Is this the rise of a new kind of politics in India?

A party demanding meaningful change seems to have touched a deep chord among voters, says Sreelatha MenonThe Aam Aadmi Party’s stellar performance in Delhi has given hope of the emergence of......

All is not well with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

Amid compulsions, the Delhi assembly elections would test the Aam Aadmi Party’s endurance, says Sreelatha Menon Can a single name change politics? The people drawn to Aam Aadmi Party chief......

Rahul is sounding more and more like Kejriwal these days

Rahul Gandhi talks of compassion as a necessary element for development. Sreelatha Menon examinesThe metaphor of a boat rising with the tide was indeed well put. Speaking to business leaders last......

Kejriwal's fast will benefit the people of Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal's agitation in Delhi has woken up the opposition from its slumber, says Sreelatha Menon Is Arvind Kejriwal going too fast, on the fast, that is? Or, will his strategy pay off? The......

Things you must know about the Land Acquisition Bill

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012. The Bill will replace the existing Land Acquisition Act, 1894. State still holds......

For projects that are stuck, answer lies in 'file under submission'

Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram try to boost investments in the face of the economic slowdown, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is sitting on......

'The Food Ordinance is a small step in the right direction'

Implementing the Food Ordinance is the bigger challenge and there are many provisions of the National Food Security Bill which need to be expanded and strengthened. Biraj Patnaik, principal adviser......

EPFO doesn't have birth record of 95% members

It has initiated efforts to get full details only now. The pension scheme run by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a decades-old statutory body with 80 million members,......