A future historian of Indian business may well mark the current phase – the first decade of the century, or the time of UPA-II regime – as a critical juncture when old-fashioned corporate houses finally decided to put their respectabil
That bureaucrats face political pressure has been acknolwedged by none other than president Pranab Mukherjee. Adressing IAS officers at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) at Mussorrie today he said civil servants shoul
The industry chamber, CII, has expressed concern over action against respected and reputed individuals by CBI. It said that it should be ensured that atmosphere of fear is not created. Reacting strongly to the case being registered by the
As the government mandates sale of LPG cylinders at market prices across the country in a phased manner, it has put the responsibility of availing cash subsidy on consumers. A consumer will have to provide her Aadhaar number to oil marketing compa
Giving a glimpse of his to-do list if he becomes the prime minister, Gujarat chief minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendta Modi has said he wants to see Indian cities free of manual scavenging by 2019, the 150th birth anniver
Sonia Ghat, the pseudo memorial for the AICC president Sonia Gandhi built in protest against the Telangana decision, is becoming the cause for a major tussle between Congress and the Telugu Desham Party (TDP) in the temple town of Tirupati.
The Air India board has approved the sale of five Boeing 777-200 LRs to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways. The transaction is likely to fetch around $350 million (Rs 2,100 crore) to the airline. The proposal will now require clearance from the union
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will soon invite bids from private players for managing its IT network. The public sector undertaking is finalising the tender estimated to be worth $700 million spread over 10 years. The selected partner will take
Phailin might have turned out to be tamer than the 1999 ‘super cyclone’ and the Odisha government is, rightly, collecting kudos for its commendable evacuation effort and keeping the casualties minimum, but chief minister Naveen Patnaik
The coal secretary from 2006 to 2009, HC Gupta, begins his deposition before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday. TKA Nair, the prime minster’s erstwhile principal secretary and now his advisor, is expected to be probed as
Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretary D Raja has urged prime minister Manmohan Singh to not privatise Air India and the airports at Chennai and Kolkata. In his letter to the prime minister, Raja said, "Such proposals conve
If the Met department says it’s going to be a bright sunny day, make sure you carry an umbrella. Or so went the jibe against the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), often ridiculed for its wrong weather predictions. Not any more.
The national security council secretariat (NSCS) is working on a national cyber security strategy and will be finalising it in a few months. The strategy will lay down clear defence mechanism against cyber threats and action points for the s
As Phailin “sizzled and fizzled”, as a media report put it, both the state and central regimes rose to occasion. They claimed that thousands of lives had been saved, and there was less destruction to the property, only because of their
In the absence of equity in cyber space globally, India may continue to be a non-signatory to the Budapest convention (2001) on cybercrime, communications minister Kapil Sibal indicated on Tuesday, while speaking at the India Knowledge Summit orga
The competition commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday released a list of individuals and firms who face stricter action for failing to deposit penalties totalling over Rs 2.17 crore with the regulator for over the last two years. The list of nine e
From being admired as a goddess, AICC president Sonia Gandhi is now the most hated personality across the Seemandhra regions, thanks to her bold Telangana decision. The iron lady of Indian politics may be pushing ahead with the AP bifurcation proc
Ponder this: We have had a dalit president, a dalit chief justice of the supreme court and we now have a dalit as speaker of the Lok Sabha. But we have never had a dalit cabinet secretary. Why? Have we not found one dalit Indian Administrative
Sixty devotees were injured in the mock fight “Bunny” ritual at Devaragattu temple festival in Kurnool district on Monday night. Thirty of them were admitted to hospitals Kurnool. The injuries were reported despite deployment o
Even as tales of discrimination against SC/ST officers abound at the centre, Bihar presents a different story. Since 2005 when Nitish Kumar came to power, IAS officers from the reserved category have been given their due, posted as they are in imp
