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Saffron divorce: war of the roses
06 Oct 2014
Maharashtra has queered the pitch for the BJP, and in a way even for Narendra Modi, with five-cornered contests that will result in legislators with wafer-thin majorities leading to an ideological vacuum, cautions senior journalist and political commentator Kumar Ketkar
Modi's `Clean India’ mission set for mega launch
01 Oct 2014
The `Swachh Bharat’ mission aims at realising Gandhi’s dream of promoting behavioural change in school children so that they become agents of change in the society
Jayalalithaa to spend another week in jail as bail hearing deferred
01 Oct 2014
J Jayalalithaa's conviction automatically disqualifies her from continuing as chief minister or even as an ordinary member of the state assembly under a recent Supreme Court precedent
Modi ends triumphal US visit with many agreements, but no real deals
01 Oct 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left the US with reaffirmed support for India's membership of the expanded UN Security Council, and backing for "voice and vote" in international financial institutions like IMF and the World Bank
Indian govt to switch to own email services by March 2015
29 Sep 2014
The government of India will switch to its own email service for official communication within the country by March 2015
Ready for talks with Pakistan, but without shadow of terror: Modi
27 Sep 2014
Addressing the UN General Assembly in Hindi, Modi said, “I am prepared to engage in serious bilateral dialogue with Pakistan in a peaceful and violence free atmosphere.”
Jayalalithaa to serve 4 years in jail, pay Rs100 crore fine in assets case
27 Sep 2014
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's aides Sasikala, V N Sudhakaran and J Ilavarasi have also been convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to four years in jail and fines of Rs10 crore each
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa convicted in assets case, may have to quit
27 Sep 2014
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has been found guilty by a special court in Bangalore in a disproportionate assets case which she has been fighting for 18 years
Indian fans create security headache as Modi lands in NY
27 Sep 2014
Security was thrown into a state of confusion as Modi waded into the cheering crowds to receive a tumultuous welcome unseen before in New York
Maharashtra CM resigns as NCP pulls out of alliance
26 Sep 2014
Prithviraj Chavan, who took over as chief minister in November 2010, after the then chief minister Ashok Chavan got entangled in the Adarsh building scam, had since targeted NCP leaders, including Ajit Pawar, in his campaign against corruption
Supreme Court cancels allocation of 214 coal blocks, spares 4
24 Sep 2014
The Supreme Court ruling will have major implications for the country's energy sector
Corporates and the Parliament
23 Sep 2014
Discussing the synergies between the finance minister's Budget speech and the prime minister's Independence Day address, retired IAS officer Vivek Agnihotri, who was a former secretary to government of India, and secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, marvels at the speed of implementation of decisions by the new government
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