By directing the government to provide for a “none of the above” button on the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the forthcoming state and general elections, the supreme court on Friday gave the power of choice to the citizen.
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) forced by payment defaults to the tune of Rs 6400 crore by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) is considering shutting down part of its 5,700 MW thermal power generation capacities next month. Acco
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) is slowly but surely foraying into foreign shores. OVL has expressed interest in bidding in the fourth licensing round for seven offshore and one onshore oil/gas blocks in Tanzania. The matter was discussed between minister o
On account of its annual financial performance for the year 2012-13, public sector SJVN Limited has paid a dividend of Rs 255.99 crore to the government of India, which is holding 64.5 percent equity in the company. SJVN had declared a tot
Last week, a special CBI court found Rashid Masood, a Congress Rajya Sabha MP, guilty of nominating undeserving candidates to medical seats. It was a ‘scam’ that broke out when Masood was minister of state for health in
Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, apart from seven other states, are the “least developed” Indian states, while Gujarat, whose model of development and industrialisation is a raging debate across the country following Narendra Modi&rsqu
(Editor`s note: This article, written in September 2013, soon after the BJP announced Narendra Modi as the party`s PM candidate, reflects on the "fragility of the Indian ego" and its enactments in Indian politics. Th
Eight years after a Mumbai consumer activist sought an answer from the state information commission on why Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), like other public organizations, not complying with RTI Act, another activist has taken up the issue and is rea
According to the Bombay stock exchange website, Housing and Urban Development Corporation`s (HUDCO) tax free bonds issue, targeted to raise up to up to Rs 4809 crore, has already garnered Rs 1585 crore. According to a news report in the Fi
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is easily the most hotly debated of the 470-something provisions in the new legislation. Bhaskar Chatterjee, the CEO and director-general of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, put it well at a public
With a view to protecting consumers against paying hidden interest amounts, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has banned banks from giving out zero percent interest rate schemes on credit card purchase of consumer goods. The move, which comes just a
GAIL (India) Ltd. has entered into an understanding with Petronet LNG Ltd for reserving 2.5 million tonnes (mt) annually exclusive capacity in the planned expansion of Dahej LNG terminal to meet the demand. According to a news repor
With five key states going for elections later this year and the 2014 general elections approaching, the government has announced setting up of the seventh pay commission which comes as good news for central government employees. “Pr
We reproduce here a letter Prof Jagdeep Chhokar has written to the president, urging him "extra care" before signing the ordinance that seeks to negate the effects of a supreme court ruling disqualifying covicted MPs/MLAs. For more o
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may have finally got the custody of its prized catch, Indian Mujahiddeen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his ward
World’s largest coal producing company Coal India Limited is misleading investors despite operating on a shortfall of 16percent coal reserves. As per the report “Coal India: Running on Empty?” released by Greenpeace India yesterd
Governance in India is defined by hasty and unplanned decision-making. Take Aadhaar for example. So what if Aadhaar is yet to get the parliamentary approval? That did not stop the government from aligning various welfare schemes to
•Bail to Jagan gives immense relief to YSRCongress Party (YSRCP). But for those keenly following Andhra Pradesh politics recently, it comes on expected lines. On the legal front, Jagan was due for bail since the CBI exceeded the time-frame se
Bank employees unions have called off one-day strike on September 25. According to the unions--– All India Bank Employees’ Association (A
Leading broadcaster NDTV on Monday (September 23) added an additional layer of ombudsman, complicating an already confusing regime on who a viewer can go to when a TV channel wrongs him or her. In a statement quoted by Hindu Business Line,
