Government policies

Government stretches maturity of debt to ease redemption pressure

03 Nov 2010

US relieved with India's signing of nuclear liability pact

28 Oct 2010

India-US: The Headley fly-in-the-ointment

By Rajiv Singh | 28 Oct 2010

Suspicion has been gaining ground in India that the so-called Indo-US ‘defining relationship of the 21st century’ is in reality nothing more than word-play designed to keep India subservient to overriding US concerns in the Indian sub-continental region, says Rajiv Singh

US delinks Pakistan from Obama’s India visit

21 Oct 2010

With the Obama visit poised to become a major ‘non-event’ here in India, the state department may have thought it prudent to set aside the hyphenation game and announce that a visit to Pakistan will take place only next year.

China: Civil unrest continues in Tibet

21 Oct 2010

Reports emanating from Tibet say that more than 1,000 Tibetan students staged peaceful rallies Tuesday in an important monastery town of the Amdo Province to protest Chinese education policies.

Ex-officials urge Obama to initiate major moves with India

20 Oct 2010

With the India-US strategic initiative clearly showing signs of fraying at the edges, ex-officials from the previous Republican administration are now coming to the fore with ideas aimed at restoring the equilibrium.

Delhi appoints interlocutors for J&K dialogue

13 Oct 2010

The minister for home affairs, P Chidambaram, has announced the appointment of three interlocutors who will engage all sections of the Kashmiri population through a process of "sustained uninterrupted dialogue."

Ayodhya: When India met Bharat…

01 Oct 2010

Mostly India and Bharat go their separate ways, but sometimes trajectories collide, as they did when the Allahabad High Court passed its judgment on the long-pending Ayodhya title suits, writes Rajiv Singh

Verdict in favour of Ram Janambhoomi: Muslims may get one third share

30 Sep 2010

In a historic judgment the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled, by differing majorities on different issues, that the disputed Ram Janambhoomi land may be regarded as the birthplace of Lord Ram.

Ayodhya: Judgment to be available online 40 minutes after pronouncement

30 Sep 2010

Verdict in favour of Ram Janambhoomi; Muslims may get on-third share
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will pronounce its judgment on the 60-year-old Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute with a three-Judge bench delivering verdict at 3.30 pm today.

Issues involved in the Ayodhya title suit

29 Sep 2010

A judgement by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on the Ayodhya title suit is expected to address a large number of issues. Here is a summary.

Timeline: Ayodhya Dispute

29 Sep 2010

With the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court set to pronounce verdict on the title suit of the Ram Janambhoomi/Babri Masjid dispute on 30 September we may take a look at the history of the disputed site.

Supreme Court dismisses SLP, Ayodhya verdict on 30 September

28 Sep 2010

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a Special Leave Petition seeking deferment of a verdict to be delivered in the matter related to the Ayodhya Ram Janam Bhoomi/Babri Masjid dispute.

Supreme Court starts hearings on deferring Ayodhya verdict

28 Sep 2010

Update 2: “SLP dismissed”, says chief justice of India.
Update: Supreme Court to rule on petition at 2pm.
The re-branding will bring to an end to the 11-year old Corus brand created with the merger of British Steel with the 81-year old Netherlands-based Koninklijke Hoogovens in 1999

BIS certification mandatory for packaged drinking water

23 Sep 2010

Government to borrow Rs1,63,000 crore in October-March this fiscal

23 Sep 2010

Integrated steelmakers may have to split mining, steelmaking books

23 Sep 2010

Miniratna status for 2 central government units

21 Sep 2010

Government asks mobile service providers to upgrade for BlackBerry

20 Sep 2010

About 40 per cent of India's new power capacity to come up in private sector: Shinde

20 Sep 2010

Kashmir gets its 15 minutes of lament

By Rajiv Singh | 20 Sep 2010

If there is anything a Kashmir Valley politician knows best it’s posturing, for in that lies the continuous appeal of his ‘politics of grievance.’ An all-party delegation is today tackling postures and listening to ‘grievances’ in a bid to diffuse the tension in the valley, writes Rajiv Singh.

Government announces diesel subsidy for farmers in drought-hit districts

18 Sep 2010

India bids for non-permanent seat at UNSC next week

18 Sep 2010

The United Nations assumes centre stage for India in the coming week as voting takes place for the non-permanent seat to the Security Council for the period 2011-12 and broader reforms are also discussed.

Ministers panel approves profit-sharing plan for mines

17 Sep 2010

Board of Approval clears 10 SEZs; grants in-principle approval to one

16 Sep 2010