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International airport in Kannur, fourth in the state, to start operations in September, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala is making new achievements in the Aviation industry by developing the fourth international airport. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu announced the opening by September.

'Madhya Pradesh keeping India backwards on social indicators': Full text of Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant's clarification

On Wednesday, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant issued a fresh statement clarifying what he had said on the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP). Here is the full text.

Narendra Modi inaugurates two-day legislators conference, urges lawmakers to work for progress in 'aspirational' districts

Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated National Legislators Conference in the Central Hall of the Parliament in Delhi where he spoke about social justice in the context of all-round development

UP Investors' Summit 2018: Yogi must pick Modi's Gujarat model over Maya's clunky formula to maximise investment

In Mayawati’s case, there was an impression that the chief minister was more concerned with her private benefits than the development of the state

Narendra Modi's Gujarat model supports crony capitalism, says Maharashtra leader Prithviraj Chavan

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday termed the Gujarat model as "Modi model", which he said supports "crony capitalism".

16 more deaths in UP's BRD Medical College: Yogi Adityanath's potshots at Kerala's healthcare ring hollow

While Yogi Adityanath's recent visit to Kerala was high on election rhetoric, the aggressive political posturing had little backing in terms of data.

Vijay Rupani exclusive: Vibrant Gujarat will be scaled up as ‘Davos of the East’

In this exclusive interview to Firstpost — and the first to a national media outlet — Rupani talks about his government’s agenda and challenges ahead.

#PoMoneModi should remind the PM that states don't like being belittled, compared to Gujarat

The ferocity of the #PoMoneModi campaign on Twitter should ideally remind the Prime Minister of a flaw in his tactics.

India ranks 130 among 188 countries in Human Development Index in latest UNDP report

India continued to rank low in the Human Development Index (HDI), climbing just one notch to the 130th rank in the latest UNDP report.

Ranked below Chad and Yemen, India's gender equality saga is a sordid tale for women, says survey

Bridging the gender gap will have a huge economic impact and could add Rs 46 lakh crore ($700 billion) to India’s GDP in 2025.