UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has confided in the outgoing fertiliser minister MK Alagiri that she was surprised when DMK decided to sever ties with the UPA government. She told Alagari that his father (Karunanidhi) should have at least tak
Editor`s Note: With the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) pointing out that thousands of crores were spent on creating employment that "didn’t create any regular assets" as part of MNREGS, we go back to one
The government will sell 5.82 percent stake (240.4 million shares) in the state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) through an auction on March 22. The government has altered its original plan to offload 10.82 percent in SAIL on poor
Finance Minister P Chidambaram "strongly disapproved" of the CBI raid at DMK leader Stalin`s residence in Chennai, saying the action is bound to be misunderstood. "I strongly disapprove of CBI action. It is bound to be misun
The CBI on Thursday carried out searches at 19 places across Tamil Nadu, including the residence of DMK chief M Karunanidhi`s son M K Stalin in Chennai in a case of alleged tax evasion of imported cars. The CBI team reached the house of St
There are certain uncouth expressions in Hindustani (that is, Hindi mixed with Urdu) which neatly sum up political-social dilemmas aptly but remain quite repugnant to the sensibilities of the elites. One such expression, which is in circulation in
Undeterred by adverse political developments, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said there will be no let up in the government`s efforts to continue with the economic reforms and he will go ahead with his meetings with foreign investors
The UPA can’t make up its mind. First it said the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) should restrict itself only to checking accounts and not question those figures. Now, it is saying that the election commission of India (ECI) should res
“I think that making stalking (and) voyeurism a punishable offence is too harsh and wrong. Peecha karne ke liye, taakne jhaakne ke liye, yeh bahut badi saza hai (It is too harsh a punishment for following/stalking, or for eyeing a woman)&hel
Unfazed by the DMK`s withdrawal of support to the UPA, Government on Wednesday asserted it was "absolutely stable" and not a "lame duck" and said it will move amendments to the resolution on Sri Lanka at UNHRC to send a "r
Are you a subscriber of a corporate mobile number and stuck with a service provider because your request for number porting was turned down on account of a “contractual obligation” with your company? Well, the telecom regulator seems t
Voicing serious concern against big corporates whose bad loans have put banks in a fix, finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday said, “We cannot have an affluent promoter and a sick company.” While the finance minister named n
Indian Railways’ belated attempt to check the menace of illegal hoarding of tickets by touts, who sold them at premium to desperate passengers, seems to be bearing fruit. According to a report in the Indian Express, ever since the r
Even as DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced his decision to withdraw support to it on the Lankan Tamils issue, the government today put up a brave face, insisting that there was no threat to its stability. At the same time, the government so
So the UPA-II is on the verge of losing its fourth ally in just over as many months, as DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced on Tuesday morning that his party would withdraw support to the government over India’s stand on the UN-sponsored resol
Hardening its stand on the Lankan Tamils issue, DMK on Tuesday decided to pull out of the UPA government at the Centre for allowing "watering down" of the US resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC and not considering its suggestions o
Parliament on Tuesday witnessed repeated adjournments during Question Hour as DMK and AIADMK disrupted proceedings in both the Houses on the issues of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. In the Lok Sabha, soon after Speaker Meira Kumar read out ob
So the blockbuster anti-hunger campaign from the UK is here. The big ‘IF’ (see enoughfoodif.org), launched on January 23! A hundred NGOs, eight demands, countless activists and intellectuals, all c
When Leela, a resident of Hiran Magri in Udaipur district (Rajasthan), was in the seventh month of her pregnancy in December last year, she first heard of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme. The accredited social health activist (ASHA) worke
Facing strong opposition from various political parties on lowering the age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years, Government has agreed to stick to 18 years and also water down provisions on stalking and voyeurism in a bill which seeks to hand d
