"It is regrettable that India, instead of leaping like a tiger is cowering like a mouse before the Sri Lankan government." (Statement by J Jayalalitha, July 14, 2012, tamilguardian.com
The Indian Express’s front page on Saturday, March 9, was revealing. Coming a day after International Women’s Day, when wonder politicians spoke to their heart’s content on the issue, with Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit goin
In a bid to revive the capital markets and boost investor confidence, Sebi on Friday announced a slew of measures including extension of the initial offering period under the Rajiv Gandhi equity savings scheme (RGESS). During a meeting hel
Bitti Mohanty, the absconding son of former Odisha DGP BB Mohanty, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a 26-year-old German national in 2006, has been taken into custody by Kerala Police here. According to police sourc
Early one February morning, Rashida Bibi, an employee of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) sat with a handful of children outside the ICDS centre in Sayedpur 2. The ration to cook the meal for the children at the anganwadi centre, R
Ever wondered what’s common between Mogambo and Iran? It might seem to be the unlikeliest of comparisons. Deep in prehistoric mountains, his cavernous palace accessible by helicopter alone, Mogambo leads a solitary existence. Flanked only by
Finance minister P Chidambaram has allocated Rs 1,000 crore in the budget to make women “nirbhaya”, or fearless. While the scope of this fund is yet to be worked out, it is likely to focus on safer transport for women. In India, safe t
When the plight of women in general calls for urgent policy interventions, problems faced by single women definitely take a backseat. More than 3.9 crore of them (according to 2001 census) face prejudices at best, and outright harassment at worst
Sharp differences within the government and the anxiety shown by some ministers over some harsh provisions, forced the union cabinet on Thursday to defer the approval to the criminal law amendment bill, which aims to bring down the age for con
It has been a long time since the popular 1980s soap, ‘Sanjha Chulha’, set in rural Punjab and best known for its moving title track sung by renowned Pakistani folk singer Reshma, went off air on Doordarshan. Even the wonderful traditi
In a bid to revive the infrastructure sector and bring it back on the growth track, SREI chairman and managing director Hemant Kanoria urged the need for infusion of fresh capital and clear thinking-through of policies. Addressing media pe
Aam Admi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal addressed a mass rally in North Delhi’s Timarpur area on Thursday evening against increased power tarrif. Kejriwal alleged that the Delhi government and industrialists like Ambanis have r
Skills, technology and change in mindset are the key mantras to ensure safe and secure cities, noted a panel of experts at Governance Now’s round table on safer cities on Thursday. According to the panel, there is need for se
Now that Narendra Modi is not hitting the Skype on March 23 to make that keynote address at the Wharton India Economic Forum, the debate about what the issue was all about could be addressed in a more civil, reasonable way. Ania Loomba, on
The government on Thursday gave its nod to a Bill aimed at providing time-bound delivery of services like passports, pensions and birth and death certificates, among others, to the citizens. The Right of Citizens for Time-Bound Delivery of
India has all the requirements to return to a GDP growth rate of 8 percent in the coming years, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said, while highlighting that current account deficit is a big problem right now.
Three days after Narendra Modi attacked the Congress and called the prime minister a “night watchman” keeping guard for the Gandhi family, an unusually combative Manmohan Singh hit out at the BJP in Lok Sabha on Wednesday evening. Stre
Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have been ranked at the top of the Well Being Index (WBI), while southern states, Gujarat and most of the north-eastern states emerged as the most secure ones for women in the Female Security Index (FSI)
With the opposition targeting the government on alleged irregularities in the farm loan waiver scheme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday promised "stringent possible action" against defaulters, if any. The Prime Minister
No misappropriation in farm loan waiver scheme, says Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. Seek comprehensive audit by CAG on farm loan waiver scheme: Pawar.
