What worked for BJP in Chhattisgarh

Ahead of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections, both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party tried hard to woo farmers, women, and the poor with populist schemes. IMAGE: PM Modi had accused CM......

Chhattisgarh poll: The issues BJP, Cong are banking on

The ruling Congress is seeking to retain power in Chhattisgarh by banking on the welfare schemes of the Bhupesh Baghel government, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to corner it on the......

No place for 'middlemen' in my govt, every paisa reaches poor: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said every paisa of every rupee released by his government reaches the poor as there is no place for middlemen and asserted that his endeavour is to provide......

'The Mahagathbandhan is for personal survival'

'The Opposition has no option but to make it an 'All versus One' fight to even think about winning.' Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters In an exclusive interview to ANI, Prime Minister Narendra......

Govt just shrank proposed homes of 7 mn households

The Centre has revised the definitions  for classifying households under the LIG and economically weaker sections categories. If you come from one of the seven million low-income group......

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

Official data show as of 2012, of the 49 schemes and institutes named after eminent personalities, 16 were after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, five after Indira Gandhi, and two after......

UPA's housing schemes to merge; Govt for more pvt sector role

With the target of providing housing for all by 2022, a new integrated National Housing Mission will be launched soon by merging some of UPA's flagship schemes like JNNURM and Rajiv Awas Yojana.......

Realtors keep off govt's low-cost housing projects

The government's vision of "housing for all by 2022" may turn out to be an uphill task with developers keeping off low-cost housing projects citing regulatory hurdles, high land cost and low......