Today could be the eighteenth day of India’s $12-billion pharma Mahabharata. Or maybe, that isn’t the literal way to describe what could still take a few more weeks of heavy-duty court craft. But we’re certainly in the home stret
A Parliamentary Committee has recommended delinking creation of Lokayuktas from the Lokpal Bill, a provision that was strongly opposed by political parties including those supporting the UPA. The Rajya Sabha Select Committee on the Lokpal
Driving on the streets of Mumbai a day after Balasaheb Thackeray’s mammoth funeral makes you realise how contrasting 24 hours can be to this city. On Sunday, November 18, two million people came out on the streets to bid adieu to the ‘
The alleged coal block allocation scam came under judicial scrutiny on September 14 when the apex court, on a PIL by advocate M L Sharma, had directed the Centre to explain if the guidelines on allotting natural resources to private companies were
As two gentlemen curiously named Cook and Prior thwarted India’s efforts to wrap up the first Test at the earliest, putting up their bat, pad and everything else before their wickets on Sunday, a motley crew of politicians played out a parli
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao on Monday deposed in a Delhi court as a prosecution witness in the 2G case, saying he had questioned in 2007 the spectrum fee of around Rs 1600 crore for pan India licence. Subbarao, who was
Speaking on the occasion of national press day on November 16, prime minister Manmohan Singh said censorship was no answer to irresponsible journalism and favoured self-regulation by the media. “It is true that sometimes irresponsible journa
Outlining the importance of legal aid as a tool of empowerment, minister of law and justice Ashwani Kumar has said the government is keen on improving access to justice for marginalised communities. “Injustice caused through disability of
Cricket is an Indian game accidentally discovered by the British, Ashis Nandy wrote long ago. On the lazy, balmy pre-winter weekend morning of November 17, as England batsmen meander from nowhere to deeper into nowhere in the first session
The Election Commission has asked the Returning Officer of Amethi Lok Sabha constituency to probe allegations by Subramanian Swamy that Rahul Gandhi gave "wrong information" regarding his assets while filing nomination papers in the 2009
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said public health system in the country had "collapsed", noting that even poorer countries like Bangladesh and Kenya have superior health indicators. In a candid assessmen
Observing that the tragic death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar illustrates a gap in Irish law, rights group Amnesty today asked Ireland to ensure that its domestic policy on access to abortion is in line with international human rights law.
Slamming the working style of cooperative banks, Reserve Bank governor D Subbarao said that there was urgent need to overhaul the functioning of these banks that would help country achieving financial inclusion agenda. "Governance in cooperat
While finding a house on rent is a difficult proposition in any part of the country, it takes an unabashed caste angle here in Abu Road. “So what’s your second name,” is the first question you will hear in any middle class local
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said censorship was no answer to irresponsible journalism and favoured self regulation by media. As a country, we believe in complete independence of the media from external control," Singh said
In cricketing parlance, Rahul Gandhi is a bit like Yusuf Pathan. His fans (led by Digvijay Singh) believe he is creator and destroyer rolled into one, his opponents say they are always hard-pressed to jog their memories to recall the last time he
As experts and journalists grappled with the shockingly low figure of Rs 9,407 crore that the government could generate from the auction of 2G spectrum, and put their minds to discerning if it was due to a genuine mistake by the government (in set
The UPA is sorely missing its troubleshooter-in-chief. Pranab Mukherjee’s absence is quite noticeable in the new cabinet committees and groups of ministers (GoM) constituted by the prime minister since after the ministerial reshuffle on Octo
BJP parliamentary board will finalise its strategy for opposing FDI in retail in the coming winter session of Parliament at a meeting on November 20. “The BJP parliamentary board will meet on November 20 under the chairmanship of L K
Open to handholding the stressed sectors, finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said government will work out a strategy to assist industry segments reeling under the impact of economic slowdown. "If the economy improves and grow
