Political parties got Rs 2,100 cr state poll funds via cash: ADR

Cash collections accounted for a whopping 63 per cent of total funds or over Rs 2,100 crore garnered by various political parties during all state assembly polls between 2004 and 2015, a study......

When social activists become politicians

Is politics gaining at the expense of civil society? Mayank Mishra analysesThe choice before social activist Medha Patkar and her National Alliance of People's Movements was not easy. She and other......

'Only political reforms can clean up the system'

It is people who should make an informed choice. When parties begin to realise that fielding tainted candidates is affecting their chances, they will change, says Professor Trilochan Sastry. Vicky......

'Every political party in K'taka is taking a shortcut'

Criminalisation in politics is something that is extremely common today. Although there is a great deal of awareness among the people, political parties continue to field candidates with criminal......

Fighting black money: Modi has failed to keep his promise

In his massive election rallies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi often caught voters fancy promising that each individual would get Rs 15-20 lakh in his bank account if he came to power, says N......

17 Indians in WEF's Global Young Leaders list

As many as 17 Indians -- including Wadia Group chairman Jeh Wadia, SKS Microfinance CEO Vikram Akula, Bhatia Enterprises chairman Sabeer Bhatia, music composer A R Rahman, and sitar player Anoushka......

IIMs raise worry over salaries, autonomy

IIMs have categorically asked the government not to interfere in their internal affairs so that they can smoothly carry out their work of making IIMs a global brand on par with the big B schools......

Are IIMs 'elitist' organisations?

Even as the debate over the fee-cut imposed by the government on the Indian Institutes of Management rages there is another issue which has reared its head: Are the IIMs 'elitist' organisations?......