Delay in appointment of Lokpal & Lokayukta: Who will bell the graft?An anti-corruption plank was key to Narendra Modi’s 2014 campaign, but the delay in appointing a Lokpal has given short shrift to it.
Reaching out to the overseas Indians was part of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's legacyPolicy, which was presented to the Vajpayee Cabinet in 2002, provided the framework for all future initiatives for outreach to the diaspora
Will MOIA, whose portfolio was the diaspora, be missed by overseas Indians?The earlier BJP government under AB Vajpayee had first focused on Indian diaspora affairs, with a high-level committee being formed under t...
- Intend to do an in-depth job on 'Lokpal' issue: Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, son of the late LM Singhvi who coined the term ‘Lokpal' in 1963 and introduced the concept of an ombudsman in India,...
- Eminent jurist LM Singhvi dead
Noted jurist, parliamentarian and diplomat Laxmi Mall Singhvi passed away here on Saturday, leaving behind a long trail of achievements in ...
- Will Kalam get a second term?
The controversy over President APJ Abdul Kalam returning the office of profit bill to parliament has raised questions if he will get an ext...
- Govt won't allow foreign investment in casinos
The Indian government will not permit foreign investment to set up casinos as it goes against the country's social ethos.