While plenty of variables are required to hook up with one another and go bust all together to set a political disaster in motion, almost none of these variables apply to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Machiavellian
Shweta Bhatt, the wife of suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, on Friday announced that she will contest the state Assembly elections on a Congress ticket against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from Maninagar constituency in the city.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out diversion of funds of around Rs 115 crore and ineligible beneficiaries of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Only 22 of the 1,517 housing projects approved under JNN
Leaving New Delhi for the ANSA-SAR project, I was aware that Abu Road, the block I had chosen to work from, was predominantly a tribal area with 80 percent tribal population. But I had no clue about the identity of the tribe. I heard abou
Delays in disposal of second appeals and complaints under the Right to Information Act are a known fact now. But many commissions do not even acknowledge the receipt of the appeal and keep one waiting. There are very few commissions who have an ac
The four-day logjam in Lok Sabha over the FDI in retail ended on Thursday with Speaker Meira Kumar allowing a discussion on the subject under a rule that entails voting. "I have received 30 notices for discussion on FDI in multi-brand
“The Parliament which should have otherwise been functioning in its Winter Session is not doing so. Hence, here I am,” said D. Raja of the Communist Party of India, gathering chuckles in the group of about 200 to 300 people who had gat
There is little to doubt that direct cash transfer (DCT) of subsidies and other social benefits like pension and scholarships to the poor, which the UPA government is planning to roll out from January 1, is a brilliant idea. It will completely cha
The rivalry between British and French is well known and goes back to early medieval ages. A slice of it was witnessed on Tuesday when the visiting mayor of London, Boris Johnson, took a dig at the French minister Arnaud Montebourg`s unwelcome com
As many as 186 schools across five states allowed caste or gender-based discrimination over the last two years while serving midday meal to their students, according to reports collated by 41 independent monitoring institutes and submitted to the
Amid opposition`s insistence on a discussion with voting on FDI in Parliament, Government on Tuesday said it was "not concerned" over it, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserting that UPA has the numbers. "Yes, we are co
United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD) has urged India to strengthen the database on software sector to facilitate informed policymaking. India can major role in helping other developing countries to develop the software indus
It’s 72 hours since anti-corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal made one of the most awaited announcements this year, declaring the name of his political outfit at a packed media conference at the capital’s Constitution
After months of calm in Saranda, Maoists have hit back threateni
Moody`s on Tuesday said India rating outlook is stable because of the country`s strong economic growth along with high savings and investment rates. "India`s Baa3 rating and stable outlook are supported by credit strengths which inclu
A week after two girls were arrested for a Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown for Bal Thackeray`s funeral, the Bombay High Court has transferred the magistrate who had sent them to judicial custody and later granted them bail. The transfer o
There is a chill in the air that announces the advent of winter, as I set off toward Jalhori village in Moupal mouza in the afternoon. The objective of my visit is to inspect the condition of toilets in the village. Jalhori is among the very few v
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar will meet in Bangalore on Thursday in an effort to find a solution to the Cauvery water sharing row. The meeting comes after the Supreme Court yesterda
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the proposed Bill on microfinance institutions will provide adequate legislative framework for development and regulation of the sector. The Microfinance Institutions (Development and Regulati
