Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy in the midtermsVoters in North Carolina face a tough economic choice. While tax cuts aim to boost incomes, rising prices for rent, food, and fuel are a ma...
13 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
11 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
10 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
02 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Can Trump’s $1,000 IRA match executive order finally bring 56 million Americans without 401(k) access into retirement security? Here's who actually qualifies for this benefitUS President Donald Trump IRA Trump retirement plan executive order: Will $1000 IRA Match Transform Savings. For decades, retirement securi...
01 May, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
US Justice Department intervenes in xAI challenge to Colorado tech lawIn its intervention, the Justice Department said the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee by requiring comp...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Why Tamil Nadu parties hit 'delete' on old promises when elections come aroundTamil Nadu parties are quietly dropping or softening several earlier poll promises as they reshape their election manifestos to match chang...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
GRAM G Act compromises budget, will hit employment in UP: Akhilesh YadavSpeaking to the media outside the Parliament, Yadav said, "Our take on VB Ram G is very clear. In Uttar Pradesh, almost 800 Gram Sabhas hav...
28 Jan, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Congress to launch 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' agitation against CentreThe Centre recently introduced Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G-RAM-G), replacing the Mahatma Gandhi ...
05 Jan, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
MGNREGS work demand drops 28% in December after law changeAbout 18.44 million people sought the typically unskilled work under the MGNREGS in December, down 28.4% from 25.77 million a year earlier....
01 Jan, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
DMK alliance calls for protests against Centre's replacement of MGNREGA on December 24Beneficiaries of the existing 100-day rural employment scheme will be mobilised, along with district secretaries, MLAs, local body represen...
19 Dec, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
Shivraj Singh Chouhan tables G RAM G Bill in Lok Sabha, invokes GandhiMoving the Bill for consideration, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the proposed Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Roz...
18 Dec, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
MGNREGA to be known as Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Guarantee YojanaAs per a Cabinet proposal, Rs 1.51 lakh crore will be allocated for the scheme, the central share will be Rs 95,600 crore, sources told ET....
13 Dec, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
Narendra Modi government cruelly neglecting MGNREGA, food security act: P ChidambaramThe former finance and home minister said as long as there were children who tragically starved to death, "we have to hang our heads in sha...
27 Jul, 2018, 03.00 PM IST
Providing food to poor is not wastage of money: Rahul GandhiRahul was speaking at a function after handing over documents offering ownership rights to the first batch of residents of the resettlement...
10 Sep, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
- Rural job guarantee Bill tabled in LS
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004 tabled today in the Lok Sabha proposes creation of a National Employment Guarantee Fund ...
22 Dec, 2004, 02.13 AM IST
- Job guarantee law in 3 months
The government proposes to "seamlessly merge" the expanded food-for-work programme with job guarantee programmes by the middle of next year...
22 Sep, 2004, 05.48 PM IST