You feel sad when you see Sonia reading speeches prepared by Congress veterans like Moti Lal Vohra and Digvijay Singh. She apparently has no personal feelings for the country and its people.
Those who know the depths of the mindless lethargy that the Bihar bureaucracy had sunk into until two years ago, understand the importance of the unquantifiable but invaluable revival.
In a move that will benefit over 10 million central and state government employees, besides those in the defence services, the ministry of personnel is finalising a proposal to raise the retirement age of central government officials from 60 to 62 years. If approved by the Cabinet, this will be the second time in nine years that the retirement age will be raised.
With the Congress unable to make up its mind, Deve Gowda's in power once again.
Despite poor governance, the BJD-BJP alliance may win an other term, since the main opposition Congress is in disarray and has no credible leaders.
The attack on Ambika Soni is aimed at stopping her return to the party during election time.
Govt puts populist schemes on fast track.
New Delhi eyes France's nuclear power expertise.
The government is considering a proposal to examine foreign direct investment applications on a sector-wise, rather than country-wise, basis to assess their threat to national security.
Move could delay FDI liberalisation in the sector.
It is now almost certain that Najma Heptulla, lately from the Congress and now member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) from the Bharatiya Janata Party, is not going to be elected vice-president.
'Musharraf has no constituency but the Army.'
The real, frightening problem is that there is no one fighting communalism in Karnataka.
New winds are blowing in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology offices at Sanchar Bhavan.
Who controls the government in Punjab?
The Presidential nomination drama has diminished the Congress' authority.
Crime is still very visible in Bihar, but fighting it is a little easier now
None other than the Prime Minister has commented more than once that the power ministry needs to pull up its socks.
Fresh differences have arisen between the government and the Left parties over pension reforms that may indefinitely stall the Pension Funds Regulatory and Development Authority Bill.
The US Under Secretary for International Trade says the US and India were paying for a history of neglect of commercial relations.
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