With state budget due in March, Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt has been trying to generate revenue to make up for shortfalls which have been estimated to be in the range of Rs 10,000-15,000 cr.
Report says VB-G RAM G will bring down inefficiency linked to MGNREGA. According to report, inefficiency, structural weakness, misappropriation led to loss of employment to 1.22 cr households a yr.
Launched in 1998, the women’s empowerment programme has become a political nursery: 7,210 of 23,612 councillors elected in the 2025 local body polls are Kudumbashree volunteers.
Section of faculty, students and alumni oppose MoSPI's draft Bill that seeks to replace Indian Statistical Institute's elected Governing Council with government-nominated board.
In past 2 months, a kabbadi player was shot dead at a tournament, a gang opened fire at a wedding killing 2 guests, a shopkeeper was killed for refusing to give in to extortion.
Audit finds violations in age and education criteria, duplicate photos, unspent funds, and shut training centres in states surveyed; report tabled in Parliament.
The Adani Group has emerged as the lowest bidder for the tunnel project in Bengaluru. The next step will be the company's 60-day financial assessment of the project.
Haryana's Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2025 decriminalises minor offences across 42 state laws. It aims to enhance ease of living & ease of doing business in the state.
Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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