Government
Javadekar elevated, M J Akbar inducted in cabinet shuffle
05 Jul 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi elevated environment minister Prakash Javadekar to the cabinet and inducted 19 new faces in the council of ministers, while showing the door to five
Centre out to paralyse Delhi government: Sisodia
05 Jul 2016
CBI arrests 2 Kejriwal officials, 3 others in Delhi
05 Jul 2016
The CBI has arrested chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar, deputy secretary Tarun Sharma, and three private persons on charges of illegally favouring certain contractors
SC refers Delhi plea on jurisdiction back to HC
02 Jul 2016
Plea against ‘triple talaq’ may go to Constitution bench
30 Jun 2016
Calling the practice of divorce through triple talaq ‘a very important matter affecting a large section of people’, the Supreme Court said it would not ‘jump to any conclusion’ but may refer it to a larger bench
Protected by Naxalites
29 Jun 2016
The author, then a district revenue officer in the Naxal-hit area of Khammam district of undivided Andhra Pradesh, recalls a night of being protected by a group of Naxalites. Vivek Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India
Cabinet clears all recommendations of 7th pay panel
29 Jun 2016
The adoption of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations will result in an about 23.55 per cent increase in salaries, allowances and pensions for more than 1 crore Central government staff and pensioners
PM cuts Swamy to size over Rajan — finally
28 Jun 2016
PM cuts Swamy to size over Rajan — finally
28 Jun 2016
Narasimha used IB to keep tabs on Sonia: book
25 Jun 2016
How Narasimha Rao used IB to track reform opponents
25 Jun 2016
Back in late 1991, the then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao had asked for a telling report from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). He wanted to know which of his Congress MPs were against which specific economic reform