Social unrest, SC order: What led to Emergency in 1975

Amid this unrest came the verdict of the Allahabad high court on June 12, 1975 that found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign, which led to the Emergency on the night of June......

When India Is At War, Opposition-Government Is At Peace

When the country has been at war, the Opposition has buried its differences with the government, points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: The all-party meeting on Operation Sindoor at the Parliament......

Former minister hospitalised

Former Union finance minister Prof Madhu Dandavate, who is suffering from cancer, was admitted to the Jaslok hospital in Mumbai, hospital sources said on Friday. Dandavate was admitted two days ago......

Memories Of Parliament House As It Passes Into History

At this poignant historic moment, one can only wish that institutions, which are not built by brick and mortar, but by rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time, are......

Jaswant Singh's 200 days

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh completed 200 days in office some time last week.Two hundred days in the tenure of a finance minister is not always an occasion for celebration.Reversing a trend......

Capex Has Taken New Turn Under Sitharaman

The dividends for the economy from such a rapid rise in capital expenditure would be huge, observes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at an Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav event......

Return of the Bharatiya 'Baniya' Party

'The BJP has shown signs lately of returning to its trader mindset.''Several strong emotions get meshed in this: Nationalism, protectionism, mercantilism, and arrogance,' points out Shekhar......

Why Nehru had set up the Planning Commission

The 64-year-old Planning Commission, a vestige of the socialist era, will soon become history.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, on Friday announced that the Commission,......