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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar: Hurt, dejected, divorced (from NDA)
While Bihar CM fires ‘betrayed’ salvo at erstwhile partner, his ex-deputy Sushil Modi and ally-turned-adversary Lalu Prasad have sent out the first upper-cuts...more
Policy explained: how politics influenced specific clauses, its impact on businesses, and how companies may subvert them...more
Central bank retains repo rate at 7.25% and cash reserve ratio at 4% as governor Subbarao hopes for stability in domestic economy; CII, FICCI, call move ‘disappointing’...more
Officers working as PS or OSD to ministers who have not completed their cooling-off period to be sent back to the parent cadre after tenure with minister ends, says department of personnel and training memo...more
Download the full list of 1 lakh names, or search on database thrown open to the public by ICIJ...more
Trio pocketed Rs 34 lakh selling counterfeit special darshan tickets...more
DoPT’s redefining of RTI Act’s significant section 4 is a welcome step, for it promises greater transparency...more
An upset stomach, a flight to Goa not taken and other details of a sulk untold...more
In 2004, Manmohan Singh overlooked five officers to anoint Shyam Saran as his foreign secretary. In 2006, Shiv Shankar Menon famously came over 16 brother officers. So, what’s the storm if S Jaishankar is the PM’s choice this time?...more
Since that $160 billion that India spent on importing oil last fiscal comes from our pocket, Moily should let the country know who are threatening him, and whether we are wasting dollars because of those threats...more
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Wait for the day when you will be told that Manmohan the individual can't be held responsible for what Manmohan the prime minister does...more
To become a public reporter, Please
Protests and Petitions
Gandhiji is the most misused name to justify all sorts of vested interests (exploitation and fraud, corruption, reservation against merit, and misuse of charities), and the prohibition system in Wardha is one of the worst examples...more
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We also share struggles for justice and equality. I was humbled to visit Mani Bhavan, where Gandhi helped move India and the world through the strength and dignity of his leadership.
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