Akshat Kaushal

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Mayawati sees good omen for 2017
Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

After a series of defeats since 2012, the results of the recent panchayat polls are...

Bihar's liquor ban is good politics, bad economics
Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Several states that imposed prohibition in the past lifted it once revenue loss began...

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?
Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

It is as much about farmer woes and the lack of job opportunities as about the mixing...

Why dominant castes want 'backward' status
Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

Ground surveys have found that several members of the dominant castes are in economic...

A Faridabad village is living on the edge
Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

The burning of a Dalit house has put Sunpedh on tenterhooks, and overenthusiastic...

We are facing an unprecedented situation: Sahitya Akademi chief
Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

A clueless Sahitya Akademi has now called a meeting of its executive council on October...

'Present crisis unlikely to affect China's economic power'
Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The Chinese had enough foreign reserves.

India's infrastructure sector gets a big boost
Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

The Narendra Modi government plans to pump around Rs 12.61 lakh crore into the economy...

'The first thing we have to address is the fear of public opinion'
Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

Everything about the way Delhi is governed needs to change, Delhi's Deputy Chief...

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble
Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a...

New CIC Vijai Sharma has his plate full
Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

The central government last week named Vijai Sharma as the new chief information...

Modi's date with Hasina
Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

India and Bangladesh have been working on opening more markets.

Modi tightens noose around NGOs
Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

The MHA order says the cancelled NGOs did not submit to the ministry details of amount...

What Rahul Gandhi said in Parliament vs facts
Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Here is a test a few of Gandhi's assertions:

Controversies take their toll on Nalanda University, peers race ahead
Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

For an institution looking to revive past glory, the Nalanda University's initial days...

Nearly every Indian household has a bank account
Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

More than 127 million new bank accounts have been opened.

Kejriwal will have to knock Modi's door often
Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

The Delhi assembly lacks the powers to make laws relating to police, public order and land

Narendra Modi to woo IT and telecom CEOs
Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

This will be the first time BJP's prime ministerial candidate holds a discussion with...

Vision 2014: BJP picks up tips from Georgia, Colombia
Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

The party is studying the governance of different countries to present an alternative...

Modi faces terror threat but no change in campaign plans
Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Security is a worry but the Gujarat chief minister will continue is campaign ahead of...