Even while West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is set to renew her demands on Tuesday during her meeting with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for financial package, Union rural development mi

The flagship scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme continues to lose its popularity as in the just concluded 2012-13 financial year, against the promise of 100 days of job g

Amidst the simmering tension in the relations between the UPA and the Samajwadi Party, the Trinamul Congress has ruled out the possibility of bailing out the government at the Centre in the event of crisis. The party has clarified that its support to the government on the Sri Lankan issue was in line with its policy on foreign affairs and that should not be interpreted as softening of stand with respect to the UPA government.

Ahead of the proposed homestead bill, in which Jairam Ramesh has sent missives to CMs of more than a dozen states, suggesting them to reduce land ceiling limit so that the land acquired could be used for redistribution among the homeless, the Centre has also asked the states to take steps to give legal assistance to the homeless.

Ahead of the proposed Homestead Bill drafted by his ministry, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has sent missives to the chief ministers of over a dozen politically crucial states, including Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, suggesting that they reduce the land ceiling limit so that the land acquired could be used for redistribution among homeless people.

With the first half of the Budget Session coming to an end, the fate of the crucial legislation of the UPA — Land Bill and Food Bill — hangs in balance, as serious differences persist among various po

Amid the spirited campaign surrounding BJP poster boy Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday declared that his party will be the key to forming the next government, and even hinted

Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, presenting his maiden Rail Budget, tried to play to the gallery by not raising passenger fares, but he was forced to cut short his speech after MPs from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu erupted in protest and trooped to the Well of the House.

The option of imposing a fuel adjustment cost over and above the rail ticket price is also said to be high on the mind of the railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, sources said.

After 17 years, the Railway Budget will be presented to Parliament by a Congress minister. The last one to do so was Suresh Kalmadi in 1996. Pawan Kumar Bansal’s maiden exercise Tuesday comes as the railways face a huge financial jolt in the diesel hike. Mr Bansal must now take forward Rs 1,50,000 crores in pending projects.