Last year the nation marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of economic liberalisation. Back in those tumultuous days, Yashwant Sinha was an important part of the dramatis personae involved in the reforms process. As finance minister in the s
Born in a small village near Hisar in Haryana, Pandit Jasraj comes from a family of musicians of over four generations. Jasraj was initiated to music by his revered father, Pandit Motiram. Soon after his death, Jasraj went through intensive tu
Minister of state for defence, Subhash Bhamre said that the capital expenditure on procurement of defence equipment from Indian vendors has increased from Rs 31,575 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 41,873 crore in 2016-17. B
Airports authority of India (AAI) has started undertaking restoration and expansion work at the Shimla airport. The government has made a budgetary provision of Rs 124.22 crore for restoration, extension of apron t
The Maratha community held its 58th silent rally in Mumbai on Wednesday that was supported by lakhs of people from Maharashtra. Starting from Byculla Zoo in south Mumbai, the saffron Maratha Kranti Morcha passed through JJ Flyover and ended at A
Heavily sweetened dirty deals have always raised a stink and there is no end to insatiable greed. The problem in this country is that the morbid stench of corruption is no longer overpowering. We seem to be putting the handkerchief
With the launch of the Digital India programme in 2015, the government of India has set forth its vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society. The government aims to empower every Indian denizen and enable businesses to transact
The uncertainty of cross voting keeps party leaders on their toes ahead of crucial elections. Cross voting took place in the presidential and vice presidential election as well as the Rajya S
Prime minister Narendra Modi said in parliament in February that the government has saved Rs 14,000 crore by eliminating 3.95 crore bogus ration cards using technology and Aadhaar in last two and half years. But, an RTI activist said the departmen
Article 35 A gives the Jammu and Kashmir legislature special power to frame laws to give privileges and rights to the residents of the state. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah is upset with wh
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has announced a new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) — BHARAT 22 which consists of 22 stocks of CPSE’s, public sector banks and strategic holding of SUUTI. Compared to energy heavy CPSE ET
Minister of MSME/ Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Uttar Pradesh, Satya Dev Pachauri inaugurated National Small Industries Corporation’s (NSIC) Online Finance Facilitation Centre at Kanpur. This is the eighth c
Maharatna enterprise GAIL has said that despite facing initial hurdles, the Kerala stretch of the Kochi – Koottanad – Mangaluru-Bengaluru pipeline project will gain impetus with commencement of construction work. The pi
SLNS Sayurala is the first Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for Sri Lanka Navy. GSL delivered the vessel to Sri Lanka, 86 days ahead of contractual schedule. &nbs
IndianOil board has given its approval for expansion of the corporation’s Gujarat refinery from the existing 13.7 to 18 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) of crude oil processing capacity at an estimated cost of Rs 15,034 crore.
A new research on the implementation of national rural employment guarantee law (NREGA) disputes the way central government measures and offers the delay in compensation to workers. A group of three independent researchers claim that the figures i
The government is considering the Niti Aayog recommendation for inducting specialists in the civil services through lateral entry, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Union minister Jitendra Singh said that the government is always commit
From asking whether a woman employee is a virgin to ordering rakhi to be tied in office, some orders confirm your suspicion that everything is not all right in government offices. No wonder governance is a casualty. Overzealous offi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has again issued a notice to the Kerala government over the spate of attacks on political party workers. NHRC has asked Kerala’s chief secretary and the director general of police to
It is 10.15 in the morning, and 33-year-old Surabhi is standing inside the court room on the groundfloor of the sub court, Poonamallee, a northwestern neighbourhood of Chennai. It’s is the final hearing of her divorce case. She is eagerly aw
