State owned NTPC has been ranked number one independent power producer and energy trader in the world by Platts 250 for the year 2013. It has also been ranked 384th overall on the Forbes Global 2000 list. As on 31.03.2013, NTPC group has
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy made a forceful argument to the centre against dividing the state. He painted a scary picture of the law and order situation in the proposed state of Telangana, almost saying that it was an open invi
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy made a forceful argument to the centre against dividing the state. He painted a scary picture of the law and order situation in the proposed state of Telangana, almost saying that it was an open invi
The well-known scholar Chritophe Jafferlot referred to the political assertion of Dalits in the Hindi-speaking states in 1990s as India’s silent revolution. Murmurs of something similar happening can be heard in the portals of Indian politic
Online vigilance has made marketing wizard Suhel Seth return an honorary doctorate conferred upon him by Rai University. In his letter to the Gujarat-based university, Seth wrote, “While I must thank you for bestowing an Honorary Doc
While the country is debating the possibility of a NaMo vs RaGa battle in the 2014 general elections, the likelihood of projecting a third alternative candidate for the prime minister’s post from what can loosely be described as a ‘Thi
In a career spanning over three decades, I chose to play like a one-day cricketer, not bothering about what my score would be at the end of my innings. It is important to make every day count and that’s all I have done. Obviously, there were
Dr Kunal Saha, the NRI medical practitioner who is waging a crusade against corruption in the Medical Council of India (MCI) and irregularities in medical education and healthcare, has pointed out another anomaly in the MCI. In a recent letter to
India might have a ‘killer’ missile soon. After a long wait, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is contemplating conducting the first test of its newly developed interceptor missile from a defence base off Odisha coas
What is the biggest advantage of working in the public sector vis-a-vis the corporate sector? It is the lollies you get in the form of medical and travel bill reimbursements over and above your the salary. And if you are lucky enough to be an MLA
The Tata Group has decided to pull out of the race for a new banking licence becoming the second major corporate house after Videocon`s Value Industries to do so indicating that the guidelines set by the Reserve Bank of India may be difficult to c
That most Indian politicians who itch to comment on any issue at the drop of a hat make little sense is old hat. The reason they should put their mouth under lock, and preferably throw the key away somewhere it cannot be found immediately, is that
Two events that coincided with the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder, with significant bearing on the crime, have been lost sight of in the trial of the case. Just when news of the murder of the teenager flashed on news channels that heady May day in 2
The National Lok Adalat held across the country on 23rd November 2013 has settled approximately 36 lakh cases. In Maharashtra, a total of 4, 07,670 cases have been successfully disposed off. While bulk of cases successfully dis
She was just 15 years old when she got engaged to a man living in Delhi. And when she turned 18, she remembers travelling hundreds of kilometres, to cast her first vote, for Delhi municipal corporation election, 41 years back. She l
That Tarun Tejpal is trending on Twitter is an understatement. The last time I remember being glued to the TV like this, for what seems like minute-by-minute updates on a twisty-turny case, is when my city was terrorised five years ago. What reali
The new draft placed by the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) in the public domain defines “paid news” and creates a press registrar-general (and an appellate commissariat) who can cancel a publication’s hitherto une
The Gujarat Snoopgate can play out three ways. In two variations Amit Shah may be guilty. In the third version chief minister Narendra Modi himself may be the culprit. Amit Shah was either acting, at the behest of Modi, to help the
The Odisha finance minister Prasanna Acharya, who is literally number two in the Naveen Patnaik led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) cabinet, is now in a middle of a controversy for allegedly threatening voters to ‘stop funding’ t
At least seven persons died in cyclone-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh minutes before Cyclone Helen hit the coast today. The storm, intensifying into a severe cyclone from a deep-depression over Bay of Bengal hit Machilipatnam in Krishna distr
