Jaitley, Naidu flay govt over price rise

L K Advani, Venkiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley, launched a blistering attack on government after PM Manmoha Singh's speech in Parliament on Friday.Jaitley asked Defence Minister A K Antony to explain......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

PM to launch rural electrification scheme

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the new 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana' on April 4, aimed at providing electricity to rural areas.The programme is in line with the United......

Power-for-all is just a pipe-dream and nothing else

On paper, only 8,000 villages remain to be electrified  in the country, but the situation on the ground shows euphoria over numbers is misplaced In 2005, when the rural electrification drive......

Data reveals true story about Modi govt's pet initiatives

While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, facts show a different story, explains Manoj K. Image: Narendra Modi being presented a "Plough" as symbol of......

Light of hope: 24x7 power to all Indians by March 2019, says min

The minister said the government is committed to preventing widespread coal thefts by use of closed circuit television cameras. Reiterating the promise of 24x7 electricity to all by 2019, Power......

Why India needs a national power distribution company

An national power distribution company will not only be an effective alternative to the slothful behaviour of power discoms but also create a national price-point for power purchase and retail......