Somesh Jha And Kavita Chowdhury

Stories by Somesh Jha And Kavita Chowdhury

Centre drops plan for airport privatisation

Centre drops plan for airport privatisation

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2015

A ministry spokesperson said he wasn't aware of the development.

Dynamics of calling a special session of Parliament

Dynamics of calling a special session of Parliament

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2015

Govt is mulling a special session to amend the constitution to enable a national goods and services tax. Kavita Chowdhury answers a few FAQs on the complexities

When 'Mamata didi' was the most sought after politico in Delhi

When 'Mamata didi' was the most sought after politico in Delhi

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2015

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav, Samajwadi Party's Ramgopal Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal will meet at Sharad Pawar's residence on Wednesday.

Aspiring pilots move court against Air India

Aspiring pilots move court against Air India

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2015

Air India did not respond to email queries.

EPFO to get into stocks next week

EPFO to get into stocks next week

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2015

EPFO will invest in ETFs on a daily basis.

Rahul Gandhi's band of generals

Rahul Gandhi's band of generals

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2015

A look at the team behind the Congress' aggressive stance.

Sonia orders Congressmen to fall in line

Sonia orders Congressmen to fall in line

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2015

Sonia Gandhi is cracking the whip on errant party MPs. She has made it clear that the strategy of confrontation with the government and disruption of Parliament proceedings will continue.

Strict psychometric test norms for pilots in the offing

Strict psychometric test norms for pilots in the offing

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2015

DGCA panel has proposed tests be conducted even before a candidate is inducted into a flying training institute

GST: Govt amenable to full compensation to states for 5 years

GST: Govt amenable to full compensation to states for 5 years

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2015

Congress preparing a dissent note on the issue

Mandatory recognition for trade unions likely

Mandatory recognition for trade unions likely

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2015

Employers' refusal to recognise TUs has caused industrial tiffs.

'In 5 years, we might see Rs 30k cr flowing into stock markets from EPF'

'In 5 years, we might see Rs 30k cr flowing into stock markets from EPF'

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2015

'EPFO's investments this financial year should be Rs 1 lakh crore'

Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups

Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2015

Recently, he had surprised many by talking of net neutrality

Passing GST Bill in its present form makes no sense: Moily

Passing GST Bill in its present form makes no sense: Moily

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2015

The Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha.

'CM Raje is legally and morally not in a position to continue in office'

'CM Raje is legally and morally not in a position to continue in office'

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2015

Pilot says that the Congress is demanding that the Rajasthan CM be booked for criminal culpability.

IndiGo, SpiceJet spar over pilot poaching

IndiGo, SpiceJet spar over pilot poaching

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2015

DGCA rules require pilots to service a six-month notice.

GST Bill: Congress sets tough conditions for support in RS

GST Bill: Congress sets tough conditions for support in RS

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2015

The government will find it difficult to pass the Bill without the Congress's help

AAP's core agenda takes back seat in government

AAP's core agenda takes back seat in government

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2015

Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government is locked in a power struggle with the Centre and the Lt Governor. Kavita Chowdhury reports

Rules for hiring contract workers may be eased

Rules for hiring contract workers may be eased

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2015

Industry cheers while unions label the move veiled entry of a 'hire & fire' regime.

In Bihar potboiler, Congress backs Nitish

In Bihar potboiler, Congress backs Nitish

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2015

Congress has indicated it won't settle for less than 50 seats in any non-BJP alliance, unlikely if a JD(United)-RJD deal does take place.

Your air tickets were not costly, DGCA survey finds out

Your air tickets were not costly, DGCA survey finds out

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2015

The average fares of all airlines are almost linear.