We reproduce here a letter Prof Jagdeep Chhokar has written to the president, urging him "extra care" before signing the ordinance that seeks to negate the effects of a supreme court ruling disqualifying covicted MPs/MLAs. For more o
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may have finally got the custody of its prized catch, Indian Mujahiddeen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his ward
World’s largest coal producing company Coal India Limited is misleading investors despite operating on a shortfall of 16percent coal reserves. As per the report “Coal India: Running on Empty?” released by Greenpeace India yesterd
Governance in India is defined by hasty and unplanned decision-making. Take Aadhaar for example. So what if Aadhaar is yet to get the parliamentary approval? That did not stop the government from aligning various welfare schemes to
•Bail to Jagan gives immense relief to YSRCongress Party (YSRCP). But for those keenly following Andhra Pradesh politics recently, it comes on expected lines. On the legal front, Jagan was due for bail since the CBI exceeded the time-frame se
Bank employees unions have called off one-day strike on September 25. According to the unions--– All India Bank Employees’ Association (A
It was quite a busy day, not because we had classes but because one of our close friends was standing for the college elections and we were campaigning for her. We still had to do a lot of work while all other competitors were done with their boar
Leading broadcaster NDTV on Monday (September 23) added an additional layer of ombudsman, complicating an already confusing regime on who a viewer can go to when a TV channel wrongs him or her. In a statement quoted by Hindu Business Line,
Social media was quick to slam the government’s much-flaunted Aadhar project soon after the supreme court on Monday ruled that Aadhar cards should not be made mandatory for the economically deprived section to get government benefits.
Shekhar Gupta, the chief editor of the Indian Express, is a “UPA stooge”, says Gen VK Singh (retd). The former army chief posted 10 tweets [read them here] over Sunday and Monday, accusing
The Uttar Pradesh government reinstated suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal on September 22 with ‘full honours’. The move came after Nagpal met UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at his residence and clarified her po
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday, announced the setting up of a committee to frame clear plans and targets for enhancing financial inclusion across the country. The 13-member committee headed by Nachiket Mor, member on the apex bank’s
In a major setback to the UPA government’s flagship Aadhaar scheme, the supreme court on Monday ruled that the Aadhaar number cannot be the sole proof for entitlement under various government schemes. The Centre and state governments
As the government has been slowly making Aadhaar card or the unique identification (UID) number scheme mandatory in availing various government schemes (officially it is not the policy), the supreme court (SC) has put a brake on the same.
The CBI court on Monday granted bail to YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case. Reddy, who was arrested on May 27, 2012 and was in Hyderabad’s Chanchalguda jail for more than 16 months as a remand
Providing the necessary fillip to corporate governance norms in the country, the Securities and Exchange Bureau of India (Sebi) is set to roll out a series of checks and balances to monitor the fat paychecks of CEOs of companies listed on the stoc
Coal India (CIL) may have to dig into its Rs 60,000 crore plus cash reserve to buy back the government’s share in the company. It may even offer the promoter additional funds by declaring a special dividend. Under pressure from the f
This week the sun went down and the night came riding in. The world went crazy. Madmen attacked a US naval base in the capital. Terrorists from Somalia mowed down nearly 70 people in a Nairobi mall even as crack troops prepared to launch an attack
We failed as regulators, we failed as supervisors, we failed as corporate governance managers, we failed as risk managers, and we also failed in the allocation of roles and responsibilities for international economic organisations. This wa
The idea was good. It was to ensure that people in even the remotest areas of India got the benefits of the online railway ticketing system. Enter the ticketing agent who was supposed to book tickets on behalf of those who did not either have the
