Former Union minister C K Jaffer Sharief passes away

Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister C K Jaffer Sharief passed away on Sunday at a private hospital in Bengaluru following a cardiac arrest, doctors said. Sharief was 85. He was......

Congress leader Jaffer Sharief backs Bhagwat for Prez, writes to PM

Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi backing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat as the President of India, saying there is no doubt on his......

SC stays graft case proceedings against C K Jaffer Sharief

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed proceedings in a 1995 corruption case against former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief.A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also issued notice to the Central......

SC refuses to stay charge-framing against Jaffer Sharief

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the framing of charges against former Union Minister C K Jaffer Sharief by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in connection with a 1995......

Mamata may have embarrassed Lalu, but. . .

Although Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's white paper points out areas of concern, it lacks the courage to confront them, says A K Bhattacharya. It will be naive to interpret the Indian......

Railways were below par during Lalu era: Mamata

A 'White Paper on Indian Railways' tabled in Parliament by railway minister Mamata Banerjee nailed the lie of the great turnaround by her predecessor Lalu Prasad. It exposed the farce of bumper......

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan: The 'Metro man'

Last Sunday's mishap on the Delhi Metro, which left six people dead, may mark a revision in the generally favourable image of its CEO. On July 12, 2009, Elattuvalapil Sreedharan turned 77. Judged......

Lalu deserves only two cheers

The great railway turnaround is half a myth. None should grudge the Indian railways their day in the sun but it is necessary not to overdo the hype as that will inevitably lead to a downside......