This is theft by govt: Rahul slams Modi's silence on Pune land deal row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that government land in Maharashtra worth Rs 1,800 crore which was reserved for Dalits was sold to a company linked to a state minister's son and......

Kunbi Tag For Marathas Triggers Quota Chaos In Maharashtra

The BJP-led government's decision to grant Kunbi status to individuals from the Maratha community has opened a Pandora's box. IMAGE: Manoj Jarange Patil listens to Maharashtra cabinet......

Vietnam Emerges As India's Key Defence Partner

The 15th India-Vietnam Defence Dialogue signalled a move from routine talks to deeper cooperation, with new deals on submarine rescue and defence industry to support stability in the Indo-Pacific,......

'Could Ajit Pawar Have Known?'

'Everyone involved in this transaction must be punished and penalised.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pawar's wife Sunetra and son Parth.......

Budget 2026: Next 5 Reforms Needed To Boost Growth

Sustaining 8 per cent-plus growth rates is necessary if we are to reach high-income status by 2047, points out Amitabh Kant. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff For the first half of this year,......

Why Budget 2026 Deserves 8.5/10

This is the first Budget in my memory of Budgets over the last half a century which has embraced upfront, enthusiastically and emphatically, technology, modernity and fiscal sobriety, notes......

A long-game Budget

Sitharaman calls for building capabilities to ensure growth resilience; tightens fiscal deficit target at 4.3% of GDP. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Budget's focus was on......

CAG to conduct pan-India audit on ease of doing biz for MSMEs

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has launched an integrated audit across 32 states and Union Territories to assess the ease of doing business for the micro, small and medium......