Government
CBI gets hard words from Gopal Gandhi on 50th anniversary
16 Apr 2014
Criticising the CBI at its 50th anniversary celebrations, former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi said the CBI director should be "a phenomenal instrument, not a self-operating robot"
After Baru, ex-coal secretary Parakh calls PM toothless
14 Apr 2014
Former coal secretary P C Parakh in his book Crusader or Conspirator - Coalgate and other Truths, echoes Sanjaya Baru's charge that Manmohan Singh was heading a government in which he had "little" political authority.
Medicos' apex body encourages people to vote
12 Apr 2014
Manmohan was ‘defanged’ by Sonia, says ex-advisor Baru
By By Jagdeep Worah | 11 Apr 2014
Sanjaya Baru, a former media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reveals that ministerial and other top appointments were made by the party high command, bypassing the PM to ensure control over the government. By Jagdeep Worah
Arunachal sees 55% polling; over 80% cast votes in Nagaland and Manipur
09 Apr 2014
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur began voting in the second phase on 9 April
Mamata defies EC, asks to review transfer orders
08 Apr 2014
LS Polls: 84% voter turnout in Tripura, 72.5% in Assam in 1st phase
07 Apr 2014
Balloting will continue till 5 pm, but can be allowed beyond the stipulated time if voters arrive at the polling stations by 5 pm
Panel set up to streamline tax administration
29 Mar 2014
EC calls for details on proposed gas price hike
24 Mar 2014
SC delays noose for two Delhi rape-murder convicts
15 Mar 2014
The Supreme Court today stayed the execution of two of the four men sentenced to death by the Delhi High Court on Thursday for the vicious gang-rape of a medical intern on a Delhi bus in December 2012
US court dismisses criminal charges against Devyani Khobragade
13 Mar 2014
Khobragade is under the scanner as her two daughters aged four and seven holding US passports as also Indian diplomatic passports, are in New York with their father, who is a US citizen
Government spending per voter vaults 20 times in 15 general elections
11 Mar 2014
The forthcoming general elections would see expenditure rising further because of various voter-friendly initiatives like voter awareness campaigns, distribution of voter slip ahead of election date and the use of 'voter verified paper audit trail' for the first time