Four years ago, Tiwari had written an Issue Brief for the Observer Research Foundation, a prominent think tank, pointing out the legal vulnerability of the CBI and the Intelligence Bureau, and the need to give them legal sanctity. Like many things
Hinjili, the home turf of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, has been in dark since the day cyclone Phailin hit the district on October 12. On the evening of Diwali, power supply was provided for a brief period from 8 PM to 8 AM. Only a
In what is being seen as an indication of things to come post-2014 elections, former BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday urged the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to "rise above politics" and help the Biju Janata Dal (BJ
There is need for robust regulatory system which will scientifically establish mechanism for evaluation of GM crops so that all the issues on this matter can be put to rest, union minister of state for agriculture and food processing Tariq Anwar said
The cornerstone of democracy – that your MLA and MP carries your voice – turns out to be a myth in an analysis carried out by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW). The two organizations
Truth be told, the special protection group (SPG), viciously called as ‘Sonia Protection Group,’ was indeed a creation of the Gandhis. Its need was felt after the Delhi police failed to protect Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. Hence
Politics is often akin to nonlinear equation whose output is not directly proportional to its inputs. There have been instances when politics defied conventional wisdom but the strange phenomenon around Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi appears
A healthy democracy believes in its electorate. It believes the people have the common sense, rationale and basis to know exactly who they are voting for. While that may not be the case in many parts of India, where voters ostensibly s
This isn’t the rant of an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) hater. Truth be told, I have friends in the premier service, and like many in this country, if I were smart enough in that format of the game, I might’ve been one myself!
Everywhere in India the procurement processes in the government follow the general financial rules and guidelines of the central vigilance commission. Except, it seems, in Arunachal Pradesh. Be it road or building construction or a technology proj
If you thought it’s game, set and match for the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha after cyclone Phailin left the Odisha coast, tamer than the 1999 ‘super cyclone’ but still leaving a big enough trail of destruction along with t
For the last few quarters, India has experienced two ‘strikes’ that have set it back by many years: the ‘decision-making strike’ by government officials and the ‘investment strike’ by the organised private secto
This is yet another tale that should make the nation hang its collective head in shame. Days after a 27-year-old schoolteacher was assaulted and then set on fire in daylight at her hostel in Tikiri village in Rayagada district of Odisha, she succu
A writ petition in public interest under Article 32 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction to the Union of India regarding extension in service to senior officers after superannu
Farzana Pathan will always remember December 28th of 2012. On that day the young mother received money from the government directly into her account minutes after delivering her baby in the hospital. Not only that, she was also able to withdraw he
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, after a week of the flood, had aerially surveyed and assessed the flood situation in Ganjam district badly hit by twin disasters; Phailin cyclone (October 12) and flood (October 24). The water had sinc
The month of September delivered a double whammy to the disinvestment story, as the stake sale of the two of the five biggest public sector units (PSUs) known as Maha Navratnas – Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) –
A landmark judgment by the supreme court on October 31 (the 138th birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the father of the all-India services) is the bitter medicine that politicians and babus should have co-created on their own. D
Khammam (AP): YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) honorary president YS Vijayalakshmi’s tour of flood-hit areas in Telangana sparked off protests today. Telangana activists, protesting against YSRCP’s pro-unified state stand, tried to accost her convoy a
The elections due next year are shaping up to be the most personality-driven one since the 1989 polls that centred around VP Singh and Rajiv Gandhi. And as the hashtag – #NaMo – becomes a proper noun with each passing rally and politic
