Government
Modi seeks peoples’ ideas on new body to replace plan panel
19 Aug 2014
The Planning Commission is to be replaced with a modern institution to reflect a shift to a market-based economy where the states are the main drivers of growth rather than a central body
India calls off talks as Pak envoy engages J&K separatists
18 Aug 2014
The Pakistan envoy has invited Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as also the head of the hardline faction of the outfit, Syed Ali Shah Geelani for consultations in Delhi on 19 August
PM's 'Jan-Dhan Yojana' seen as boosting financial sector
16 Aug 2014
The scheme will have enormous positive spillovers on the structrural transformation of the economy, apart from giving a big boost to the banking and insurance sectors
Plan panel to be scrapped, replaced by new body: PM
16 Aug 2014
The abolition and replacement of the Planning Commission with a new body does not require legislative changes, as it was set up by an executive order
Freedom a celebration, independence a challenge: President
14 Aug 2014
The President called for a constructive partnership between the state and the citizen by taking a responsive administration to the door step of every hut and habitation in the land
Parliament clears way for Judicial Appointments Commission
14 Aug 2014
Noted lawyer and Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani abstained from voting on the bill while noted lawyer Fali Nariman said the two legislations "hit at the root of judicial independence and may be struck down by the Supreme Court"
Do we have a Right to Service?
13 Aug 2014
Maintenance is not considered a responsibility by most governmental institutions…Be it in the case of road construction, rail services, low-income housing and much more, says well-known quality consultant Suresh Lulla, founder and mentor, Qimpro Consultants
Modi govt gets Lok Sabha nod for judicial appointments bill
13 Aug 2014
The bill that proposes to scrap the collegium system of appointing Supreme Court and high court judges will now be introduced in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP lacks majority
CJI Lodha slams ‘campaign’ to malign judge selection system
12 Aug 2014
Justice Lodha condemned the "systematic attempt being made to project the idea that the judiciary was promoting persons against whom there were allegations."
Modi to revamp rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana
11 Aug 2014
The NDA government is expected to double allocation per house to Rs1.5 lakh and raise the unit size to at least 30 sq mts with toilet and bathing space as its integral part, reports say
Mumbai sets up Ebola centre in Jogeshwari
09 Aug 2014
India opens 24-hour helpline to fight Ebola threat
09 Aug 2014
The emergency centre, at New Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, with helpline numbers (011)-2306 1469, 3205 and 1302, is operational from today
Who is running the show?
09 Aug 2014
In the days ahead the new government will face a multitude of internal contradictions, pressures from self-interest groups, and events outside its control within the country and outside, says senior journalist and political commentator Kumar Ketkar
Criminal cases against MPs can’t be automatically fast-tracked: SC
01 Aug 2014
The Supreme Court today said the Indian judiciary cannot automatically fast-track criminal cases against MPs or treat them as a separate category
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