Seeking a consensus on electoral reforms, government plans to convene an all-party-meeting to discuss issues like decriminalisation of politics, right to reject and state funding of elections. Also on the agenda of the meeting would be mat
Talks to break the logjam over the controversial Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project made no headway today with protesters terming the discussions as "a failure" after meeting the central government`s expert committee. The 15-membe
Contending that there were "no irritants whatsoever" in Indo-US ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told President Barack Obama that India had gone "some way" to allay the concerns of US firms by notifying rules for nucle
The government on Friday said it will stick to its disinvestment target of Rs 40,000 crore for the 2011-12 financial year, but achieving this goal will hinge on many other factors. "I am not revising it (the target) right now. We have
A turf war has intensified between finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and chemicals and fertiliser minister M K Alagiri on the decontrol of all fertiliser prices. Mukherjee wants to reduce his subsidy bill. Alagiri has, however, sought the prime mi
Against the backdrop of the South China Sea issue row, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao that India`s oil exploration in the disputed maritime area is "purely commercial activity" even as the two
After authority’s inaction on addressing commuters’ harassment by auto rickshaw and taxi drivers, India Against Corruption has launched a helpline on which citizens can lodge their complaints through SMS. The software called &l
Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) is in difficulty. The government is doing loud thinking on bailing it out. In Governancenow.com on November 11, 2011 in my article ‘Don’t wait for an occupy Dalal Street’, I wrote: “However, the in
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday declared that there were "no irritants" in Indo-US ties as he met US president Barack Obama here and disucssed the ways to implement the civil nuclear deal. Singh, who met Obama for the fir
Every word is deeply marinated in history. Peel it and you will uncover a spell-binding story. Emden is a city in Germany best known for Volkswagen’s factory producing its high-end car Passat. Emden is as German as Bavarian sausages Weisswur
The high-end corruption is the prime focus of the parliamentary public accounts committee (PAC) draft report on the 2G scam that its chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, a BJP veteran, is pushing as "unfinished work" of predecessor committee fo
The Press Council of India (PCI) meeting held on Thursday witnessed some unexpected scenes when two senior editors stood up and asked asked unconditional apology from justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Council. "You are chairman
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has shot another letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati over alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in seven districts, reiterating his demand for a CBI probe into it. Gov
The Rajya Sabha secretariat has, for the first time, made public the `register of interest` of the Rajya Sabha members – two years after an RTI application demanded the same. The register contains ‘pecuniary’ detai
Traveling during festive season is not going to be an expensive affair anymore. The aviation watchdog directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) assured this on Thursday in the backdrop of plenary session of India- US Aviation Summit to sign a b
The Supreme Court has ruled that government or the authorities cannot be held liable for encroachment of land alloted to a person if the allotee or the transferee fails to take steps to prevent the encroachers. A bench of G S Singhv
The Supreme Court has ruled that government or the authorities cannot be held liable for encroachment of land alloted to a person if the allotee or the transferee fails to take steps to prevent the encroachers. A bench of G S Singhv
The Delhi High Court today refused to stay an MCD order levying fees on auto rickshaws for displaying advertisements on the vehicles. While refusing to grant any interim stay over the civic agency`s order, a division bench of Acting
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan today hailed the office of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) for its role in unravelling corruption in the country. "Ever since the institution was conceived in the British d
The government on Thursday asserted it is committed to second generation economic reforms but said in a multi-party democracy decision-making takes more time than desired. "There is an area of unfinished agenda of reform proces
