Former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has alleged that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had asked her to withhold green clearances to several industrial projects. The Hindu has leaked her letter dated November 5, 2014 to party preside
As many as 114 (or 17%) of the 673 candidates in the fray for the Delhi assembly elections have criminal cases filed against them. In fact, 74 (11%) of them have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, according to an analysis
The 10 percent stake sale in Coal India Limited (CIL) through a one-day offer has been oversubscribed. According to the NSE website, while the retail portion (where investment is done up to Rs 2 lakh) was undersubscribed (0.42), the institutional
The high-handedness of the government, often coming to light when it restricts movement, speech or action of the common man as suited by subjectivity, now finds a serious challenge in holding a firm ground. The spoilsport for the government has of
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has formed a national mission on smart cities. It involves membership of all leading companies associated with infrastructure and IT as well as the developer community. All the key stakehol
Even after two decades of air quality management, air pollution is the fifth largest killer in India. Some of the worst cases of outdoor air pollution in the world are found in Indian cities, even in medium- and small-sized cities.
The game is conventional and there are two unconventional players in the field. Delhi is going to vote again on February 7. The last assembly election in December 2013 was different in many ways. An outsider, a non-politician, someo
All through my student years while reading the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) books, two things which always fascinated me were Gandhi’s Talisman and the Preamble of India. The first dealt with t
Prestigious Srirangam constituency of Tamil Nadu, earlier held by AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, will go to assembly by-election on February 13. Tamil Nadu is one of the states where it is a foregone conclusion that the ruling party will get the s
The horrific massacre in Paris and then declaration of his own ‘death’ by Tamil writer P Murugan ought to be matters of great concern for anyone who takes his/her own life and freedom seriously. From a long-term perspective more bother
Prestigious Srirangam constituency of Tamil Nadu, earlier held by AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, will go to by-election on February 13. Tamil Nadu is one of the States where it is a foregone conclusion that the ruling party will get the seat.
The government is all set to sell 10 per cent of its stake in the state-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) through an offer for sale route on Friday. The floor price for the stake sale in the largest coal producer would be announc
The content of ‘Mann ki Baat’ will be soon available in an e-book format. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced this while delivering the talk with the US president Barack Obama during his famous radio programme aired on January 27.
Driver training institutes (DTIs) are essential to address the looming crisis of driver shortage. The question is who will train the drivers of the future. The government? The fleet owners? The trade bodies? The original equipment manufacturers (O
Ashwini Gupta, 18, dreamt of becoming a truck driver. That was only till he saw his father Anantlal bludgeoned to death at Chandoli, near the border between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It was around Navaratri 2011. His fault? Refusal
Sunil Chaturvedi is daunted by the mismatch between the demand and supply of drivers in all categories. The chief executive officer of the newly created Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC), he is intimately aware of the challenge. The coun
US President Barack Obama reserved his blunt but timely remark for the audience that is future of India. He wrapped up his three-day visit to India with a townhall event at Siri Fort auditorium in New Delhi. His audience was mostly
An 8-ft high bronze statue of a man clad in dhoti-kurta and a jacket stands tall at the entrance of the Symbiosis International U
The National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have received the prestigious ‘National CSO Award-2015’ for the best voter education and awareness for Lok Sabha elections 2014. ADR founder
The security arrangements and the hospitality extended to Mr Obama makes me very proud. Our country`s security establishments, intelligence agencies, bureaucracy and all the different arms of the government have come together to provide security t
