Are we creeping back to controls on corporate decision making? Three moves over the past eight months reinforce this notion, says Kanika Datta.
'The present government swears by Hinduism. But we lost three of our sants during earlier BJP regimes.'
Communications Minister A Raja has made it clear to bureaucrats in his ministry that there is no question of any change in the entry fee to be paid by a company for getting a unified access service licence, which allows an operator to offer mobile and fixed line services. In an unusually strong hand-written noting (not the first time that the 42-year old lawyer turned politician has done so) on a file relating to licences and related issues, Raja castigated senior officials.
State Civil Supplies Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh's mother too has security cover.
Goswami claimed in the top court that he was interrogated by Mumbai Police for over 12 hours with regard to FIR on alleged defamatory statements and one of the two investigating officers probing the case against him has tested Covid-19 positive.
e Union minister of state for home is somewhat brash and rowdy, and has enormous confidence.' Some of this derives from the fact that he has independent sources of income (he reported assets amounting to Rs 18 crore in his 2019 Lok Sabha nomination papers)
'Nowadays anyone can get up and say his sentiments are hurt, that his faith is being disturbed.' 'Or he can say he doesn't like the size of Amol Palekar's nose, so chop it off.'
G C Murmu rarely speaks in public and when he does, his statements are always in lockstep with the thinking within this government.
An Italian court on Friday allowed Indian authorities to question alleged middleman Guido Hashcke in the chopper scam case, which is being heard in that country.
Shaking Delhi's spirit and soul, an unimaginable tragedy is unfolding at New Delhi's crematoriums struggling to cope with the deluge of the dead arriving at frightening pace.
'We were against politicisation of the defence acquisition process. It was a question of capability of the air force'
The PMO said providing such information "may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise"
An ACB official probing the case said Dikshit has been asked to reply to 18 written questions within the next two-three days.
'I'll give it to the vaccine manufacturers without guarantees, take the payment in advance and give me the supplies.' 'The moment you give me one lot of supply, I'll give you more.'
'Appointed, sponsored and nurtured' by Jayalalithaa, P Rama Mohana Rao is now seen as a man who holds the key to the secrets of ministers and bureaucrats.
The coming elections seem a tough battleground for the BJP in the wake of anti-incumbency, Patidar and Dalit agitations and implementation of the GST.
The Governor invited the 'attention' of Chief Minister Banerjee to the preamble of the Indian Constitution.
'Since CBI directly reports to PM CBI couldn't have allowed without approval from top,' Kejriwal tweeted
The chief minister has asked officials for the 'factual status' of the case.
I&B Ministry, Prasar Bharati are in tussle over ministry's directives, reports Shreya Jai and Arindam Majumder.
'There is a deep stigma or taboo attached to COVID-19 in rural areas.' 'People don't want to test because they fear social exclusion.' 'Even those who test positive may not reveal and not follow the quarantine protocol.'
'A month after assuming charge, Parrikar promised a policy within six months to "end or at least reduce" terrorist infiltration across the Line of Control.' 'However, infiltration continued apace, leading to high-profile terrorist attacks in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Uri.' 'During this phase, he made the controversial suggestion that India should fight terror with terror, hinting at supporting terror groups to strike in Pakistan,' observes Ajai Shukla.
CS Anshu Prakash was allegedly assaulted during a meeting at Kejriwal's official residence on February 19 night.
Pranabda hasn't given us any indication of the tough period when he realised Sonia Gandhi had decided to give the presidency not to him, but to then vice-president Hamid Ansari. He wrested the presidency from her, and handed her the biggest defeat of her UPA years, observes Shekhar Gupta.
In the wake of the 2G acquittals, here are a few high-profile cases in which question marks were raised by various courts over the CBI's probe.
Trying to rebuild its tattered image after a spate of controversies, the BCCI is waiting anxiously for the Justice Lodha Committee's report which is set to recommend a host of reforms for the cricket body on Monday. While the three-member committee comprising Justice (Retd) RM Lodha, Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhan and Justice (Retd)RV Raveendran is set to submit their report to the Supreme Court, the BCCI will be keenly watching the proceedings as to whether the Apex Court makes the recommendations binding or not.
'You just make the bureaucracy honest and make them function with integrity.' 'Everything will be taken care of after that.' 'But this Mission Karmayogi does not even mention these two words -- honesty and integrity.'
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging the discharge of Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!'
The Union home ministry termed the suspension as null and void.
'While it is very easy to blame the chief minister, the bureaucracy should be held accountable. Chief ministers come every five years but bureaucracy is a permanent setup. The bureaucracy is trained for handling such situations with alacrity.'
'Just as the monkey god needed a Jambavan to prod him into realising his superpowers, so did the poll panel need a poke from the Supreme Court into remembering it had an armoury of powers at its disposal to stop the infractions,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
'His secularism merely declared the equality of all religions in India under fundamental rights.'
'The EC is a sacred institution.' 'In the last few years, more than once, we have found the EC bending over backwards to accommodate the government.'
Owaisi's five seats in Bihar's Muslim-majority Seemanchal region ought to ring alarm bells, observes Virendra Kapoor.
The reshuffle could take place before the start of the winter session of Parliament.
'Suspect all, fix all.' 'It is this mindset that begins at the very top of an establishment and then trickles down and across,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
The apex court at the same time made it clear that it does not want information on pricing and technical parameters relating to the fighter aircraft.
