The road ahead will be long and winding and much resistance can be expected from the high-flying 'hawks' in our skies. But that should not deter the policymakers from planning a road map with the 'big picture' in mind, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said the amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India will come into force from November 27 and the moratorium imposed on the crisis-ridden lender will be removed on that day. The RBI issued the statement within hours of the Cabinet clearing the Scheme of Amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (LVB) with DBS Bank India Limited (DBIL).
Tamil Nadu's unending legislative fight for exemption from NEET has now flagged the question if it's time to review the Supreme Court's famous verdict in the 'Mandal case', fixing 50-per cent upper-limit for all reservations, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Your confidence is shaken when the government does what it does these days, but then it is the same confidence that gives you the courage to stand up to the government's high-handedness.' 'There will always be people who will not fear jails or the physical and mental torture that visit citizens protesting against the government's draconian policies and laws.' 'There will always be Indians who will not be afraid to face the consequences of fighting for their Constitutional rights.'
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said India should verify reports about Sri Lanka's proposed intention to set up a military base in Katchatheevu, saying "the unilateral action" was a great cause of concern for fishermen and the state government.
The long-range planes will be delivered from early 2014.
'Every Congressperson is disillusioned in different degrees.'
"Every Indian deserves to know the truth and the BJP wants to hide the truth. The BJP believes the truth must be hidden from the people and they must not question people in power. The changes proposed to the RTI will make it a useless Act," the Congress president said on Twitter.
In the four-paragraph letter, Jaitley said he had orally informed Modi about his desire not to be a part of the new BJP government to enable him to concentrate on treatment and health.
BCCI has reacted sharply to the Committee of Administrators red-flagging a proposed Day/Night Test match against the West Indies in October despite positive feedback from national chief coach Ravi Shastri.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ladakh MP revealed his reason to quit the BJP and resign from the Lok Sabha ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Jaguar Land Rover and Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Clusters Development Programme will now begin a detailed feasibility study together, to determine the viability of setting up an automotive facility, the company said in a statement.
The agency has registered the FIR after a preliminary enquiry on a complaint from the oil ministry.
The WHOS has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Minister Jayant Patil said the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government favoured granting relief to those who were falsely implicated.
Aam Admi Party executive member Kumar Viswvas, whose derogatory remarks against Kerala nurses sparked a controversy, tendered an apology on Wednesday, saying it was never his intention to hurt the feelings of any one.
This is the first coal scam case in which the special court has delivered its judgement.
'No one has the right to take the law into their hands whether it is Sanjay Leela Bhansali or anyone else,' Adityanath said.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ficci president R V Kanoria said it is possible to have NIB "without violating any existing Act or rule as the intention is to speed up the decision making process and not bypass any law".
'Finally it was S D Burman who brought us together.'
We don't have confidence in the chief minister, the MLAs said.
Giving priority to one's ideology over national interest has harmed the democratic system of the country a lot, Modi said in his address to students after unveiling the statue through video conferencing.
India welcomed resolution of the political crisis in Sri Lanka and exuded confidence that relations between the two countries will continue to move on in an upward trajectory.
Making serious allegations against the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team, suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Friday said that the agency was "reluctant" in examining key-witnesses about the February 27, 2002 meeting held at Chief Minister Narendra Modi's residence.
The fuel delivery scheme mainly targets consumers that buy in bulk.
Our relations are very old. If she thinks whatever I had said has hurt her, I express my regret for that. I will also write a letter to her, Yadav said.
Contempt proceedings were initiated against Justice Karnan for writing letters to various judges including the Prime Minister, accusing several judges of corruption.
'It's only in the last seven years, I have taken acting seriously.'
The home ministry's notice to Gandhi was sent in response to a complaint filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.
The history of the Cauvery and Mullaperiyar cases has shown how helpless the constitutional processes and judicial verdicts have been in enforcing the law of the land in inter-state and state-Centre disputes, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Justice Ramana is a frequent visitor to the residence of the CJI. Because of this I fear that my affidavit and evidence will not receive an objective and fair hearing'
While P Muralidhar Rao, BJP general secretary, says, 'Digital electioneering is here to stay until the elections in 2021,' the BJP's rallies in Bihar will not be confined to cyberspace. Its strategists have devised other ways of getting around the hygiene protocol that Covid-19 has entailed.
Stung by the US super luxury hotel chain Orient Express' rebuff to be associated with the Tatas-owned Taj Hotels, the Tatas on Thursday shot off a letter to the American company's alleging its posture was "libellous".
In fact, given the current tensions and massed troops on both sides, there is a danger that the LAC will become more like the Line of Control with Pakistan, a heavily fortified and strongly defended border where weapon fire exchanges regularly occur. Indeed, Stratfor Worldview research has listed a sharp increase in new Chinese facilities along the LAC in 2019-20.
Alleging that the Central Bureau of Investigation is harassing her son Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijaya Lakshmi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct the investigating agency to "follow the rule book".
With aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspending the operating permit of Global Vectra, the Ministry of Home Affairs ambitious plan to hire nearly a dozen helicopters from the private firm to be used for anti-Naxal operations has come a cropper.
'Allegations of Reliance benefitting by thousands of crores is a figment of imagination, promoted by vested interests'
The actor said the 'poison has already spread' and it will be now difficult to contain it.
Jitu Patwari, was briefly detained along with a few Congress supporters as he sought to enter the resort in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Karnataka.
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