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
Mid-October Barcelona last year was brimming with tourists wishing to admire the architecture of Gaudi, the artwork of Picasso and the revelry of La Rambla. In spite of the heavy footfalls and occasional picketing by Catalonian separatists, there
Union minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar has said the ministry has allowed private FM stations to broadcast news provided by All India Radio (AIR). Emphasising that private radio channels should provide news capsules, the
Editor’s note: The author, editor (current affairs) at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), an autonomous research institute at National University of Singapore, wrote this article for our print issue dated Sept
Former union minister Ajit Singh has not only refused to vacate his official bungalow, but also unleashed his supporters on the national capital region (NCR) in protest. Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has meanwhile
Thirty-one percent of India already lives in towns and cities. It is expected that 40 percent would be city dwellers in another 15 years. The country, according to the UN, already houses three of the world’s top 10 megacities. Yet the Indian
In Mamata Banerjee`s Bengal, it is becoming increasingly difficult for dissenting voices to be heard. A city known for taking to streets over the smallest injustice has suddenly turned dangerous for those who attempt to seek justice or speak on be
With a view to set ‘policy’ as an agenda for youth, a mock youth Parliament (MY Parliament) will be organised on September 27 and 28 to acquaint Indians between 18 and 30 years about functioning of the country`s representative institut
Former comptroller and auditor general (CAG) of India Vinod Rai has denied writing any letter to former finance minister P Chidambaram on audit of public-private partnership (PPP) projects coming under the CAG’s purview. In a
Rajnath Singh is not an extraordinary leader. Though he has been BJP chief twice over – a feat that puts him on a par with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani – he is endowed with neither the seductive charm of oratory nor exception
A group of civil society activists and commentators have written to the chief justice of India (CJI), pointing out that instead of focusing on who gave the alleged log-book of visitors at CBI director Ranjit Sinha’s residence, a special inve
On April 4 this year, Amit Shah, then the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) election in-charge of Uttar Pradesh and then PM candidate Narendra Modi’s Man Friday, held meetings in Bijnor, Shamli and Muzaffarngar districts as the me
Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have emerged as the biggest contenders for the 2016 assembly elections in West Bengal. Both the parties, winning a seat each in the state by-polls, is the testament to this fact.
Prime minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Gujarat on Tuesday (September 16) afternoon. This will be his first visit after historic triumph of general elections, and it will also put Ahmedabad on the international map as Chinese president Xi Jinp
The ministry of urban development has received some useful suggestions about the selection criteria for smart cities scheme. In a conference on the flagship scheme of the NDA government, urban development ministers and secretaries from states and
