There is a saying about the old, moustachioed men with a thing for the Patiala peg. Old generals, the saying says, never die. They just fade away. There’s also a saying about the middle-aged, moustachioed or otherwise, with a thing f
Among the political high dramas of recent times, the side-plot of Narendra Modi versus Nitish Kumar has had more than a healthy share of melodrama since 2009. Besides its entertainment value, the rivalry between the two satraps has assumed signifi
We frequently hearing about acts of violence around us forcing us to think why such things are on the rise. Perhaps this is the reason the UGC is now intending to ensure that the so-called youth of today cannot be called good citizens until they h
As the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2013 report criticised the India for not having ‘inclusive’ growth, the government made a soft dismissal of it and called for a revision of parameters in judging human development.
While Medha Patkar’s indefinite fast to protest against the demolition of slums in Mumbai entered its seventh day on April 10, the Prithviraj Chavan government in Maharashtra has till date resolutely avoided engaging in a dialogue with the p
Quick to latch on to the stroke of luck after activists of the Delhi unit of Student’s Federation of India and mother hen CPI(M) heckled her and manhandled her finance minister Amit Mitra, Mamata Banerjee has returned to Kolkata and got hers
There were anomalies in transaction of the national commission for protection of child rights (NCPCR) in the financial year 2011-12, the office of the director general of audit has found. According to the audit report (Governance Now
In the era of better technology, which has produced millions of unemployed people and also forced its workers to work overtime, the CPM’s trade union arm – Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has made a radical suggestion of reducing
The government’s attempt to hide the report cards of central ministries and departments has come in for harsh criticism from former bureaucrats. “The government has the tendency to hide vital information crucial to public inter
Market regulator Sebi today questioned Sahara group chief Subrata Roy and three other top executives about their assets and investments in connection with the high profile case involving refund of an estimated Rs 24,000 crore to over three crore i
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has foiled an attempt by a syndicate to dupe an individual on the pretext of providing higher returns on investments made by his deceased son. The economic offences wing (EOW) of Delhi police is no
Now the unaided private schools in the national capital cannot take fees of more than one month in advance. Much to the relief of parents, the Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered the schools not to force them to pay the fees in advance. Most sch
Just 250 acres of additional land is required for the district administration of Jagatsingpur of Odisha from the area earmarked for Posco’s proposed steel and power plant to complete the acquisition of 2,700 acres of land, which is needed to
The final hearing on the legal battle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the controversial Mullaperiyar dam will be held from July 23 in the Supreme Court. A five-judge Constitution Bench of justices R M Lodha, H L Dattu, C K Prasad
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday faced protests over death of an SFI member from Left activists who also heckled her finance minister Amit Mitra outside the planning commission office here. A group of protesters from L
In the decade since the launch of United Nations Global Compact in India, an initiative to mobilise the private sector against corruption, only 81 public sector and private companies from India have become members of the country chapter. More impo
If you thought Indira Gandhi’s pseudo-socialist diktats are a thing of the past, and best left for WikiLeaks to handle further, you live in a fool’s world. It’s happening, it’s here, and it’s now. And it’s tough
Now is the best time for governors of states where the Schedule V of Constitution to flex there power to counter left wing extremism, writes tribal affairs minister Kishore Chandra Deo in a letter to such governors. Deo highlights the lack
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday endorsed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool government in West Bengal saying that he was confident that it will fulfill the people`s dreams. Modi is in Kolkata on a day long visit. Modi`s over
A packed hall with people running around hunting for seats, photographers fighting for space and anxieties rising with every tick-tock of the clock, the clamour surrounding the Gujarat chief minister’s arrival was palpable. It was one of ant
