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Devgan vs SRK: how the legal stakes are piled

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will once again look into alleged anti-competitive practices in the Indian film industry. Ajay Devgan Films (ADF) has alleged misuse of dominant position by Yash Raj Films (YRF) in the Bolly

`Cong must come clean on Swamy`s charges`

The lawyer in leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley perhaps had a sudden awakening on Friday when he asked Congress to clarify whether it paid Rs 90 crore to Associated Journals, which ran the now-defunct National Herald daily, saying i

RTI: No-dilution decision triggers some elation

While the RTI fraternity has welcomed the government’s decision to junk the proposed amendments to RTI Act, seen as an effort to dilute the transparency law, some eyebrows are being raised over what will come next. The Union cabinet&

Travel to Modi land: why middle class banks on his win

Politics is one subject that provokes intense debates and if it is politics in Gujarat, even more so. You can see that happening whether you are at a tea stall or travelling in a train – as I was this week. I got a glimpse of such debates so

Cong planning for early LS polls?

The Congress party is planning to hold a brain-storming session at Surajkund on November 9, triggering speculation that the party could be bracing for an early election. According to sources, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is under tremendou

Empower urban local bodies: Experts

Cities are engines of growth. But, with a very few exceptions, the urban centres overflow with garbage, lack sound public transportation and a reliable power and drinkable water supply. To make things worse, the municipal corporations, which gover

Single women demand equal rights

Nirmal Chandel was all of 25 when her husband died, 20 years ago. For a year, like other women in the community, Nirmal was forced to stay at home and not allowed to talk to anyone. “That is how widows were treated. A few have to go through

KGD6: PM why does your heart beat for Reliance, not NTPC?

That direct question to prime minister Manmohan Singh was one of the highlights of Arvind Kejriwal`s press conference on Wednesday, October 31. Kejriwal asked why the government was being so kind and considerate to Mukesh Ambani`s Reliance

Ambika Soni set to be Sonia`s political secretary too

She has been mocked for losing the “important” information and broadcasting ministry. A national daily has tried to explain Ambika Soni’s departure from the government to her decision of letting Aamir Khan use the Doordarshan pla

Sonia, Rahul floated pvt firm to commit fraud: Swamy

Heralding an open season for the Nehru-Gandhi family, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Thursday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, of floating a private company and converting a pu

Kejriwal: Now, bête noire for India Inc?

Going by the way he works, Arvind Kejriwal has seemingly never wanted to be a darling of any section. It’s just chance, or perhaps lack of a goal-scoring opening, that he still is for some, at least in the media. But otherwise, the b

Making sense of IAC charges against Ambani

Wednesday, the 31st of October, 2012, started with a buzz in social media circuits as to who would be the next target of Arvind Kejriwal. During the day, several names were speculated upon – Anil Ambani of the ADAG Group, a mining conglom

Jaipal Reddy paid for defying Reliance: Yechury

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday claimed S Jaipal Reddy has paid the price for "defying the country`s biggest corporate" by being shifted out of the Petroleum Ministry and said this exposed "the tentacles of big bu

Congmen, IAC activists clash in Farrukhabad

The venue for activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal’s rally to highlight alleged irregularities by a trust operated by union minister Salman Khurshid and his wife turned into a battleground on Thursday afternoon as Kejriwal’s s

Cabinet withdraws draft amendments to RTI

The Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to withdraw controversial draft amendments to the Right to Information Act that had sought to restrict disclosure of file notings only to social and developmental issues. After this, all file notings c

PM’s platitudes & attitudes: don’t expect much from new cabinet

When the freshly revamped council of ministers met for the first time today, prime minister Manmohan Singh had an opportunity to set before them the governance road map for the remaining part of the term and motivate them to deliver. He, in his ty

High fiscal deficit deters investments: PM

Holding that "high" fiscal deficit is a deterrent for domestic and foreign investments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the government will have to overcome constraints to achieve a target of nearly USD one trillion of inv

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