'The autonomy of essential institutions is clearly under question as the Modi government seeks to influence them politically.' 'The credibility of institutions such as the EC, the CBI, the CVC, the UPSC, the RBI, media, and universities, has been compromised,' notes Zoya Hasan, the distinguished political thinker.
The commission asks for notification to be deferred; RIL's KG-D6 pricing issue may return to Cabinet
Supporters of the bull taming sport Jalikattu on Tuesday staged protests in Tamil Nadu after SC stayed the Centre's notification lifting the ban on it.
Full list of the rejigged Union Council of Ministers
Managing Brexit, inflation and banking reforms, along with the political environment, will be tough.
UDF, LDF raise voice against cow slaughter ban backed by BJP leadership.
Whilst substantive public allocations have been made in the infrastructure sector, this strategy is plateauing due to the fiscal deficit constraint, capacity limitation of statal implementing agencies, the declining ability of PSUs, and the precarious situation of the Railways' operating ratio. It is, thus, high time to get the policy compass to point at rejuvenating private sector investments in infrastructure, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
Here are other controversial 'babas' who were given the Z-category security, though later, it was withdrawn from some.
Central Administrative Tribunal says orders unjustified and against principles of natural justice. Nitin Sethi reports
Budget should be a platform for govt to take bold steps.
Pressure on the government increased with the Reserve Bank of India's surprise move on Thursday to cut interest rates
'The CM seems to have forgotten that she is dealing with the Gorkhas, people known for their valour and loyalty to India.' 'It is shameful that Mamata Banerjee and her administration treated them like insurgents, choosing to use live bullets instead of other ways and means to control crowds.'
RBI Governor has been under pressure from Finance Ministry.
'Why should the people of Odisha divert water from the Mahanadhi when 13 out of 32 districts are chronically drought prone?' 'Water is a state subject. Can you really nationalise rivers for which you need drastic amendments in the Constitution?'
FinCom prescribes scrapping of effective revenue deficit.
Expectations were probably too high from Narendra Modi.
Modi has the ideas for a new, hopeful India, and an idiom in which to sell optimism to voters. But he doesn't yet have the team for it, and soon enough, questions will begin to be asked by an impatient, non-ideological, I-don't-owe-anybody-anything generation of Indian voters, says Shekar Gupta.
Kerala's iconic Marxist and former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan turned 90 on Sunday.
Budget should raise revenues & reduce spending to increase capital expenditure.
In its interim order, a Madurai bench directed the Centre to file counter in 4 weeks.
Obviously, the not-so warm vibes between the two during the recent election season is a thing of the past, with Jaya scheduled to offer the Tamil angavastram as a mark of respect to Modi in his South Block office.
The Delhi CM said a fine of Rs 2,000 will be imposed for those violating the rules during those 15 days.
Smart cities can provide more safety, better management of traffic congestion, a low-carbon environment and better services.
'A President who is a living embodiment of high principles can tone up the entire national fabric,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
The majestic Rajpath saw a scintillating display of India's military might as the country celebrated its 69th Republic Day on Friday, with the leaders of all the 10 countries of the ASEAN attending the parade. Take a look here.
With the Supreme Court reinforcing its stay on jallikattu, the state BJP hopes it can persuade its party leadership to bring in an ordinance. But this is a path filled with risk, reports R Ramasubramanian.
'A lot will depend on the first Aayog and the power it derives.'
The Prithviraj Chavan government wants to retain its strongholds and ensure there is negligible anti-incumbency. That many of its decisions can run into legal problems is not an immediate worry, says Neeta Kolhatkar.
Jindal Steel and Power and JSW Steel, are in competing talks to buy parts of insolvent Italian steelmaker Lucchini.
'I can assure you the Ganga will be more polluted in 2030 than it is now.' 'What they are trying to do now is clean the Ganga without understanding how to do so.'
A look into the state of Dalit entrepreneurship in the country.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
For the CBI, crimes are likely to become more innovative, complex, driven increasingly by technology and transcending geographical boundaries, says Anil Kumar Sinha.
The hype surrounding the Budget gives it undue importance.
Modi government is pushing GM food crops without adequate safety assessment and transparency, claim activists.
Instead of announcing new schemes, focus will be on those already announced and key sectors.
Singh said the terrorists snuck in from the Ravi river.
Dengue menace continued to rattle Delhi with a six-year-old boy and a woman succumbing to the vector-borne disease, raising the toll to 11 even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his government was mulling bringing a law to enable temporary takeover of private hospitals during emergencies.
Similar traffic restrictions in other cities did not see a significant improvement in air quality only because car owners begin making more trips during their unrestricted periods. The other apprehension, as seen in other cities, is that residents have bought secondhand cars, using the other number plate so that they can continue to drive to their work place, thereby defeating the very purpose of this scheme.
Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said the vessel had more than 32,000 tonne of oil and has been emptied.
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