Industrial production growth rate slowed to just 0.1 percent in July due to poor show by manufacturing, mining and capital goods sectors, reflecting weak economic activity which may prompt RBI to cut interest rate in its mid-quarter policy review.
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday hit out at Congress over the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi while drawing parallels with Emergency and alleged that the "draconian mindset" of the present rulers is born out of "failure
The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a constitutional principle where aggrieved parties can seek from appropriate court the postponement of the publication of court hearings and a decision taken on a case-by-case basis. The court, howeve
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) will this evening discuss raising diesel, cooking gas and kerosene prices but the Oil Ministry is doubtful if a decision would be taken in just one meeting. "Radical decision need to b
This is a piece that first appeared in the July 1-15, 2011 issue of the Governance Now magazine. With a recent report from New Delhi-based Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) nailing corporate largesse as the biggest source of par
An uneasy calm prevailed here on Tuesday with police tightening vigil as anti-nuclear protesters continued with their relay fast at Idinthakari, epicentre of protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear plant, condemning the action against anti-KNPP ac
Non-Resident Gujarati Associations of Tri-State under the leadership of Nikul Patel, Harshad Patel and Mitesh Patel organised a warm welcome to visiting Gujarat Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil, Jivabhai Patel and Urmilaben Patel.
BJP patriarch Lal Krishna Advani has praised two party chief ministers in his latest blog for conceiving two unique events he attended last week -- Shivraj Singh Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh for organising pilgrimage train across the country for the
Calling for financial transparency of political parties, two voluntary organisations have feared black money flowing into them in the garb of donations and sought a strict mechanism on cash donations through sale of coupons or otherwise. T
Making an appeal for the release of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested by the Mumbai police on charges of sedition, members of India against corruption Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhusan said while his cartoons could be in bad taste, they
Senior BJP leader LK Advani took potshots at Pankaj Pachauri, prime minister Manmohan Singh`s media advisor, in his latest blog post. Advani labelled as "stupidity" Pachauri`s attempts at damage control after a Washington Post arti
The first of the fleet of 27 Dreamliners ordered from Boeing by Air India reached Delhi on September 8. The mammoth aircrafts are expected to give a filip to the cash-strapped airline. The purchase had come under criticism from many quarte
Maharashtra Government on Monday sought to distance itself from the row surrounding jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, but said it was trying to seek the release of the artist who has been charged with sedition. Home Minister R R Patil told
Cash-at-judge`s door scam: he Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash criminal proceeding against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav in the 2008 cash-at-judge`s door scam. A bench of justices H L Dattu
Nearly eight months after a ceremonial setting of a foundation stone (on January 30), work is set to begin at the site of the integrated development centre (IDC) in Digha village of Saranda in Jharkhand`s West Singhbhum district, a senior rural
Around 200 protesters were on Monday taken into custody for picketing near government offices and other place during a statewide bandh which disrupted train and road traffic and hit normal life. The bandh has been called by Congress agains
Forgotten and bitter, there were hardly any takers for the nation’s Milk Man during his twilight years in Anand. Some say because he was pompous. Well, he wasn’t young at 90, but he was hardly senile! The truth is he wasn’t worth
The milk industry is perhaps the only industry that has led to the large-scale upliftment of the poor – providing them with both money and health. This was the essence of the dream that Dr Verghese Kurien had. This remains perhaps the only i
With Aamir Khan it is always all or nothing. All for Aamir and nothing for you. So, it is not surprising that Aamir walked away with all the attention and kudos for Satyamev Jayate, the big programming gamble of Star India, the country&rsq
The government may hike petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene prices simultaneously as early as next week, with Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Friday saying "difficult and painful" decisions need to be taken. "There ar
