Devika Banerjee &Amp; Saubhadra Chatterji

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Can govt make India slum free in 5 years?
Rediff.com9 Jun 2011

This is the second such initiative for urban reforms after the successful...

New land Bill allows states to script own role
Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

Proposes that the percentage of land to be acquired by state agencies should be decided...

Ethiopia offers India 'virgin fertile' land
Rediff.com26 May 2011

While the Centre and several state governments are facing a tough time over land...

India announces sops for Africa
Rediff.com25 May 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveiled a new India aid package for African nations on...

Govt wants organised retail to buy from framers
Rediff.com18 May 2011

As part of an overall strategy of improving food management to reduce inflationary...

EGoM on oil will meet in presence of Pawar,Alagiri
Rediff.com17 May 2011

Top sources in the government told Business Standard the Congress managers wanted the...

PAC wants firms to pay for 2G loss
Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

The draft report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is understood to...

Congress agrees to JPC for 2G scam, BJP wants more
Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

According to the current plan in Congress party quarters to end the stand-off on a...

The Bauwa who is paying back
Rediff.com1 Nov 2010

In a norm reversal, Nitish's village gets transformed, his house remains as it was.

Left aims to regain support in Bihar
Rediff.com26 Oct 2010

Both the rightist Congress and the Leftists, after a long time, are trying to measure...

For Pranab, Puja back home more important than LA
Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld once had to catch Mukherjee in Kirnahar...

FDI in multi-brand retail won't get nod from FinMi
Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

The finance ministry is arriving at a consensus to reject a proposal mooted in...

GoM could save 2G telcos Rs 20,000 cr
Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

Allowing Cong to go to IAEA was a blunder: CPM
Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

The central leadership of the CPI(M) on Monday admitted to a series of mistakes,...

UPA has ensured food security for rats: Karat
Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

If Karat's six-page long speech is an indication, he spent eight paragraphs attacking...

'Nandigram episode ruined the CPI-M'
Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

Karat admits that creation of the Third Front was a wrong move.

These talks are a futile exercise: Geelani
Rediff.com8 Aug 2010

The state government is just a puppet of New Delhi, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the hardline...

Buddha to skip crucial days of CPI(M) top meet
Rediff.com6 Aug 2010

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will not attend the full session of...

In 10 mins, Pranab rejects Raja's 3G refund plea
Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has rejected a proposal by Communications Minister A...

Centre plans doorstep banking in Red Corridor
Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

The finance ministry is planning to change the face of banking in the Red corridors at...