Kat’s cheeks replace Hema’s Ever since former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad made that sexist remark of making Bihar’s roads as smooth as Hindi film actress Hema Malini’s cheeks, the analogy has be
All set for polls Gujarat goes to polls on December 13 and 17 but along with Himachal Pradesh, the announcement came some two months earlier, creating a funny situation. Potential candidates spent more days in anxiety, whil
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is quite innovative in his formulations. Only recently he surprised the planning commission officials in New Delhi when he said that his entire state is urbanised and there is no rural area in Gujarat. Similarl
Sahara group was on Tuesday given a day more by the Supreme Court to spell out when it would return Rs 27,000 crore invested by people in its two firms. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir granted one more day to Sahara wh
A confidential study conducted by the prime minister’s office in consultation with various ministries and the realistic figures has revealed that direct cash transfer (DCT) will save money. The table prepared by the government is bas
In what seems to have set the cat among pigeons, Phaneesh Murthy, who previously headed the business process outsourcing division of Infosys and is CEO of the California-based IT company iGATE at present, has advocated revenue model based on `busi
With Gujarat just 10 days shy of first-phase polling in assembly elections, the stage is set for voters to choose from a variety of candidates in fray — and a wide variety it sure seems. With merely 29 percent candidates being graduates, and
Dr Sanjeev Tak, the chief medical and health officer (CMHO) of Sirohi, is a bit busy these days, holding interactions with panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), whose involvement in the implementation of health schemes, he says, is as important as t
Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto says, “If the right way of political administration is realised, I think, Japan can still take a position as a leader in Asia or in the world.” This statement seems to be relevant to all countries, India in p
Santiago Levy and Jose Gomez de Leon are unfamiliar names in India. But as the country moves towards implementing direct cash transfer (DCT) beginning next year, a look at the work of these Mexican sociologists, architects of the cash transfer pro
SC raps Sahara Group for not complying with its order for refunding Rs 27,000 crore to its investors. Your intention is very shaky. Every step taken by you is shaky: SC to Sahara. You are justifying your conduct which is unjustifia
The Supreme Court’s deep dive into the data base of illegally occupied government bungalows in Delhi has left some senior babus, and even journalists, splashing around in water. Now running around property brokers, these defia
Close on the heels of BJP leader Sushma Swaraj describing Narendra Modi "fit" for the Prime Minister`s post, the Gujarat Chief Minister came in for praise from L K Advani who said he is a "role model" of development and asked o
In a state used to gambling daily on the number of squares on the coat of R K Laxman’s Common Man, it is hardly surprising to find many wagering on the outcome of the December elections. It is even less surprising that the gambling dens had
Narayan Singh, a shepherd from Jawaja in Rajasthan, had come to the ‘jan sansad’, or people’s assembly, craving to learn more about laws that governed his life. By November 30, when the five-day event wound up at Jantar Mantar, h
Here is a classic case of policy paralysis. Since 2010, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) is desperately waiting for 2,199 mobile towers to be set up in Maoist-hit areas spread over 9 states. But the telecom ministry that has been tasked
With 68 percent companies affected by fraud this year followed by China and Indonesia at 65 percent each, India’s vulnerability to fraud risks remains significantly above the global average of 61percent, says the ‘Global Fraud Report&r
Is India rapidly losing out to other emerging economies as a preferred destination for investments, primarily due to the increasing concern over lack of a comprehensive anti-corruption regime and increasing inconsistencies in the country’s t
It took me a whole month to access a primary school headmaster. When I was in school, I remember how the teachers ranted about the never-ending holidays hampering the progress of syllabus. Back then, I could not appreciate their predicament and sc
If Sanjiv Bhatt has till date been famous for taking on the might of Narendra Modi on his alleged complicity in the 2002 Godhra riots, the suspended IPS officer might have taken the first step in shredding his own fame. By letting his wife
