Despite the Trinamul Con-gress turning the heat on the UPA government, Prime Minister Manmo-han Singh on Friday indicated there were “practical problems” in granting West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s d

Following the abduction of Sukna collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists, former Malkangiri collector R. Vineel Krishna, who was abducted two years ago by Naxals in Orissa, said that it has become an occ

Following the abduction of Sukna collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists, former Malkangiri collector R.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s attempt to flex muscles appears to not have takers in the Centre, as Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday shot down her demands for san

Amidst talks of “policy paralysis”, the UPA can finally claim to have reached a stage where it can think beyond the below poverty line (BPL) for flagship schemes.

After hitting headlines on lack of toilets and roping in filmstars Vidya Balan and Shah rukh Khan for campaign, Union minister of rural development Jairam Ramesh has got an “assurance” from the Planni

The ambitious Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) appears nowhere near completion even after missing the December 2011 deadline.

Has India’s farm output peaked?

The finance ministry’s proposal to utilise record foodgrains procurement for paying part of the wages to workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MG-NREGA) appears not to

In a move which may open a Pandora’s box for the Centre, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has sought coal at a special subsidised rate for local consumption from