Seldom does one see such an overwhelming consensus on the eve of polls as is evident in Gujarat. The issue that has an overpowering influence on the electorate`s mind is Narendra Modi, the charismatic but controversial chief minister of the state.
During the meeting of Congress leaders on Friday, a strong demand was made for raising the cap of subsidised LPG cylinders from the current six to 12. Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi was the first one to speak followed by prime minister
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings on all petitions relating to the 2G spectrum allocation scam, pending before the Delhi High Court, on a CBI plea. "All proceedings pending before the Delhi High Court shall remain sta
Asking partymen to gear up for the next Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused its opponents of attempting to grab power at any cost and called for an aggressive response to their "false propaganda". N
Arvind Kejriwal and his colleagues from the India Against Corruption (IAC) continued their series of weekly exposes, focusing this time on black money stashed in Swiss banks -- and the UPA government`s inaction to retrieve it. Citing documents, he
Point to be noted at the outset: this piece is in no way, either overtly or covertly, sponsored by any chain of eateries. With the slate clean, one can then use the words without ambiguity or self-consciousness: thank god, it’s Friday that t
The newly appointed human resource development (HRD) minister, MM Pallam Raju, got state governments to agree to expand the Right to Education (RTE) Act to cover preschools. Under the plan, children between three and six years of age will be gu
When Omita Paul cleaned her desk at North Block to move in as secretary to president Pranab Mukherjee, RTI expert Devashish Bhattacharya wondered why she isn’t called principal secretary like Pulok Chatterjee was to prime minister Manmohan S
In an apparent move to send out a message of austerity, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a bus ride along with other leaders to Surajkund in Haryana where the party is having a brainstorming meeting. However,
With Kali Puja (Diwali for the uninitiated) merely a week away, ‘chanda’, or donation, collection has gained momentum, taking near-menacing proportions. On my way to Kornagarh last Saturday, we were stopped several times by local youth
The brazenness with which A Raja went about allocating 2G spectrum or Suresh Kalmadi organizing the CWG or captive coal blocks were gifted (free of cost) to a few private players is now well documented and open. All thanks to an alert and pro-acti
The Cabinet on Thursday approved levy of one-time spectrum charge on all existing telecom operators. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepted recommendation of an the Empowered Group of Ministers that all existing
Debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines on Thursday reported net loss of Rs 754 crore for the July-September quarter, a sharp increase from Rs 469 crore in the year-ago period, and said it is working on a plan to resume services. The revenue plung
Corporate India has raised its voice against corruption again, this time at the World Economic Forum (WEF) conference now on at Gurgaon. The shared wisdom at this high table of world economic dialogue was that corruption chokes growth.
Nitin Gadkari on Thursday met L K Advani, who is apparently unhappy over the BJP President`s continuance in his post, to wish him on his birthday. Gadkari met Advani at his residence. The meeting between the two lasted for 15 minutes.
A full-page advertisement in national dailies, placed by the Delhi government, claiming cent percent power to citizens has raised many eyebrows. The Sheila Dikshit government claims that discoms (distribution companies) have met the peak d
Country’s richest civic body with an annual budget of Rs 25,581 crore for the year 2012-2013, the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no system of calculating water consumption data for its 24 ward boundaries, rendering water consu
The reserve price of Rs 14,000 crore set for airwaves is "too high" and the auction of 2G spectrum will be over on the first day itself, Bharti group Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Wednesday. "Reserve price is too high
