In a sudden and dramatic last-minute twist, Nitin Gadkari, facing allegations of dubious funding of his company, was forced out of the race for BJP President`s post and Rajnath Singh appeared to have emerged the consensus candidate. In a l
In an effort to address the poor quality of education in India, the three education organisations, the Central Square Foundation, the Akanksha Foundation and Teach for India are launching the India School Leadership Institute (ISLI). They are work
Less than 24 hours to go before a final word is out on a second term for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, income tax department has scaled up its investigation into alleged malpractices by a business empire he helped found in
In the wake of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India`s first home minister, proscribed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and forced its chief, MS Golwalkar, to give a written undertaking that the RSS would stay
Conviction and sentencing of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his accomplices by a Delhi trial court - for gross irregularities committed in appointment of junior basic trained (JBT) teachers - may be a welcome development, wh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that interest of small retail traders should not be affected due to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector and sought response from the Centre on how it intends to safeguard their interests. A be
Thousands of supporters of INLD Chief Om Prakash Chautala on Tuesday clashed with police which used batons and teargas to control them outside a court here which is set to pronounce its sentence against the former Haryana Chief Minister and his so
In a judgement that could have electoral ramifications in Haryana, former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for corruption amidst scenes of violence by his supporters in
A survey conducted by the NCERT shows an impressive growth in the enrolment of girl students in schools. The eighth all India education survey (AIES) by NCERT for 2002-09 shows the enrolment at primary stage stood at 48.13 percent but came down to
Like arch-villain Voldemort in the Harry Potter series, Narendra Modi was “he-who-must-not-be-named” at the Congress shivir in Jaipur. For, like Voldemort, the very mention of the man appears to send shivers down the collective spine o
NTPC Limited has declared a growth in profit by 24.24% in the unaudited financial results announced for the Nine-months of financial year 2012-13. The company added 24% of the total capacity commissioned in the country during the Nine-months perio
There are few parallels in history when leadership in politics and governance are held to ransom by those not accountable for their actions. India seems to be passing through this exceptional phase of history. The latest developments in the Congre
Ahead of the assembly elections this year, the Sheila Dikshit government ha decided to increase the annual cap on subsidized cooking-gas cylinders from nine to 12 for the poor. “The city government today took a signific
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all its commercial banks to strictly adhere to ‘Premises Acquisition Norms’. The fresh guidelines were issued on a RTI reply in which the RBI said, “It has been observed in certain cases
Indian diplomats abroad are keenly following Narendra Modi’s rise. During their interactions with Indian media persons over email or phone, they are asking if BJP is going to project him as PM candidate or not. Another question from them is
The government has taken an informal decision to send “high-level” delegations of MPs to five-six countries to keep our elected representatives in good humour. This brainwave has come from Kamal Nath. A detailed background paper on thi
Rahul Gandhi, the newly anointed vice president of the All India Congress Committee, does not want to have a political secretary at this juncture. He, however, will soon take inputs from some confidants including Jairam Ramesh, Sachin Pilot, Jitin
Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde is again in the eye of storm for his unwarranted comment that he had evidence that BJP and RSS had run Hindu terror camps. “Reports have come during investigation that BJP and RSS co
Once again I paid a visit to Ravidas Tola neighbourhood in Maghra village of Biharsherif Block. Ravidas is a community that is classified as mahadalit, the most marginalized of the marginalized lot. It was early in the morning, and most people wer
Change with continuity - rather than the other way around - emerged as the theme of the Congress chintan shivir in Jaipur. It was evident in Rahul Gandhi harking back to Mahatma Gandhi even while declaring that a young and impatient India wanted f
