Every Ruling Party Like Its Writ To Run

Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Close to......

Gehlot's Mutiny Is A Congress Game Changer

Ashok Gehlot has proved that a strong state leader can challenge the Congress high command, reports Prakash Bhandari from Jaipur. IMAGE: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Jaipur.......

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who......

Rajasthan crisis deepens as Pilot claims Gehlot govt's in minority

Amid the severe power tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot, the Congress on Sunday dispatched two of its senior leaders as central observers to Jaipur to......

'Budget is not the last word on PSU banks' recapitalisation'

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed a post-Budget press conference, along with Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha, all secretaries in the finance ministry and Chief Economic......

Tata-SIA's 2-decade wait at departure lounge ends today

Image: A Vistara aircraft. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Facebook page of Vistara When Vistara, the full-service joint venture between the Tatas and Singapore Airlines, takes off on its maiden flight......

Another Gujarat cadre IAS officer gets plum posting in Modi govt

In yet another secretary-level change, government appointed Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as the new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu. Sandhu, a 1980 Rajasthan......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......