Congress Backs Nitish As INDIA Convenor

Sources within the INDIA bloc said appointing Nitish Kumar as convenor would lend credibility to the INDIA bloc's demand for conducting a nationwide caste census. IMAGE: Janata Dal-United leader......

If India Becomes Bharat...

By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N......

Pralhad responds to Sonia missive: Don't politicise Parliament's work

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of trying to politicise the functioning of Parliament and create unnecessary controversy. IMAGE:......

Sonia writes to Modi, lists 9 issues for special Parliament session

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to point out that no agenda was listed for the special Parliament session and to raise nine issues, including......

How best to nurse the weak banks back to health

Should we continue to nurse them back to health while teaching them not to make the same mistakes?Even, explore the option of euthanasia for a few incorrigible ones?Or, relax the PCA norms, push......

Big concerns about the Aadhaar card

'There are requiring agencies under the law and these are going to use Aadhaar for authentication of various kinds – these can be anybody including a person, a private entity or the......

AAI, states to develop 4 airports in partnership

UP, Rajasthan, Odisha and Maharashtra roped in to set up special purpose vehicle; strategic partnership being used for the first timeIn a first, the Airports Authority of India has identified......

Make in India, Swachch Bharat are fine; India now needs reforms

Make in India and Swachh Bharat have made their big bang debuts, but a lot more is expected from Modi. Image:India's prime minister Narendra Modi in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in......