Politics

India’s Corruption: What Does a Score of 36 Mean in Global Corruption Perception Index?

India has a long way to go in its path to become a 'clean' country free of corruption, if a recent revelation on a corruption perception index is any reliable indication.

Dec 4, 2013

Delhi Election: 55 Percent Voting Till 4 pm, Some Denied Right to Vote

Long queues were seen outside various pooling booths as voting steadily gained pace in Delhi after a slow start in the morning.

Dec 4, 2013

Winter Session 2013: Narendra Modi ‏Calls Communal Violence Bill a 'Recipe for Disaster'

Calling it a 'recipe for disaster', Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has strongly critiqued the anti-communal violence Bill drafted by the Centre in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Dec 5, 2013

Andhra Bifurcation: Violent Protests, Transport Paralysed by Bandh Against Rayala-Telangana Proposal

The shutdown called by Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) in 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh crippled normal life in the Telangana region on Thursday.

Dec 5, 2013

RTI: Sushma Singh to Become 2nd Woman Chief Information Commissioner

Senior most Information Commissioner Sushma Singh is set to become the next Chief Information Commissioner of India later this month.

Dec 5, 2013

Delhi Elections 2013: Record Voter Turnout, Highest Violations of Polling Guidelines

After massive campaigning by major political parties, Delhi registered not just the highest voter turnout of 65.13 percent during the 4 December assembly elections, but also hundreds of violations of the Model Code of Conduct.

Dec 5, 2013

Telangana Bill: 10,000 Buses Off Roads; TDP MLA Arrested in Seemandhra Bandh

After a complete shutdown in the Telangana region, YSR Congress and Telugu Desam Party called for a bandh in all the districts of Seemandhra in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.

Dec 6, 2013

India Seeks Release of Jailed Indian Sailor in Togo

Indian merchant ship's Captain Sunil James who has been jailed in Togo, West Africa since July, is desperately awaited back home for conducting the last rites for his 11-month son who died on 2 December of septicemia.

Dec 6, 2013

Farooq Abdullah Apologises for Sexist Remark, Denies Being Pressurised by Son Omar

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah apologised and bit back the controversial remark he made earlier on Friday about not hiring or talking to women for fear of ending up in jail.

Dec 6, 2013

‘True Gandhian’ and Bharat Ratna Awardee Nelson Mandela Remembered

Nelson Mandela was one of the only two non-Indians to be awarded with the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award. He was in all respect a "true Gandhian" as pointed out by PM Manmohan Singh.

Dec 6, 2013

2014 Elections: Cannot 'Underestimate' Power of Modi, says PM

During a media summit on Friday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recognized BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra as a challenge for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due by May next year.

Dec 6, 2013

Nepal’s Connection to Nelson Mandela, South Africa

Considering he is a person who held 250 awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, and after whom parks, flowers, museums, stadiums, hospitals and schools were named in various parts of the world, it isn't a surprise that all countries instantly connect to the 'giant' man in history - Mr. Nelson Mandela

Dec 6, 2013

Andhra Bifurcation: 11 Seemandhra MPs Resign After CM meet, Bandh Continues in 13 Districts

The shutdown in 13 districts of Rayalseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh to protest the bifurcation of the state continued for a second day as 11 MPs and union cabinet minister Chiranjeevi resigned.

Dec 7, 2013

Delhi Elections 2013: BJP to Gain Maximum Assembly Seats as per 4 Exit Polls

As per four election surveys, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win maximum number of assembly seats in the three pronged battle for national capital New Delhi on Sunday.

Dec 7, 2013

Winter Session 2013: BJP to Pitch for AK Ganguly's Resignation in Parliament

After the Supreme Court panel indicted Justice AK Ganguly for sexually harassing an intern last year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will raise the issue of his resignation from the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, in the Parliament.

Dec 7, 2013