Defending a minister can be risky business. Yet, I am doing it. No, Uttar Pradesh Khadi and gramodyog minister Rajaram Pandey is not a lascivious moron; he is not even a stalker. He is just an ardent admirer of yonder eternally romantic Keats. A t
Updates: SC turns down CBI`s plea to file a fresh affidavit in the case SC questions CBI for delay in filing appeal against Allahabad HC verdict on dropping conspiracy charges against L K Advani and others in Babri case.
India`s economic growth rate this fiscal is estimated to be sharply lower at 5 per cent, lowest in a decade, on account of poor performance of manufacturing, agriculture and services sector. This estimate by CSO is drastically lower than w
Having stayed here for over four months now, Nalanda, I have found, is like any other district: the good coming as close neighbour, almost part of the package, of the bad. While there are obviously disconcerting evidence of bad governance, there a
Despite the global meltdown, and the persistent slow-growth story of India Inc that is worrying prime minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram no ends, as many as 240 companies participated in the first phase of the campus placem
By the time Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had completed his 65-minute speech at Delhi University’s Sri Ram College of Commerce, it was evident in the loud cheers and deafening clapping that he had won many hearts. Unlike other politic
Karnataka is likely to go to polls on May 20 and 23 in a two-phase election to the Assembly, according to tentative dates discussed informally by the election commission, sources said. Counting of votes is likely to take place on May 27. T
In December 2012, the government had introduced the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2012 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill sought to redefine the offence of rape and amend the penal laws in line with the recommendations of the law commission and the nationa
As the national media continues its coverage of the controversy surrounding Kashmir’s first all-girls rock band Pragaash, journalists from the Valley believe the whole issue has been blown out of proportion. The national media, they said, ar
A group of students today protested outside the Sri Ram College of Commerce here for hosting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The protesters belonging to unions affiliated to Left and other political parties raised slogans agai
It was Narendra Modi’s first public interaction in the national capital after his third election victory which has pitch-forked him to the top of the 2014 race. And he didn’t disappoint – neither the 2,000-plus students of the Sh
The Central Vigilance Commission today pitched for massive reforms in police forces saying that the 150-year-old Act governing them makes police an "agent of the government" rather than a law enforcing agency. "Police
Supreme Court issues notice to Sahara Group on a contempt plea by SEBI for not refunding Rs 24,000 crore to its investors. SEBI is free to freeze accounts of two companies of Sahara Group and seize their property for not complying with our
Social uplift of women is must to ensure success of schemes aimed at development of women and children, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here on Wednesday. "Empowerment of women impacts the health of the girl child. The UPA governmen
The land acquisition for Posco`s mega project in Jagatsinghpur district came to a halt on the fourth day today and the police force was withdrawn following demands from school children and women who joined the protests. Also read:
Without making his speech political, Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit the Congress where it hurts most, addressing one of the ruling party’s core constituents: the farmers. Using his speech at Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce
It’ll be a long road ahead for Shell in India. A day after its new country chairman Yasmine Hilton challenged the income tax department’s demand for Rs 15,000+ crore and claimed that the move is contrary to the spirit of finance minist
Follow updates at https://twitter.com/governancenow At 5.10, Modi ends the 65-minute oration, amid appluse. Skill, scale and speed: that`s what we need to stand up to the world: Modi`
Stepping up pressure on the UDF government over the Suryanelli gangrape case, CPI(M) led LDF walked out of the Assembly on Wednesday, demanding re-investigation into the charges levelled by the victim against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson P J Kur
Lamenting that standard of teachers in not up to the mark and learning outcomes are below expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said "major concerns" in the field of education need to be addressed. Singh also n
