Maharaj, who joined the BJP in 2014 soon after Harish Rawat became the chief minister of Uttarakhand, alleged that the Congress is "looking at people as Hindu and Muslim face".
Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
The maximum death toll has been reported from Idukki district, where 43 people have lost their lives so far, as per official estimates. 28 deaths were reported in Malappuram and 27 in Thrissur.
The government has a two-pronged strategy for e-auction of cancelled coal blocks.
Donald Trump denied it. Hillary Clinton avoided saying it. But the Climate Change crisis is frighteningly real, says Sunita Narain.
The finance minister defended the change in the tax rates.
Uttar Pradesh still remains far behind the Indian average on most health indicators, says Dipa Sinha.
Railway Budget has not discriminated against any state.
The state needs great numbers of new-generation entrepreneurs.
Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar.com shares his thoughts on what could help make digitisation and going cashless easier in the New Year.
Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.
Internal simmering in the army has come to a boil after the government tries to retain a discriminatory promotions policy.
Simple takeaways from the Union Budget 2015-16 and how it impacts your life
Budget has several small steps which will boost growth
India is likely to attract increasing notice from global investors.
The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Despite crude comfort, heavy spending cuts needed to offset Rs 80k-cr revenue shortfall
'The mood in Beijing is already nervous and feverously watchful.' 'Developments in China will be scrutinised as intensely and nervously as the ones in Washington,' says Claude Smadja.
Landmark judgments follow new CJI's assumption of office.
For 2014-15, the bill on this account is likely to be 12.8% more than in 2013-14.
'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese out.' 'And everything could have been different in the 1962 War.' 'They did not believe me there was no Chinese air force.' 'Can you imagine what would have happened if we had used the IAF at that time?' 'The Chinese would have never dared do anything down the line.'
India has just had one of the worst quarters in export earnings.
The government has at last commenced important structural reforms.
The GST will alter the very face of fiscal federalism in India.
The IAF has just 33 squadrons, 9 short of the 42 squadrons needed to tackle China and Pakistan together, says Ajai Shukla.
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
We continue to be what we were before 26/11-- sitting ducks, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
2015 is going to witness new agreements on climate change.
The cutback on export credit refinance facility is another step towards a shift away from sector-specific liquidity allocations.
'These people are living on the edge of starvation and governments need to show much greater compassion towards them.'
Eminent business journalist and author Tamal Bandyopadhyay discussed Budget with rediff.com readers on Tuesday.
The Long Range Surface to Air Missile jointly being developed by India and Israel is an answer to potential threats from Pakistan's anti-ship missile.
US Ambassador Richard Verma's tips to the Indian states.
India has planned 14 strategic railway lines in areas bordering China, Pakistan and Nepal, but most of these projects are stuck for want of funds. Anusha Soni reports
It emphasised that agricultural infrastructure needs considerable investments and hence Section 80IA benefits must be extended to all such investments like IT infrastructure, computers, VSAT, solar panels, water harvesting facilities, storage etc.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
Budget proposals have set four goals to transform Indian Railways.
The government is somehow convinced that selective low-rate lending will stimulate demand and accelerate economic growth that plunged to a four-year low of 4.4 per cent in the first three months of 2013-14.
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