Government
Arvind Kejriwal set for straight fight against Sheila Dikshit
16 Nov 2013
The AAP leader has refused to shift to another constituency despite persuasions from his own party members, saying it would be going back on AAP's stance if he filed a nomination from elsewhere
Centre rejects demand to empower CBI
14 Nov 2013
Holding that the CBI is an arm of the executive, the government told the apex court that imparting more powers to it would create a new precedent and lead to heartburn in similarly-placed organisations
Chidambaram wants CBI to operate within prescribed limits
12 Nov 2013
He said the investigating agency needs to be constructed on the basis of clearly defined objectives, precisely enumerated powers and carefully designed accountability mechanisms
SC stays Gauhati HC order declaring CBI as “unconstitutional”
11 Nov 2013
The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed the Gauhati High Court order that declared the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as an "unconstitutional" body without powers to investigate crimes or make arrests
Centre appeals against HC ruling declaring CBI illegitimate
09 Nov 2013
The union government today filed a petition seeking a quick hearing against the Guwahati High Court that the CBI, India's premier investigating agency, is "unconstitutional"
SC moves to shield bureaucrats from transfers, verbal orders
31 Oct 2013
Suggesting sweeping reforms in the functioning of bureaucracy, a Supreme Court bench today said civil servants should not act on verbal orders given by ministers, but act solely on the basis of written communications
Coalgate: SC dismisses plea to name PM in FIR
29 Oct 2013
The bench also rejected another application seeking to direct the prime minister to file an affidavit to clarify his stand on the allocation of coal blocks
Coal ministry nurturing mafia within: PC Parakh
25 Oct 2013
Coalgate: ready to face CBI grilling, says PM
25 Oct 2013
Under fire in the 'coalgate' scam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he is not ''above the law'', and that he is ready to face any probe
Haryana government frames fresh charges against Ashok Khemka
17 Oct 2013
Senior IAS office Ashok Khemka's recent troubles began after he ordered an inquiry into the alleged undervaluation of Robert Vadra’s land deals in four Haryana districts adjoining New Delhi
Seemandhra power crisis resolved
09 Oct 2013
Assembly polls to Delhi and 4 states slated for November
05 Oct 2013
The state asembly election results could portend the shape of things to come at the 2014 elections to Parliament, say commentators
Lalu gets 5-year jail term in fodder scam
03 Oct 2013
A CBI court in Ranchi today sentenced former railway minister and chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad to 5 years' imprisonment and barred him from contesting elections for another six years
Cabinet withdraws ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers
03 Oct 2013
The union cabinet on Wednesday decided to withdraw the controversial ordinance to protect convicted legislators from immediate disqualification
Laloo Prasad convicted in fodder scam, must quit parliament
30 Sep 2013
Laloo Prasad, former Bihar chief minister and railway minister in the previous union cabinet, has been convicted in the fodder scam along with 44 others, and faces three to seven years in jail; the sentencing will take place on 3 October
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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