Nitin Sethi And Archis Mohan

Stories by Nitin Sethi And Archis Mohan

Obama-Modi pact on power sector in logjam

Obama-Modi pact on power sector in logjam

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2014

US wants to include climate change deal in it; India disinclined

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2014

The move is aimed at reflecting the diversity of India and highlighting the contribution of prominent personalities.

RSS launches strategy for repeal of Article 370

RSS launches strategy for repeal of Article 370

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2014

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has launched an ambitious plan to reach out to at least 10,000 key opinion makers -- jurists, bureaucrats, etc -- in the next two years to dispel "misinformation" related to Article 370 of the Constitution.

How PM Modi keeps babus on tight leash

How PM Modi keeps babus on tight leash

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2014

New Delhi bureaucrats, accustomed to leisurely lunches, golf in the afternoon and long weekends, have been shaken out of their somnolence, say authors. Fear and suspicion hang heavy over the red-sands.

Image overhaul: Congress, SP field fewer Muslim candidates for UP bypolls

Image overhaul: Congress, SP field fewer Muslim candidates for UP bypolls

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party's historic Lok Sabha election success in Uttar Pradesh has influenced its two main rivals in the state, the Samajwadi Party and Congress, to field fewer Muslim candidates for the 11 assembly seats that go to the by-polls on Saturday.

After Aadhaar fiasco, RuPay debit card to dent the exchequer

After Aadhaar fiasco, RuPay debit card to dent the exchequer

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2014

The government has opted for the RuPay debit card over the Aadhaar-based platform for "last-mile" authentication in its Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.

Jan Dhan Yojana: Many questions remain

Jan Dhan Yojana: Many questions remain

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2014

Against National Democratic Alliance's 75 million target, United Progressive Alliance added 61 million in 2013-14.

'Hindu nation is an existential notion'

'Hindu nation is an existential notion'

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2014

Till 2000, K N Govindacharya, former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak, was considered the Bharatiya Janata party's chief ideologue. Govindacharya, who now heads the Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan, which opposes anti-people policies of governments, tells Sahil Makkar and Archis Mohan the Narendra Modi-led government is still in the election mode.

Ban first, learn later: MPs accept paid 'US study tour'

Ban first, learn later: MPs accept paid 'US study tour'

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2014

MPs will first attend a 'Farm Progress Show' in Iowa, then visit the Monsanto headquarters in St Louis, Missouri.

Delhi's Anti Corruption Bureau stopped from probing RIL case

Delhi's Anti Corruption Bureau stopped from probing RIL case

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2014

Union government limits powers of Anti Corruption Bureau to corruption cases involving Delhi state govt officials

Delhi Police's anti-corruption branch to probe RIL gas case

Delhi Police's anti-corruption branch to probe RIL gas case

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2014

Delhi Police claims that the FIR reveals serious cognizable corruption & cheating offences, so matter is within its jurisdiction.

BJP and Sangh Parivar are about to call Rahul's bluff

BJP and Sangh Parivar are about to call Rahul's bluff

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

The Sangh Parivar is convinced that by agreeing to Rahul Gandhi's demand for a Parliament debate on communal riots would expose the Congress vice president's lack of homework on the issue.

Govt eases environment rules to push investments

Govt eases environment rules to push investments

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2014

Rules for mining, roads, power and irrigation projects relaxed.

Is the RSS running the Narendra Modi government?

Is the RSS running the Narendra Modi government?

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2014

The Opposition has alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh runs the Narendra Modi government.

Genetically modified crops' field trials put on hold

Genetically modified crops' field trials put on hold

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

The decision marks first successful policy intervention.

Out to win state polls, Amit Shah starts formulating strategies

Out to win state polls, Amit Shah starts formulating strategies

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2014

Meets leaders from Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir; party keen to form government in Delhi.

India, China take lead at UN climate talks in Germany

India, China take lead at UN climate talks in Germany

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2014

The UN climate negotiation decisions are meant to be taken by consensus and to originate from the submissions of all countries.

Munde's daughter, Gadkari, Shah to help BJP sail through in Maharashtra

Munde's daughter, Gadkari, Shah to help BJP sail through in Maharashtra

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2014

Pankaja Munde -- who lit the funeral pyre of her father Gopinath Munde on Wednesday at his ancestral village of Parli in Maharasthra along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party general secretary Amit Shah -- will lead the the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for the assembly elections scheduled for later this year.

How Obama has curbed the carbon emission menace

How Obama has curbed the carbon emission menace

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2014

That does not change with the much-expected new US announcement, it only reiterates the imbalance.