CBI books 18 cops for fake encounter by Amita Verma
Almost six months after MBA student Ranbir Singh was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Dehra Dun, the CBI…
Read MoreFarmers offer Gram Sabha land to Govt. for opening varsity
At a time when farmers across the country have been agitating against acquisition of their land for developmental works, a…
Read MoreOf money, greed and risk-loving CEOs by Jayati Ghosh
This has been quite a decade for global corporate leaders, volatile not only in terms of their actual fortunes, but…
Read More‘It is shameful to misguide people’ by P Sainath
Well-known PR firms, professional designers, and ad agencies served the richer parties and candidates. They made up “news” items in…
Read MoreReceding hopes
The World Trade Organisation’s seventh ministerial meeting held earlier this month at Geneva ended without anything substantial to show. But…
Read MoreWhy did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal? by Richard Black
After Copenhagen, there is no “developing world” — there are several. About 45,000 travelled to the U.N. climate summit in…
Read MoreToward Greater Transparency through Access to Information: World Bank Finalizes Landmark Policy
The World Bank today finalized its Access to Information Policy, which makes the Bank a transparency leader among international institutions. …
Read MorePerform or perish for babus over 50?
Non-performing officers in the elite civil services — IAS, IFS and IPS — may be asked to pack up leaving…
Read MoreRs 10,000 cr package for Vidarbha
Minutes before curtains were drawn on state legislature’s winter session, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced a Rs 10,000 crore package…
Read MoreFood price index up 18.65 y/y on Dec 12: Government
Food price index rose 18.65 per cent in the 12 months to Dec 12, while the fuel index was up…
Read More‘Chidambaram must visit Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh’
Vanvasi Chetna Asram founder Himanshu Kumar while reacting to the letter dashed by Chhattisgarh Governor ESL Naramsimhan to Prime Minister…
Read MoreEditors guild deplores ‘paid news menace’
The Editors Guild of India [ Images ] is ‘deeply shocked’ and ‘seriously concerned’ at the increasing number of reports…
Read MoreNCW contemplates filing suit in Ruchika molestation case
In a clear indictment of the Punjab Police and the state government, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas set…
Read More‘The level of violence has gone up tremendously in Chhattisgarh’
Even after spending more than two years in prison on charges of being a Naxal supporter under the draconian Chhatisgarh…
Read MoreBasic instincts by Darryl D’Monte
Reading the lines that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh delivered in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday and between them, the message…
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