After much dilly-dallying on September 30 and October 1, a vacation bench of Karnataka high court decided that Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will at least spend five more days in jail. The courts being closed for Dussehra and Bakr-Id br
On a flight from Bangalore to Delhi, I was ruing not having participated in a smart cities summit in Mumbai. That’s three un-smart cities in one day: un-smart not because of their citizens (they are very smart), but because of their sub-adul
Prime minister Narendra Modi has a knack for ‘smart’ acronyms and sutras. His latest has touched a chord even with a sceptic like yours truly. As Modi tweeted, the idea of ‘inch’, i.e., India and China, working toward a &ls
While Tamil Nadu has got its new chief minister in O Panneerselvam, what is a cause of concern for many senior bureaucrats in the state is that the process of decision-making and actual work would slow down with former chief minister J Jayalalitha
With two major parties calling off alliances with their political partners days before filing nominations, the battle for Maharashtra assembly has turned into the infamous sultry Mumbai weather of October. When Saamana, the Shiv Sena
Wind back three or four decades. In the 1960s, ’70s and till the middle of the ’80s four-wheeled automobiles came primarily in two models. Barring the odd Contessa, and the even fewer big, imported sedans, India’s roads were domi
Jayalalithaa’s close-aid Navaneethakrishnan, an AIADMK MP and former advocate general, told Governance Now over phone from Bangalore: “We are moving the Karnataka high court vacation bench tomorrow (Monday) morning and file for bail.
Tamil Nadu, especially the state capital Chennai, has a tense weekend in store as irate and passionate supporters of J Jayalalithaa raise the temperature in the aftermath of the chief minister’s conviction and sentencing by a Bangalore in a
This year’s UNGA session is providing a platform for a build-up to 2015, which marks the 70th anniversary of the UN. This would be an appropriate milestone to take stock of its performance, effectiveness, role and India’s multi-faceted
India-Singapore relations have come a long way, with both nations set to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations in 2015. Although India was one of the first countries to set up diplomatic relations with Singapore after its independence, relati
Symbolism plays a substantial role in defining Indian politics, and it was on full display at a rally where former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala assumed the role of a catalyst in attempting to forge an anti-BJP alliance.
Beyond all puns and word plays on Twitter and elsewhere, writing about the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is a challenge. It is rocket science, after all. Yet, there are aspects of this historic event beyond its technology. That is why
After days of rancor over seat-sharing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday parted ways with its 25-year-old alliance partner Shiv Sena ahead of the Maharashtra legislative assembly elections, scheduled for October 15. The
Marking it as the first step to realise the plan of creating a “national market” for agriculture, union minister for agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Delhi Kisan Mandi in Alipur.
When Sanjeev Chaturvedi, known for bringing many a scam to light, was removed from the post of the central vigilance officer of the AIIMS, it was speculated that BJP vice-president JP Nadda was behind the move. Now, letters from this Himachal Prad
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks allotted between 1993 and 2011 by different governments. Of these, 190 allocations were done during the UPA administration between 2004 and 2011. The
The central bureau of investigation (CBI) raided several officers of the Medical Council of India (MCI) on Wednesday morning for allegedly favouring a private medical college in Kerala. Search operations were conducted at the offic
September 27, 2014 is a crucial date for Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and, consequently, the state. On the day, a special court in Bangalore is set to give its verdict in the 1997 disproportionate assets case against the
With barely a fortnight left for the October 1 deadline to have at least one woman director, only three listed central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have appinted one. Under the Companies Act, 2013, all listed companies and pub
A city with wide and clean roads, reliable public transport, spacious sidewalks, uninterrupted power and water supply, a network of surveillance cameras, free Wi-Fi connectivity and a command and control centre for real-time monitoring. That
