Amit Agnihotri And N Sundaresha Subramanian

Stories by Amit Agnihotri And N Sundaresha Subramanian

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2017

The challenges authorities face in cleaning Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi.

How to beat NaMo: Congress mulls alliances route

How to beat NaMo: Congress mulls alliances route

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2017

'Wait for 2019, there will be no space for the BJP in UP.'

'India can never be Congress-mukt'

'India can never be Congress-mukt'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2017

'...because the party is based on the Constitution.'

No threat to Akhilesh's leadership in SP

No threat to Akhilesh's leadership in SP

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2017

Will Akhilesh ask Azam Khan to lead the SP legislature party?

UP shows that Muslims were 'Modi-fied'

UP shows that Muslims were 'Modi-fied'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2017

Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh could have voted in significant numbers for the BJP, endorsing its stand on issues like women's rights.

Telenor's Indian adventure: A bold move that didn't click

Telenor's Indian adventure: A bold move that didn't click

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2017

After building a subscriber base of nearly 50 million in about eight chequered years, it finally gave up as it saw itself up against a 600-pound gorilla that breezed through double that many subscribers in a fraction of that time, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.

Can Congress dent Modi's image in Varanasi?

Can Congress dent Modi's image in Varanasi?

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2017

To counter PM Narendra Modi's aggression, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint road show on March 4 in PM's constituency, reports Amit Agnihotri.

Job alert: Parliament may soon hire students as interns

Job alert: Parliament may soon hire students as interns

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2017

Taking a leaf from the US, Canada and the UK, where students and research scholars get to work with Parliamentary panels, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is pushing for induction of interns in the Parliamentary standing committees.

4 banks to brief Parliament panel on loan defaulters

4 banks to brief Parliament panel on loan defaulters

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2017

The PAC, headed by Congress lawmaker K V Thomas, is keen to find out the details of huge loans given by the banks to corporates including the basis on which such favours were extended.

Rahul skips seats in family bastion witnessing 'friendly fight'

Rahul skips seats in family bastion witnessing 'friendly fight'

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2017

The Congress vice president has eyes on the larger objective of his partnership with Akhilesh, which may provide the template against the BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The raid that led to all of Sasikala's troubles

The raid that led to all of Sasikala's troubles

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2017

The December 1996 raid came following a complaint by BJP's Subramaniam Swamy naming late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Double-taxation: Experts seek clarification from Jaitley in Budget

Double-taxation: Experts seek clarification from Jaitley in Budget

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2017

Despite a temporary relief, foreign investors still see the sword of double-taxation hanging above their hard earned returns.

Congress-SP tug-of-war reaches Priyanka's doorstep

Congress-SP tug-of-war reaches Priyanka's doorstep

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2017

Congress and SP tussle over 10 assembly seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli.

Limited campaign role for Priyanka in UP

Limited campaign role for Priyanka in UP

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2017

The SP-Congress campaign will see Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi criss-cross the seats held by either party.

Decoding the Badals' business empire

Decoding the Badals' business empire

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

There is more than what meets the eye to the wealth accumulated by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.

BSE IPO disclosures incomplete: Investor body

BSE IPO disclosures incomplete: Investor body

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2017

BSE says all requirements complied with.

SP reduces Congress seats: Alliance in peril

SP reduces Congress seats: Alliance in peril

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2017

Congress jolted by SP move in Uttar Pradesh.

Congress bargains hard with SP for UP seats

Congress bargains hard with SP for UP seats

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2017

The Congress wants the 28 seats it won in 2012 plus 20 seats where the party was runner-up plus 57 seats where it was ahead of the SP in 2012.

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2017

N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.

SP poll alliance with Cong in day or two

SP poll alliance with Cong in day or two

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2017

Rahul Gandhi is more inclined towards Akhilesh, who has said their combination could win more than 300 of the 403 assembly seats.