MP Cong announces slew of incentives in poll manifesto

Congress on Monday announced a slew of populist measures including sops to farmers, students, unemployed youths, minorities, raising subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 and constitution of Vidhan......

Naidu asks TDP ministers to quit Union cabinet

IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu said 'this is the first step. We will go ahead with other actions later'. Photograph: Courtesy @AndhraPradeshCM/Twitter Andhra Pradesh Chief......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Govt's arguments valid, but have little to do with Article 370

A lot of the factors towards which the government has pointed to justify its moves on Jammu and Kashmir are in fact valid. Only, most of them have little to do with Article 370, says David Devadas.......

Another flop story in govt's kitty

Investment proposals under Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme take a hit as firms exit Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In a setback to the government’s ambitious aim to......

Subsidy spark for electronics manufacturing sector

The government is set to give the domestic electronics manufacturing sector a Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) boost, through a Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS).As part of the......

Why 'industrial policy' help for electronics is good

Although this has been suggested by the relevant government department for some time, as one of the first major initiatives that owes something to the new National Manufacturing Competitiveness......

Cabinet clears Rs 76,000-crore incentive scheme for semiconductors

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 76,000 crore policy boost for semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in the country in an bid to position India as a global hub for hi-tech......

How India can win 50 Olympic medals in 2024

The NITI Aayog has big plans for Indian sport, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.   IMAGE: Olympic Silver medalist P V Sindhu, one of two Indian medal winners in Rio. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty......