Why Jairam Ramesh is against the NDA land bill

  On Tuesday, the Narendra Modi-led government agreed to make nine amendments to the controversial Land Acquisition Bill as it sought to garner support from an Opposition which has......

You have taken liberty with facts: Jairam Ramesh's angry letter to FM

In a strongly worded letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress’ Jairam Ramesh accused him of distorting facts. The FM while defending amendments in land reforms on Thursday had hinted......

Jairam Ramesh: The man who Congress loves to hate

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is coming under increasing fire from his own party colleagues for quite a few reasons, says Anita Katyal While most Congress leaders have been taking......

Advantage Maoists as UPA confused by Jairam's line

Jairam Ramesh pushed for a softer line against the Maoists as against P Chidambaram's hardline stance, leading to confusion in the UPA and the Maoists retaliated in the hardest possible way,......

Women's bank: Ramesh asks PC to take tips from AP govt

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s proposal about setting up an all-women bank -- first suggested in this year’s budget -- received much acclaim. The proposed bank will lend mostly......

Mamata wants to pay less for land near cities

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose agitation over land acquisition for industry catapulted her to power, is reluctant to recompense those losing land at rates set by a central......

Parliament passes historic Land Acquisition Bill

The path-breaking Land Acquisition Bill was on Thursday one step short of becoming a law with Parliament giving its approval to it. Lok Sabha passed the amended version of the legislation, which......

Fresh CBI inquiry against Jindal Steel

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary investigation (PE) into a Jharkhand iron ore mine owned by Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), promoted by industrialist......