Kerala is supposed to be the most literate state with high literacy rates. However, the state government has been found wanting on the issue of textbooks shortage. The academic year began on June but many schools are yet to receive
Prices of pulses have been under stress and the food has remained high due to expensive pulses. To bring down prices of pulses and incentivise farmers the government has approved an increase in MSP (minimum support price) of pulses and other farm
Nineties were the times when the BJP coined a term “party with a difference” to distinguish itself from other political parties. Apart from its pro-Hindu bias, the BJP leadership was quite voluble about its impeccable image not t
While Lalit Modi dragged biggies in Indian political establishment in a television interview, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said letters written to British authorities on Lalit Modi case during UPA rule should be released as t
The contentious land bill, officially known as Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, is meeting stiff opposition from all most sections, including the members of parliament’s j
Nuapada, a village in Odisha with more than 250 residents largely living in poverty had not seen electricity from the power grid even after 68 years of independence. A solar lamp has replaced the stone deity of a god as the village’s m
The war between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states is turning ugly, every minute and security forces are being used to settle political disputes. After cash for vote controversy, the issue of providing security at AP chief minister
Maharashtra’s former minister Chhagan Bhujbal is facing corruption heat. Maharashtra’s anti-corruption bureau conducted searches on Tuesday at 6 properties belonging to Bhujbal and his family members - including a bungalow with a helip
Bureaucratic notings on files, if collated, compiled and studied as a subject, would give interesting insights into the culture of India’s administration. One such series of notings is still recounted as an account of unfettered authority wi
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has left for the US on Tuesday to hold multi-city economic road shows to sell India’s growth story after vigorously defending his cabinet colleague Susham Swaraj, who is at the centre of Lalit Modi controversy.
Everyone is a suspect. Everything is a suspect. That is India for you and me. The food that we consume is adulterated, the air we breathe is foul and our rulers (politicians) cannot be trusted, and this just the primary list. For th
In times of crisis of confidence in public figures, politicans and VIPs, film actor and member of parliament Mithun Chakraborty comes as a breath of fresh air. On Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha member from Trinamool Congress surrendered t
“The Muslim Board has decided to move the Supreme Court and launch a nationwide campaign against the order that wanted students to perform yoga and Surya Namaskar.” This was something I read last week as the government p
With Rajasthan looking to increase land under mining from 0.54% to 1.5%, increase revenue from such activities as well as raise the number of minerals to be mined from 57 to 79, it is going auction 10 lignite blocks and seven limestone blocks .
China and India will catapult Asia-Pacific as the wealthiest region in the world and is expected to surpass North America by next year. The Boston Consulting Group`s `Global Wealth 2015: Winning the Growth Game` report said India is home to the fo
Recognising the unique needs of Maharashtra, especially that of Mumbai, the centre has approved formation of a regulatory body to safeguard interests of home buyers. The regulatory authority for the real estate will be a quasi-judic
Lalit Modi is keeping the pot boiling and adding to the discomfort of Sushma Swaraj even as the Congress attack questioned Narendra Modi on why he was protecting his foreign minister and termed the controversy as ‘Modigate’.
The Karnataka government is going to feed Maggi noodles to cement factory. As per the June 12 directive of the centre, Karnataka’s department of food safety will destroy hundreds of tonnes of Maggi noodles at the Wadi cement f
While food inflation continues to rise and fears of weak monsoon may further push up the prices of pulses and vegetables, the fuel retailers have added expenditure to the households budget by increasing the prices of petrol by Rs 0.64 a litre. How
While the students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune are on a protest against the appointment of BJP member and actor Gajendra Chauhan as the president of the institute`s governing council, Here is an
