comtel 2008' on the theme `Breaking Barriers, Bridging the Divide' in Bangalore on Wednesday.

Maha portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets finance; Aaditya tourism

Maha portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets finance; Aaditya tourism

Rediff.com5 Jan 2020

With this allocation of portfolios, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has got most of the 'plum' ministries.

Why Congress under Baghel is sitting pretty in Chhattisgarh

Why Congress under Baghel is sitting pretty in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh.

US to help India develop three smart cities

US to help India develop three smart cities

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

These include Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam.

Raghuvansh Singh: An astute lawmaker

Raghuvansh Singh: An astute lawmaker

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

It was under his stewardship of the Union Rural Development Ministry that NREGA, the flagship rural livelihood scheme, was implemented.

Munde's body reaches Mumbai; funeral on Wednesday

Munde's body reaches Mumbai; funeral on Wednesday

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The body of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident in Delhi, reached Mumbai on Tuesday evening.

Contractor's death: Eshwarappa 'won't resign', kin refuse to take body

Contractor's death: Eshwarappa 'won't resign', kin refuse to take body

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

Amid mounting opposition pressure for his resignation over the death of a civil contractor, senior Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa on Wednesday ruled out stepping down from his post, as he wondered if a Whatsapp message can be treated as a 'death note'.

'The BJP Is A Huge Banyan Tree'

'The BJP Is A Huge Banyan Tree'

Rediff.com2 May 2024

'Elections are fought to win.' 'In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.'

'No basis in the claim that poverty is down to 5%'

'No basis in the claim that poverty is down to 5%'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

'Without a poverty line, how are we to know whether poverty is the same, or it has come down or it has gone up?'

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