Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
'It disappoints and saddens me no end that Mahua has allowed herself to be carried away by the Goebbelsian onslaught mounted on the BJP and Narendra Modi by certain vested interests which find themselves exposed and thrown out of the gravy train,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
AIIMS doctors said the BJP stalwart and former external affairs minister died of a cardiac arrest.
'An unsung hero is fine, but an insulted one is not.'
The elder brother of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Revanna cites non-availability of a government bungalow as the reason for undertaking the tedious journey.
The Chess Players' Association of India is upset because 10 per cent is being deducted from the players' prize-money.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the three-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its affiliates in which top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and ministers will also participate.
The firebrand OBC leader, who is clearly keen on projecting her status as a backward caste leader, is seeking quotas within the legislation and a thorough discussion in the party on the issue before formulating its stand
'Mamata is an emotional person, she follows her heart.' 'We loved that Didi, we still love her, but she is a changed person.' 'Why and how the change happened, who is responsible, I can't say.'
Chennai Super Kings will take on holders Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Indian Premier League, which has retained its earlier match timings, weeks after considering the broadcaster's request for a change in schedule.
Post elections, the company has been making frequent visits to various ministries, including the IT ministry, commerce ministry, as well as different agencies to get the hang of things in the administration.
As he faced flak, the senior Congress leader later said the incident was accidental, devoid of any mal-intent and that the woman was like his sister.
India has ranked 59th in the Rule of law index 2015 compiled by The World Justice Project gaining an overall score of 0.51 out of 1.
The government said on Tuesday that the total default of public sector undertakings towards their workers stood at Rs 2082 crore (Rs 20.82 billion) and it was taking steps for redressing the grievances of the employees.\n\n\n\n
'The politicians waiting to grab the space left behind by Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti do not have any credentials,' says Athar Parvaiz.
The top court, which has restricted its functioning and is conducting hearing through video conferencing of extremely urgent matters during the lockdown period since March 25, exercised its plenary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to direct all the high courts to frame a mechanism for use of technology during the pandemic.
According to the petition, Shyam Singh, who joined IIT Indore in 2015 as a PhD student, has been repeatedly asked to resign by his guide.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup, credited with expanding foreign ministry's social media outreach and handling sensitive issues deftly, was on Thursday appointed India's High Commissioner to Canada.
Hospitals empanelled for Modicare may give preference to poor patients over the middle class for fear of strict government action, says Harsh Roongta.
Madras HC said the platform should not be used to host obscene videos.
'He is a former civil servant and has complete control over the administrators.' 'He should have sorted it out before it reached such a stage.' 'How did he allow the stalemate to go on for so many days?'
The shocking incident triggered protests by revenue department employees across Telangana, while political leaders condemned it.
"Have you (counsel for the petitioner) seen the film? Have the people, who are burning cinema halls seen the film? By this kind of petitions you are encouraging the people who are agitating," the bench observed.
Rejecting the opposition's charge that the bill will weaken the act, the government said it was fully committed to transparency and autonomy of the institution.
This business of them [BJP leaders] going to the press with every little thing must stop, the UP chief minister said.
Kamakshi Paatti, a sprightly nonagenarian, has the Chennai civic corporation on its toes.
The Tamil Nadu CM appealed people to vote for AIADMK in upcoming bypolls.
Finance Ministry has asked excise and service tax officials to exercise caution while summoning CEOs and top functionaries of large firms or PSUs for probing any revenue cases.
The Kerala government on Thursday submitted in the high court that a Public Interest Litigation seeking further investigation against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien in the nearly two-decade-old Suryanelli rape case was not maintainable and pointed that the prime accused had retracted his statement which sought to implicate the Congress leader.
'China is constantly probing India's weaknesses.' 'The challenge is to implement a strategy that will allow India to buy time, gather its strength, and eventually counter China,' recommends Harsh V Pant and Vinay Kaura.
India is often viewed as an aggressive tax jurisdiction by domestic and overseas taxpayers, and making the charter as part of the Act may help restore confidence among taxpayers.
The CBEC will itself be rechristened as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and will supervise GST and Customs activities and provide the government policy inputs.
After Sunday's 1-3 loss to Manchester City the calls for Jose Mourinho's ouster are only going to get louder.
'Whatever is shared on social networking sites, will it not jeopardise the security of the nation at times?' K N Govindacharya, the right-wing ideologue who has filed a petition against the government's reliance on Facebook and Twitter, tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com
The controversy over appointment of Gopal Subramanium as judge of the Supreme Court took a new turn on Tuesday with the Chief Justice of India R M Lodha making it clear that segregation of his name was done "unilaterally" by the executive, which he said was "not proper".
'...but from those who control the narrative.' Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building. Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.
True, Azam Khan is being targeted rather disproportionately and also because of his Muslim identity. That must be protested and resisted. But to say that he is a big messiah, and his profit-making educational enterprise is an issue concerning all Muslims of India, is absolutely unjustified, assert Mohammad Sajjad and Md Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party state head Akhilesh Yadav has directed all office-bearers of the party to maintain a clean conduct and image.
'When will Amit Shah be questioned in connection with Judge Loya's death,' Kejriwal asked.
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