By TN Chaturvedi (Former comptroller and auditor general of India) Generally, there has been a political apathy in tackling corruption in
As you approach Kanpur, even before a glimpse of the city you see a pall of smoke and dust in the air. It is a symptom of the city` precarious existence. Once a manufacturing hub known as Manchester of the east, the city is now bursting at seams.
Was this the selfie that launched a million tweets, And beat and singed the topless pics of wannabe celebs? Sweet Voter, make us immortal with a kiss. In an unconventional break from convention, it was
The straws wafting in the wind indicate that the second edition of the UPA government may well end its tenure besieged by strikes. If the trade unions and employee organisations play true to script, workers from railways, banks and universities pu
There is an uncanny similarity between Agra and Mulayam Singh Yadav`s hometown Jaswant Nagar. Both lie on the golden quadrilateral highway project that connects different parts of the country. Agra had found its patron in emperor Akbar while Jaswa
Kanpur had a glorious past—lost now, it seems, forever. Once known as the “Manchester of the East”, Kanpur now cuts a sorry picture with its garbage and congestion on roads, poor infrastructure and electricity, and textile mills
In his late twenties, Bhagwan Das came all the way from Lalitpur to Lucknow on a Sunday, as did Nitya Gopal and Ashok
It is seldom the case in academics that a book is treated as a veritable classic soon after its publication. However, this is exactly what happened to The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 when it appeared in 1963. Its author was the 32-ye
In 2012, Samajwadi Party (SP) came to power in Uttar Pradesh promising good governance. Two year later, as general elections are near, people are disillusioned Akhilesh’s government. In Mathura, the anger is palpable: people complain about l
Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa celebrated her 66th birthday on February 24. She also announced her party’s candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone Puducherry const
As you drive on the Taj expressway, leaving behind the ‘rurban’ (that is, rural urban) muddle like Bhangel and Dadri of Noida and Khora village of Ghaziabad, the smoothness of the road and lush green setting around it present a picture
Everyone is looking towards technology for solutions. Except, it seems, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). Despite the transport department starting a project in 2010 to provide GPS in all public transportation systems in the national c
(This story first appeared in the February 16-28, 2014 print edition, after the Lok Sabha passed the Telangana bill on February 18. We reproduce it again to look at the basic issues at the heart of the demand for, opposition of and finall
Moving ahead with implementation of the new Companies Act, 2013, the government notified the detailed rules for the much-awaited corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms on Thursday. According to the rules any activity that benefits onl
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were two great Afro-American leaders whose contributions to the advancement of the civil rights in America were immense. King even received Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for role in combating racial inequality in
Something is rotten in the state of news TV. Heaven will direct it. Nay, let`s follow it. (Exit) With due apologies to Mr Shakespeare, and Messrs Marcellus and Horatio, it’s not that easy to leave the stag
State-run explorer ONGC is all set to get a new chairman and managing director Dinesh Kumar Sarraf after prime minister Manmohan Singh cleared his name for the post on Wednesday. A proposal to extend the term of incumbent Sudhir Vasudeva by oil mi
Over the years, several agencies looking at reforming governance in India have suggested that corruption and administrative inefficiency be addressed by establishing independent authorities to inquire into complaints against public officials. The
Elections are just around the corner and the UPA is busy showcasing its achievements to win the people`s mandate once again. Stung by the trenchant criticism from the BJP about its many shortcomings, in the last few weeks before the EC announces t
The union government`s proposal to float a company to manage corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds of all the central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) has got mixed response from the fraternity. The public enterprises ministry has proposed
