Government policies

01 Oct 2010

Mostly India and Bharat go their separate ways, but sometimes trajectories collide, as they did when the Allahabad High Court passed its judgment on the long-pending Ayodhya title suits, writes Rajiv Singh

30 Sep 2010

In a historic judgment the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled, by differing majorities on different issues, that the disputed Ram Janambhoomi land may be regarded as the birthplace of Lord Ram.

30 Sep 2010

Verdict in favour of Ram Janambhoomi; Muslims may get on-third share
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will pronounce its judgment on the 60-year-old Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute with a three-Judge bench delivering verdict at 3.30 pm today.

29 Sep 2010

A judgement by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on the Ayodhya title suit is expected to address a large number of issues. Here is a summary.

29 Sep 2010

With the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court set to pronounce verdict on the title suit of the Ram Janambhoomi/Babri Masjid dispute on 30 September we may take a look at the history of the disputed site.

28 Sep 2010

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a Special Leave Petition seeking deferment of a verdict to be delivered in the matter related to the Ayodhya Ram Janam Bhoomi/Babri Masjid dispute.

28 Sep 2010

Update 2: “SLP dismissed”, says chief justice of India.
Update: Supreme Court to rule on petition at 2pm.
The re-branding will bring to an end to the 11-year old Corus brand created with the merger of British Steel with the 81-year old Netherlands-based Koninklijke Hoogovens in 1999

23 Sep 2010

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20 Sep 2010

By Rajiv Singh | 20 Sep 2010

If there is anything a Kashmir Valley politician knows best it’s posturing, for in that lies the continuous appeal of his ‘politics of grievance.’ An all-party delegation is today tackling postures and listening to ‘grievances’ in a bid to diffuse the tension in the valley, writes Rajiv Singh.

18 Sep 2010

18 Sep 2010

The United Nations assumes centre stage for India in the coming week as voting takes place for the non-permanent seat to the Security Council for the period 2011-12 and broader reforms are also discussed.

17 Sep 2010

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16 Sep 2010

With an all-party delegation due to visit J&K on Monday to assess the ground situation, Valley politics took an abrupt turn with Rahul Gandhi endorsing Omar Abdullah’s continuation as CM.

15 Sep 2010

After a five hour long meet the all-party meet summoned by the Indian PM to discuss the situation in the Kashmir Valley has decided that an all-party delegation will soon visit the state.

15 Sep 2010

With administrations at Srinagar and Delhi mulling an appropriate response to separatist-inspired violence in the Kashmir Valley, PM Manmohan Singh has summoned an all party meet at his residence today.

14 Sep 2010

In the face of persistent claims by foreign companies and their governments that the pitch is queered for their businesses, China has brusquely responded by asking them to stop whining.

14 Sep 2010

Having defeated party challenger Ichiro Ozawa, Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan now faces the sticky task of tackling a long list of woes afflicting his country.

13 Sep 2010

India is too large a country to be boxed into any alliance or regional or sub-regional arrangements, whether trade, economic or political.

09 Sep 2010