Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

Jarange calls off fast, to march on Mumbai if Maratha quota not given in 2 months

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday ended his nine-day-old indefinite fast for Maratha quota, but warned of a bigger agitation if no action was taken in two months on giving......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

CBI director removed because agency questioned Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Central Bureau of Investigation row, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that its Director Alok Verma was removed because the agency......

States worry as Centre plans to trim schemes in Budget

'It is just an excuse to say that the Centre has run out of money.''Pruning these schemes would mean hard time for the people of India.'Dilasha Seth reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

India must stop being the West's digital colony

'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,'......

Unlike other UTs, Jammu & Kashmir to get funds from Centre's divisible pool

Sources in the Fifteenth Finance Commission said that they will implement the provisions after the bill is enacted and the President makes a reference to it. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Govt gets serious about rural development; readies roadmap

A fresh scheme is likely to be released in the upcoming Budget What do Khagaria in Bihar, Paschimi Singhbhum in Jharkhand, Mewat in Haryana, and Shrawasti in Uttar Pradesh have in common? They are......