The supreme court on Wednesday took exception to law minister Salman Khurshid`s reported remarks in which he had asked the judiciary to be sensitive to "political economy". In oral comments, the court said the remarks were "
Hansa is in her late thirties. She was once married. But now she calls herself a ‘parityakta’, a dispossessed. Her husband dumped her when she was very young. When asked why he left her, Hansa says as a matter of fact, “I don&rsq
As the first ever high-level Indo-US education summit gets underway, India today pitched for famed American universities to "reach out" to the country, with the visiting minister Kapil Sibal saying that tie-ups would yield high economic
With Anna Hazare factor looming large raising stakes for the ruling Congress, the stage is set for a triangular contest in the bypolls for Hisar Lok Sabha seat to be held tomorrow. There has been a fortnight of frenzied campaigning as heav
Speech of Vinod Rai, the CAG of India at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy on October 11, 2011 Distinguished officers of the Indian police service, 1. I am happy to be present today at this premiere trai
In a marked departure from iron-handed approach to deal with the maoist issue, advocated so staunchly by home minister P Chidambaram, the rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has argued for a ‘dvelopmentalist’ and more humane appro
India stands at the 67th spot among 81 nations listed (in the decreasing order) by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in its recently released global hunger index (GHI) report 2011. However, a poverty of statistics could be r
Amid raging controversy over Rs 32 per capita per day poverty line, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said "it is not all that ridiculous" in Indian conditions. "The fact is that Rs 4,824 per mon
Senior BJP leader L K Advani today alleged the Congress-led UPA government has failed to bring back the ill-gotten wealth to the tune of trillions of dollars stashed in foreign banks and was unresponsive to the sentiments of people on issues of co
Observing that the country was facing a "testing time" in its history, Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) Vinod Rai today said the credibility of the government is at its "lowest" and that decision making has become a "c
Declaring government`s commitment to a strong Lokpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Anna Hazare`s demand for `Right to Reject` provision in electoral law needs political consensus. Even as Hazare came out against the Congress in
Trust the government to introduce an element of ambiguity when it formulates welfare policies so that it has enough space to play around and play foul as and when it pleases with such policies, notwithstanding the grandstanding about its benevolen
In Aesop’s fables, there is this story of a lion who was once drinking water from a stream. Seeing a lamb drinking water nearby whetted his appetite. “Why are you making the water dirty?” he roared. “But I am
Owing to power supply shortage in Maharashtra, as a result of the unrest in Andhra Pradesh over Telangana issue, the state power utility-- Mahavitaran, has decided to impose 16 hours of staggering day for industries from this Wednesday.
Former income tax chief commissioner Shiva Kant Jha`s `On the loom of time` turns the lens on the double taxation avoidance treaty India signed with Mauritius, exposing loopholes in it which allow the treaty`s misuse. Jha had earlier taken on thqu
Poor infrastructure, lack of teachers and quality education, and dirty, non-functional toilets - these are some of the factors crippling the education sector. A post-facto social audit of the implementation of the right to education (RTE) Act cond
Top defence officials on Tuesday faced tough questions from Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when they appeared before it in connection with the CAG report on the Adarsh Housing society scam. The PAC demanded answers fro
Press Council of India (PCI) has recommended making incidence of `paid news` during elections a punishable "electoral malpractice" and suggested amending the relevant laws. A report of PCI`s two-member sub-committee on iss
Breaking his silence on the CBI action against the Maran brothers over the Aircel-Maxis deal, DMK President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said his support would always be with them to face the present situation. "I treat my daughter
Indian minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath has discussed mechanisms for development of the economic partnership between India and the UAE with UAE foreign trade minister Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, it was announced here on Monday.
