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PC Parakh, coal secretary in 2004-05 and widely held as the whistleblower in the coal blocks allocation scam.
PC Parakh, widely considered the whistleblower of Coalgate, tells Governance Now how it all stacked up, and that he regrets even comptroller & auditor general Vinod Rai missed the resultant machinations that perpetuated massive loot of taxpayer’s money...more
The very folks who gave us RTI Act are screaming blue murder as political parties are brought under the transparency regime. Their apprehensions are misplaced and arguments misinformed...more
On Monday, June 17, West Bengal chief minister Mam...more
Staving off unions is not about negotiations anymore. Government offices may now just physically throw them off premises...more
While the Congress vice-president has already chided senior leaders for sycophancy, Chhattisgarh party chief’s crawling without being asked to even bend is among challenges that would confront him more as polls draw closer...more
While Bihar CM fires ‘betrayed’ salvo at erstwhile partner, his ex-deputy Sushil Modi and ally-turned-adversary Lalu Prasad have sent out the first upper-cuts...more
Policy explained: how politics influenced specific clauses, its impact on businesses, and how companies may subvert them...more
An upset stomach, a flight to Goa not taken and other details of a sulk untold...more
In 2004, Manmohan Singh overlooked five officers to anoint Shyam Saran as his foreign secretary. In 2006, Shiv Shankar Menon famously came over 16 brother officers. So, what’s the storm if S Jaishankar is the PM’s choice this time?...more
Download the full list of 1 lakh names, or search on database thrown open to the public by ICIJ...more
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Wait for the day when you will be told that Manmohan the individual can't be held responsible for what Manmohan the prime minister does...more
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Gandhiji is the most misused name to justify all sorts of vested interests (exploitation and fraud, corruption, reservation against merit, and misuse of charities), and the prohibition system in Wardha is one of the worst examples...more
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We also share struggles for justice and equality. I was humbled to visit Mani Bhavan, where Gandhi helped move India and the world through the strength and dignity of his leadership.
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