The scheme hinges on correct identification of beneficiaries through land titles. States will find it tough to complete identification of beneficiaries by February 20. read more

Addressing party workers in Jaipur after the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed, he said the Narendra Modi government will not let the sacrifice of jawans go in vain. read more

Gandhi assured that if Congress is voted to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, a minimum income guarantee would be given to the poor and the money would be deposited directly into their bank accounts. read more

The government called an all-party meeting to brief the political parties on Pulwama terror attack and the emergent security situation in the Kashmir Valley. read more

It must go after terrorists, but remember that the Kashmir’s problem is political read more

Mamata Banerjee accused the Modi government of using fear to rule the country and keep unfriendly political leaders in check read more

Goyal said the Congress does not want the middle class to benefit from tax incentives announced in the budget, is against farmers getting relief, and also against small businesses and professional who have benefited over the last five years. read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi met the party’s state chiefs and leaders on Saturday to discuss and firm up election strategy for the Lok Sabha polls. read more

PM-AASHA was devised to shore up income of farmers, who received negative returns in many commodities during 2017-18. read more

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Friday mocked the Modi government for announcing support of Rs 6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers when it “wrote off” Rs 3.5 lakh crore loans of 15 big industrialists. read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, cited a defence ministry note published by The Hindu newspaper, that the Defence Ministry had complained about the PMO carrying out parallel negotiations with the French side. read more

In an aggressive speech, PM Narendra Modi sought to counter charges levelled by the Congress and said that in an election year, “leaders are bound by a compulsion to make all kinds of charges”. read more

Amid a slugfest over job generation between the Narendra Modi government and the opposition, around 4,000 people have registered for 14 posts of sanitary workers at the state assembly secretariat in Chennai. read more

The Rajasthan government’s decision to issue loan waiver certificates comes after the Narendra Modi government announced an income support scheme for poor farmers in the interim budget 2019. Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, farmers owning up to two hectares... read more

Under the new (360-degree) system, feedback on officers for empanelment is taken from a panel of ‘unidentified’ retired officers and not an expert panel, as done earlier. read more