General Singh leads sugarcane farmers' fight for justice

Around 6,000 sugarcane farmers from across India held a massive protest in national capital New Delhi against the controversial Rangarajan Committee report. Former Army Chief V K Singh joined issue......

Government of the people or for Reliance?

'If the government starts playing favourites, if the government acts in a manner which is not transparent, then natural resources which belong to not just you and me, but future generations, they......

Niyamgiri's 'saviour' Rahul holds first road show in Odisha

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit back at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for calling the national party "corrupt", saying the ruling Biju Janata Dal is responsible for a......

PM's expert group on Kashmir to meet on Friday

The high-level expert group led by former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan to formulate a jobs plan for Jammu and Kashmir is likely to meet on Friday in New Delhi. The committee was......

Falling poverty claims in SBI report spark concerns about methodology

'Before jumping to a conclusion that India has been able to end poverty, we should interrogate the labour markets.' IMAGE: A scavenger, surrounded by a flock of Greater Adjutant birds, collects......

New gas pricing by Rangarajan panel?

The Rangarajan Committee is believed to have suggested a complex pricing formula that will lead to near doubling of natural gas price to about $8.However, it is unclear if this will override the......

Rangarajan's formula to BENEFIT Reliance: Ex-Secretary

Former economic affairs secretary EAS Sarma has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking him not to accept the Rangarajan committee's report to review the existing gas price of $4.2/million......

Lift curbs on sugar sector: Rangarajan panel

The Rangarajan Committee on Friday recommended deregulation of the sugar sector, the only remaining industry that continues to be controlled by the government, by giving freedom to mills to sell......