Dineshwar Sharma to meet students, visit epicentre of unrestThe challenge for Sharma remains to break the ice with Hurriyat leaders which would make the initiative hugely credible.
Centre appoints former IB chief as interlocutor for KashmirAfter the announcement, Sharma went and met the home minister and discussed how to go about his assignment.
Omar Abdullah for implementation of 2010 all-party delegation's recommendations"I wish MPs pushing for another All Party Delegation had been this keen about pushing the implementation of the earlier one's recommendatio...
Third eye: Sewaiyan at Shahnawaz Hussain's houseV-P Hamid Ansari, top ministers like Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley, party elders LK Advani and MM Joshi paid a visit to Hussain on the occ...
Non-NET fellowship: Former UGC member hits out at Smriti IraniFormer UGC member MM Ansari today hit out at HRD Minister Smriti Irani accusing her ministry of interfering in the affairs of the Universit...
DoPT accepts CIC panel push towards open, accountable governmentGovt needs to do away with a secrecy-dominated organisational approach and initiate an “open government”, a two-member panel formed by CIC ...
CIC panel hits out at government for not fulfilling mandatory disclosure under RTIThe panel has submitted a critical 80-page report ‘Transparency Audit towards an Open and Accountable Government’ to CIC.
UGC asks IISc-Bangalore to shut down four-year undergraduate programmesIrani told Parliament that IISc, Bangalore, was among the 3 institutes that had been asked by UGC to discontinue their FYUP as per notifica...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Caste to play an important part in VaranasiThe Lok Sabha constituency of 15,32,000 voters has five assembly seats, two of which are rural and three urban.
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Congress likely to field Ajai Rai against Narendra ModiRai’s candidature will better tap into this disaffection than renominating Rajesh Mishra, who was Congress candidate in Varanasi in 2009.
General Elections 2014: Congress may tap 'brahmin angst' to drown NaMo chants in VaranasiVaranasi goes to polls in the last phase on May 12 and Congress has time till April 24 to select a candidate for the seat and hence is in n...
Mukhtar Ansari seen as Narendra Modi’s biggest hurdle in VaranasiIn 2009, Mukhtar Ansari gave MM Joshi a scare in Varanasi, conceding defeat by only 17,000 votes. He enjoys a 'Robin Hood' image among sect...
- Consensus on large number of J&K issues: Interlocutors
Maintaining that a consensus has emerged on large number of J&K issues, Interlocutors said the RTC's recommendation will be submitted to th...
- Kashmir interlocutors meet PM, to submit interim reports
The three new interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday, said they will visit the state once a mon...
- Omar asks Delhi for fourth interlocutor
Apparently unhappy over the choice of three interlocutors named by the Indian government to talk to Kashmiris, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Mini...
- Politicians seem enamoured by foreign-made confiscated weapons
Politicians appear to be the main buyers of weapons confiscated by enforcement agencies. A reply to a ‘right to information’ (RTI) query ha...
- PSUs can keep their trade secrets out of RTI reach
Public sector units need not disclose vital information, including trade secrets and intellectual property rights (IPRs), under the Right t...