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Mapping 12 years of welfare expansion during Modi rule

New Delhi, June 10 -- When Narendra Modi came to power in May 2014, India's welfare delivery landscape was marked by fragmentation, leakages and the heavy presence of intermediaries between the state ... Read More


Second Brics culture track meeting to be in Varanasi from June 4 to 5

New Delhi, June 2 -- India will host the second BRICS Culture Working Group meeting in Varanasi on June 4-5, the Ministry of Culture (MoC) announced on Monday, with five thematic panel discussions pla... Read More


CEC Gyanesh Kumar defends SIR, says it led to 'purest' electoral lists

New Delhi, May 31 -- Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Saturday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had produced the world's accurate voter lists, dismissing O... Read More


Migrant workers can dial BLOs to provide SIR details: Jharkhand CEO

New Delhi, May 28 -- Jharkhand chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar on Wednesdaysaid that voters based in other states for work only needed to update a booth-level officer (BLO) with relevant details ... Read More


Simultaneous polls can save rRs.r7 lakh crore: BJP MP Chaudhary

New Delhi, May 20 -- Conducting Lok Sabha elections, Assembly and local body elections simultaneously could save nearly Rs.7 lakh crore, improve governance efficiency and add up to 1.6 percentage poin... Read More


ASI unearths Vijayanagara-era temple near Hampi in Karnataka

New Delhi, May 20 -- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered a buried Vijayanagara-era temple near the Hazara Rama Temple in Hampi, Karnataka, unearthing a buried Vijayanagara-era temple f... Read More


Plans in works to revive central rural job scheme, PMAY in West Bengal

New Delhi, May 8 -- The new government in West Bengal is yet to be sworn in, but the Union rural development ministry is already discussing ways in which two flagship rural welfare schemes, the Mahatm... Read More


Missing CCTV footage, proxy voting in Bengal's Falta: Poll observer's report

New Delhi, May 4 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered a repoll in the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal based on a detailed report from special observer Sujeet Mishra, who flagge... Read More