UPSC row: Change in exam pattern drawback for Bangalore students
BANGALORE: The central governments decision to not consider marks in the English Language Comprehension Skills (ELCS) in the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to grade candidates in the UPSC civil services exam, has left IAS aspirants and experts .
Text of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwats Vijayadashami speech
We pray to the All Mighty for peace to the souls of those fellow citizens who lost their lives in these floods and express our sympathy and support to their family members. The swiftness, efficiency and open heartedness with which the Central.
Most CMs favour restructuring of Planning Commission
New Delhi: A meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the future of the Planning Commission on Sunday saw most Chief Ministers favouring restructuring of the Soviet-era body but there was no consensus on disbanding the existing.
Judicial overreach
As per the 2004 judgment of the Patna High Court in Jan Chaukidar v Union of India ��� upheld by the Supreme Court on Wednesday ��� all those in lawful police or judicial custody, other than those held in preventive detention, will forfeit their right to.
HR News January 30, 2015 - human rights news bulletin
Ms. Patkar, who played a major role in the success of the Nilpu Samaram in Thiruvananthapuram recently, appreciated the State government as well as the Forest and Social Justice Departments for their support to the Adivasis cause. She insisted that the.. ���In your discussions with Prime Minister Modi and other Indian officials, express concern over the rapidly deteriorating situation of Christians, Sikhs, Muslims and other minorities in India. A reference to their��.
Everybody Says Im Fine
Whats more, the agency was told by the then solicitor-general, G. Vahanvati, that it was wrong to club the assets of the sons and the daughter-in-law with Mulayams, as all of them filed separate income-tax returns and had separate sources of income.
Newslaundry ��� Clothesline ��� Episode 49
The Modi government too has politicised the office of the governor. By Arunabh Saikia|2 days. Zee News coverage of Slapgate, AIADMK supporters do the harlem shake, Indias Mars mission and more. Posted by. Pay to keep news free and independent. Subscribe To.. wow what a classy guy! people like him are why women cannot go out after 7 pm in Delhi. all the English is just what his father could buy him, but really class is his own acquisition. coolguy. Lol!
2015 will see rivals like SP, BSP, TMC, Left join hands if they avoid.
Abantika Ghosh: Throughout the Winter Session, the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha did not allow business to be transacted. The government, and the finance minister, said that a certain partys MPs caused this impasse. What do you have to say about that?
The Godhra Riots Postscript: The Masterminds ��� Nicole Elfi.
A study of the masterminds behind the Godhra riots In May this year, the people of India chose their Prime Minister. Over twelve years, several inquiry commissions ��� the Tewatia Committee (2010), the Nanavati Commission (2008), the Special Investigation Team (2011) under the Supreme Court ��� cleared Narendra Modi of all charges of having. Haji Bilal The Role of Congress Members... Gujarat after Godhra: Real Violence, Selective Outrage, Har-Anand, Delhi.
HR News: September 19, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
New Delhi: Delhi BJP today came down hard on AAP questioning why the Arvind Kejriwal-led government did not investigate the alleged diversion by the then Sheila Dikshit dispensation of funds meant for SC/ST welfare projects to.. (New Indian Express 19/9/14). RIGHT TO EDUCATION. 43. 192 Sambalpur Schools Lack Girls Toilets (11). SAMBALPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modis call for toilet for girls in every school to check drop-out rate seems to have��.
Party falling between two stools; Rahul should become party President soon.
The simmering tension in the Congress has come to the fore with an influential section of the leadership openly stating that Rahul Gandhi was not getting a ���free hand��� to take tough decisions and it was time for Sonia Gandhi to move into the role of a.
Modi: Everything you wanted to know about the most.
���The Hindutva element of the party has increased over the years,��� a senior BJP leader and former cabinet minister in the partys National Democratic Alliance government told me. ���People with... The acrimony soon became public; in a television interview with the Indian Express editor Shekhar Gupta the following year, Sudarshan asked of Vajpayee and Advani, ���What have they done for the country?��� He instead ranked Indira Gandhi as Indias best prime minister.
Time For a Code of Conduct for Media | Kafila
After Arvind Kejriwals recent allegations against four television channels that have been blown out of proportion and misrepresented, there has been an uproar. A burst of righteous anger, not only. The fifteenth general elections to the Lok Sabha took place in April-May 2009 and in order to ensure free and fair coverage by the media, the Press Council of India issued guidelines applicable to both government authorities and the press. After the elections, a disturbing��.
Ten revelations about the media in Sanjaya Barus book
It has caused a political storm by revealing details of how Congress President Sonia Gandhi crippled Manmohan Singhs ability to function independently.. 1) No limousines for choice editors: Baru found that during the Vajpayee regime, senior editors were given special privileges, such as getting limousines from the Indian embassy while on a foreign trip with the PM, even as the. Baru got the PM to intervene and allow Varadarajan, his former colleague, on board.
MediaCrooks: Robert Vadra and The Innocence Of Journalists
When Arvind Kejriwal announced a press meet on October 5 the media must have rushed to get some more interesting sound-bites on his new political party. They didnt expect him to lay out alleged financial misdeeds of��.
Delhi Power Distribution privatisation - a model for all cities.
Report 1: Two weeks after announcing his plans to confront the Delhi government on inflated power bills, activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal and his team restored electricity connections of two households on Saturday. In both the.. And, here is a report from todays New Indian Express, which amongst other things says KERC had announced an average 13 paise hike across consumer classes as opposed to a hike of 73 paise proposed by BESCOM in April.
Allow Delhi government to function independently, Arvind Kejriwal tells PM Modi
Taking his fight against Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today asked him to allow the city government to function ���independently��� even as he accused the Centre of trying to run the Delhi .
Kudankulam protests: Hijacked by the church and the foreign hand?
Hell, it meant so much that, MMS flipped the normal protocol of Madam Tell, Me Follow upside down. He allowed India a brief glimpse of a part of his anatomy called the spine. For the first and the last time as a PM, in 2008, he opposed a major.
Kejriwal promises mechanism in 10 days to address grievances
India · Delhi. Delhis new Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, visibly tired and suffering from what party sources say is a minor infection, promised thousands of supporters gathered at his Kaushambi home on Sunday he would put together a mechanism to.
SC Reserves Verdict on Validity of NCLT, NCLAT - The New.
Last Updated: 06th May 2015 08:19 PM. Pointing out that NCLT was leaning on the ministry of corporate affairs, the court was told that the tribunal should not only be functioning independently but should also seem to be functioning so.. fill the slot of technical members in the tribunal, the government told the court that officers belonging to Indian Corporate Law Service and India Law Service get to the position of Joint Secretary after ten to twelve years of experience.
Ajit Vadakayil: ABOLISH THE RAJYA SABHA - CAPT AJIT.
And later Sonia would NOT have anyone else except unelected Manmohan Paaji as PM-- going against the Indian Constitution for a democracy. How nice, how convenient! The UPA government made a big hue and cry that��.
State issues orders to reconstitute high-rise panel
The state government has finally issued orders to reconstitute the high-rise panel for all proposed buildings in Mumbai that are over 70 metres high, as well as to expand the ambit of its functioning. The orders issued by the state urban development .
HR News: January 9, 2015 - human rights news bulletin
Asked about the political situation in the State, he said Bihar needed leaders such as Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee ���to make the functioning streamlined and corruption-free.. Commission by a new think-tank, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), she said government should concentrate on solving problems of the poor and unemployed. ���Changing names will not usher in any change in the country,��� she said. (Indian Express 4/1/15). 3.
CBI may soon examine Manmohan Singh in a coal-scam case
NEW DELHI: CBI may soon examine former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with allocation of Talabira II coal block to Hindalco in 2005 when he held the charge of the coal ministry too. Sources say Singh, who is likely to be examined in a few .
Notes of Dissent on the AAP Dharna | Kafila
One, after the events in Khirki Village, I find it hard to have faith that this government will not use a police in their control to ends they see morally, ethically and politically fit rather than those within agreed frames of law or constitutional values.. he says he saw activity which substantiated the residents complaints. he sent a decoy and the decoy was told it would cost rs 10,000 a night (INdian express report). he then asked the police to act. no warrant is necessary as��.
SBI defends $1 billion loan to Adani group, Congress calls it crony capitalism
What was the propriety of the SBI giving the loan to Adani, who was sitting next to Prime Minister during the visit, at a time when some five foreign banks have denied credit to the group for the project? party general secretary Ajay Maken told.
Deconstructing Modi Part 4 | Random Thoughts of a.
Much of Modis support outside the BJPs core base, I would suppose all but the most committed of Modi fanboys would accept this, stems from the performance (and lack of it) of the Congress-UPA government... Regarding Narendra Modi, as I wrote once when Delhi elections were nigh (here) after having read an in detail account made at the Caravan Magazine (who later also did a story on Arvind Kejriwal, which makes me think there isnt too big a difference��.
Indian Institute of Science among top 500 in Chinese world ranking
BEIJING: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the lone Indian institution to bag a spot in the top 500 in an annual ranking of global educational institutions dominated by American universities, according to a list released by a Chinese organisation.
Shiv Sena smirks at BJPs Delhi defeat
The Shiv Sena, BJPs ally for 25 years before the two separately fought the state assembly elections in October 2014, and which joined the BJP-led government after the elections, has been going through similar emotions.. Well-known columnist Tavleen.
Modi is accountable
WHEN, on February 4, 2000, Jog Haiders Austrian Freedom Party, described by The Economist as ���a party with Nazi echoes���, joined Austrias new coalition government, 14 countries in the European Union imposed sanctions on Austria. If Narendra Damodardas.
At the Risk of Heresy: Why I am not Celebrating with Anna.
At the risk of heresy, let me express my profound unease at the crescendo of euphoria surrounding the Anna Hazare + Jan Lokpal Bill phenomenon as it has unfolded on Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and across several���. It seems more like these ���writers��� are self promoting hacks trying out the ���pseudo-liberal��� going-against-the-trend rhetoric, most of them paid off by the Congress government consisting of elite thugz (take Indian Express constant rubbishing of the��.
Interesting Facts About Arnab Goswami - India Opines
He was Ranked 46th in India Todays High and Mighty Power List ahead of Arvind Kejriwal. Being the middle class voice, and articulating what the angry middle class Indian feels about corruption, mis-governance and terror,��.