Violence broke out in Chennai and parts of Tamil Nadu on Monday over Jallikattu. For the past six days, the protests had been largely peaceful. There was a police crackdown after which protestors went on a rampage. Petrol bomb was
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wrote a letter to the election commission, saying that the charge of bribery against him is baseless. In a letter addressed to the poll panel chief Nasim Zai
Three horrific train accidents have taken place in quick succession. The latest accident took place on January 21, when the Hirakhand Express was derailed in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, killing 40 people.
Samajwadi Party`s new chief and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has promised to supply ghee and milk powder to poor students and pressure cookers to women in case the voters return his party to power. The party released its poll manifesto after it fo
It took some 330 odd days and over Rs 200 crore for the government of Punjab to create the 800 metre heritage street from Amritsar’s Town Hall to the Golden Temple. Inaugurated in December last year, this has been deputy chief minister
While the debate on the success or failure of Make in India continues to make headlines, “I argue that it suffers from an identity crisis, nullifying the efforts taken by the government to achieve the desired objective”, writes Natas
Placing decent work and social justice at the core of policymaking is simply recognition of the obvious; none of us can build a better future for ourselves unless we include others. For proof – we hardly have to look beyond today’s h
India is a largely rural country with 68 percent of its population living in villages. As per the 2011 census, approximately 32 percent of the population or 38 crore people stay in cities. This figure is expected to grow rapidly to 59 crore by 203
“Genocide begins with the killing of one man – not for what he has done, but because of who he is.” – Kofi Annan A poster bearing this quote and a photograph of the former UN secretary-general
The Election Commission of India has censured Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over a bribe remark he made during a rally in Goa. Kejriwal, however, said that the election commission order against him was “comp
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he is looking forward to work with US president Donald Trump to further deepen India-US ties. “Congratulations Donald Trump on assuming office as US President. Best wishes in leading
Even as the centre on Friday cleared the ordinance on jallikattu, proposed by the Tamil Nadu government, the pro-jallikattu protest on Chennai’s Marina beach continued on the fifth day of the protest. M Damod
Manish Sisodia is the de facto chief minister. He’s in charge of all important departments including finance, planning, urban development, education. It’s rare that a deputy chief minister gains prominence, especia
The central public sector enterprise (CPSE) exchange traded fund (ETF) gets bids of around Rs 12,000 crore – over two and a half times the base issue size of Rs 4,500 crore, a PIB release said. ETF is a marketable security th
In its bid to maximise accuracy at its supply points by leveraging technology, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), a Maharatna PSU, has commissioned 40 SMART terminals and will convert the remaining by 2018 fiscal-end. Its first SMART terminal wa
The Reserve Bank of India has said that cooperative banks cannot accept deposits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.
The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) – a body of representatives and associations of railway caterers – has asserted that its suggestions should be considered by the railways for a new catering policy, whose draft h
"Mai hoon Manish Sisodia aapke saath, aur ye hai Zero Hour show..." With these words, the present deputy chief minister of Delhi had burst upon the airwaves on his signature All India Radio programme in July 1996. There was nothing drama
There is no scope for intolerance, said president Pranab Mukherjee who added that there must be debate, dissent and decision without which parliamentary democracy will not be strong. Addressing the 35th anniversary celebrations of A
Thousands of youth continue to gather at Chennai’s Marina beach in support of jallikattu, a traditional bull taming sport, in Tamil Nadu. So far which looked like a students’ movement, is emerging as a mass move
