

Friday 22 May '09
When it was announced that Karunanidhi had rejected Congress 'formula' for berths few saw it as the last word from the southern ally as in 2004, the DMK enacted the same drama.Saturday 9 May '09
The papers submitted by Varun Gandhi against the order of detention against him — under the National Security Act, 1980..Thursday
7 May '09Will taking away the powers of prosecution from the CBI and letting it only investigate a case help insulate it from political influence?Sunday
3 May '09After over two years in deep freeze, the Afzal Guru file is moving. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Delhi government....Sunday
26 April '09In a rare intervention, President Pratibha Patil has returned the recommendation of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs...Thursday
23 April '09The Delhi Government has quietly removed as special public prosecutor (SPP) the lawyer who had questioned the decision of the Central Government....Tuesday
21 April '09As the Lok Sabha campaign rolls across the country, a secret ballot of a different kind is on within members of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda....Thursday
16 April '09The Election Commission’s ambitious plan to ensure more secrecy in the process of counting of votes has hit a major hurdle...Monday
13 April '09Politicians busy, bureaucrats are working on the agenda for the next government.Saturday
11 April '09In a statement that could start a new debate on the growing crime statistics in the country, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan...Friday
10 April '09If Justice Nanavati felt there was credible evidence against Tytler for his alleged involvement in organising attacks on Sikhs, the former Supreme Court judge went a step further in the case of Sajjan Kumar, who is also under the scanner.Thursday
9 April '09Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said the CBI clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler...Thursday
9 April '09In the past, resourceful bureaucrats always tried to ensure they were deputed to only “good” areas as election observers.Saturday
4 April '09Even as the trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist caught alive after the Mumbai attack last year, is set to get underway....Wednesday
1 April '09Even as the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions continues to hold deliberations with different departments on its proposal....Tuesday
31 March '09First faced criticism, from its own lawyer too, over its handling of the Abu Salem extradition. Now, in a move that is bound to attract controversy.....Sunday
29 March '09Despite strong opposition from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), PM Manmohan Singh....Saturday
28 March '09It’s a move that has the managements of private educational institutions, managed by non-profit and charitable societies, up in arms.Tuesday
24 March '09Just three days after J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives a free hand to the Armed Forces.Friday
20 March '09Orissa looks set for President’s Rule if the Centre accepts the recommendation of Governor M C Bhandare.Friday
20 March '09The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) wants the Centre and the state governments to designate one senior officer...Tuesday
17 March '09Faced with growing incidents of “anti-social elements”, including organised gangs, puncturing the oil pipeline network in many parts of the country to pilfer oil and gas....Friday
13 March '09Within weeks of signing a highly controversial deal with pro-Taliban elements in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan...Wednesday
11 March '09The alleged ragging death of 19-year-old Aman Kachroo in a Himachal medical college has once again highlighted the limits of deterrence.....Monday
9 March '09Before the UPA government bows out of office, it would have created a unique record.....