Top Stories

Union to agitate if wage boards` tenure not extended

The Confederation of Newspapers and News Agencies Employees Organisations today said it will launch a country-wide agitation if the government failed to extend the tenure of the wage boards of journalists and non-journalists within the next three

North India needs more financial education

As a product manager working for Ujjivan in the northern part of the country, I would say that it’s harder for people in the North to accept group guarantee than it is in the South. That bears out the theory that people in the South find it

Afzal Guru hanging - PM says law to take its course

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the "law of the land" should be allowed to take its course in dealing with the issue of Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru. "There is law of the land. They should be allow

Naga leaders want ANSAM blockade to end

Manipur-based Naga leaders today asked the Naga students to call off the month-long indefinite economic blockade of two national highways 39 and 53 in Manipur to end suffering of common people. In a joint statement, Naga Leaders Forum, Man

Wag the talk - Deciphering what the PM could have meant

When a prime minister talks, a nation listens. That’s what happened earlier today when Manmohan Singh addressed his first press conference in four years. But because prime ministers say so little, as did Manmohan this morning, it is what the

Maha sets up delivery monitoring unit

Following footsteps of Prime minister Manmohan Singh’s initiatives at the Centre, the state government too has set up its Delivery Monitoring Unit for monitoring , evaluation and functioning of each of its departments . Successful im

NAC not a `super cabinet`, says PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, is not a "super cabinet" but an advisory body which has made significant contributions in pushing forward social develo

PM acknowleges 2G, 3G price difference

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that although there is a huge gap in the prices of spectrum for 2G and 3G services, the whole issue needs to be seen in proper perspective. The pricing for 2G spectrum was based on policies that wer

Govt for affirmative action in pvt sector

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is working towards creating an atmosphere where trade and industry come forward to reserve jobs for the socially underprivileged - a practice in vogue in the public sector. Reserving

Trust deficit Indo-Pak relations` biggest bane

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan was the "biggest problem" coming in the way of any improvement in bilateral relations. Singh also said India is willing to discu

India`s economy to expand by 8.5% in FY`11

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the economy is expected to grow by 8.5 per cent this fiscal and the country was capable of achieving 10 per cent expansion in the medium term. The forecast comes on top of an estimated 7.2 per cent

Govt has not underestimated the Maoist problem: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Naxalism remains the biggest internal security challenge and it is imperative to control left-wing extremism for the country`s growth. His government has not underestimated the problem of Naxalism,

Inflation to moderate to 5-6% by December: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was confident of bringing down inflation to 5-6 per cent by December, while blaming high prices on the global developments such as the financial crisis. "Prices continue to be a

BJP withdraws support to Soren govt

After dilly-dallying for nearly a month, the BJP today withdrew support to the Shibu Soren Government in Jharkhand reducing it to a minority. Deputy chief minister and BJP leader Raghuvar Das handed over the letter withdrawing support to t

Some questions you might want to ask of the prime minister

As prime minister Manmohan Singh addresses his only second full-fledged media briefing on Monday on the occasion of the first anniversary of the UPA II, here are some questions you and I would like to pose to him: * There seems to b

India for benefit sharing of bio-resources pact

Keen to play a key role in the biodiversity summit in October in Japan, India today said it favours a legally binding pact for access to and benefit sharing of biological resources in convergence with climate change. "Nagoya meet, to

It`s all about understanding informal economy and the social context

According to one definition, “Financial inclusion is delivery of banking services at an affordable cost to the vast sections of disadvantaged and low-income groups. Unrestrained access to public goods and services is the sine qua non of an o

Delhi HC restricts CIC`s power to conduct enquiry

The Delhi high court on Friday ruled that the central information commission (CIC) was exceeding its powers by constituting committees including members other than information commissioners. The court also said that the CIC could summon the offici

Please talk to us more Prime Minister, talk to us a damned lot more

On Monday, May 24, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a press conference in New Delhi to unveil the report card of his government’s performance in its first year. The press conference is going to be unlike any other before it. It wi

India-US strategic talks on from June 1-4

US and India will hold their four-day inaugural strategic dialogue beginning June 1 which would include an in-depth discussion between the leaders of the two countries on global and regional issues. "The secretary (of state) looks for

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter