Law minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday won the Boscars, the Oscars for mouthing the year’s most boring lines. The award, though, was split between Kumar and prime minister Manmohan Singh after a controversy was sparked off by reports that Sing
Sharpening his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused it of having created a “world record” in corruption. Addressing a rally in Haveri in Karnataka
Amid a raging controversy over alleged cheating of gullible investors by Saradha group, the regulators have found that West Bengal and North-Eastern states have become a hot-bed of such frauds and NRIs from these regions account for a large chunk
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) is not an independent probe agency, as it was supposed to be. It very much wishes to remain a handmaiden of the ruling dispensation. That is what the agency’s chief, Ranjit Sinha, admitted before the
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) is not an independent probe agency, as it was supposed to be. It very much wishes to remain a handmaiden of the ruling dispensation. That is what the agency’s chief, Ranjit Sinha, admitted before the
Setting off a political bombshell, CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Friday submitted before the supreme court that the agency`s status report on coal allocation scam was "shared" with law minister Ashwani Kumar "as desired by him"
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed confidence that the country would be able to return to the 7 to 8 per cent growth level in the next two to three years. "I am confident that with the measures being taken, we wou
Voicing concern over "alarming" increase in rape cases in the national capital, the Delhi high court on Thursday asked the centre and the city police to find out the "root cause" of such incidents. "It is surprisin
Taking strong exception to a police officer slapping a young girl during a recent protest against rape of a minor, the supreme court oThursday sought explanation from the Delhi Police chief on the incident. A bench headed by justice G S Si
The corporate affairs ministry on Thursday decided to order a probe into the affairs of Saradha group companies, amid a growing controversy over alleged defrauding of investors by the Kolkata-based entity. The decision to conduct a probe f
There’s a lot that is intriguing in this letter to the CBI by Sudipta Sen, whose Saradha Group started the avalanche of bankruptcy in chit fund-crazy West Bengal – a disaster that is certain to have nationwide consequences in the weeks
Slowly, but certainly, December 16 is coming back to haunt us. Yet another rape in the national capital — of a five-year-old this time — that has enraged the nation with its brutality, and yet another open season for politicians to ope
Look at photographs or TV footage of the protests in the capital after the rape of a child last week and you can’t miss the branding: people there were drawing your attention as much to their anger as to the organisation they were affiliated
His smile may have been demure but as Vinay Bhalla sat down in his apartment at Uday Park, in south Delhi, he showed the ease and confidence of a man who has fought a long, hard battle and has emerged a winner. And that he sure has.
Committing to carry forward the economic reforms programme in the remaining term of UPA-II, finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government will take more executive actions in the next two to four months and sought cooperation of t
The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum scam has done an outstanding job. It has absolved Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of all the charges without even once talking to him. And it has put the entire blame on the then telecom min
Drawing attention to the neglected area of primary education, a primer on early literacy has asked the government to make preschool education available at anganwadis created under the integrated child development scheme (ICDS).
Days before demitting office, comptroller and auditor general (CAG) Vinod Rai has landed another blow on the credibility of the UPA-II government. A constant thorn in the flesh of the Manmohan Singh government, Rai’s team has knocked the bas
Keeping up the heat on the government, BJP today demanded resignation of prime minister Manmohan Singh on the coalgate issue as other parties raised various matters leading to adjournment of parliament till noon. Members of BJP, Trinamool
In another cue that that Trinamool Congress leaders refuse to look beyond their supreme leader, intentionally or otherwise, the Delhi Police on Monday arrested six activists belonging to CPI(M) and its youth wing, the Students’ Federation of
