Time to put on city fiscal lightsMunicipalities need a proper fiscal base and the political will to make use of the base. RBI believes that municipal bonds (munis) could be...
19 Nov, 2022, 01.13 AM IST
Govt's 'colossal failures' led to new wave: CWCThe Congress Working Committee on Saturday made a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government for what it said was failure to prevent a...
17 Apr, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
View: SC's ruling on telecom companies brings transparency, ends ad-hocismIt is time for India’s businesses, in general, and telcos, in particular, to realise that it is difficult to game the government, and more ...
14 Feb, 2020, 11.53 PM IST
Conflict of interest in appointment of GEAC members: Parliamentary panelThe committee expressed its concerns about the "ad hocism" in the constitution of the committee and also about the criteria adopted by the ...
27 Aug, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
Need to eliminate ad hocism in auditor selection at PSBs: ICAIIn the wake of the concerns flagged by the ICAI, the RBI has advised PSBs to put in place a fair and transparent mechanism for appointment ...
12 May, 2017, 04.51 PM IST
SC grants three weeks to Govt to fill up vacancies in ITATA bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud also asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to file a compliance affidavit be...
03 Apr, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
SC seeks govt's response on vacancies in ITATThe PIL filed by one Akshay Pundir said that "ad hocism has become order of the day as many of the posts have not been filled up".
23 Jan, 2017, 08.57 PM IST
Smriti Irani proposes 5,100 admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas; over 4-fold jump from predecessors' quota levelsOf the admissions recommended by the minister, some 3,000 were finally effected after the others apparently opted out on some account or th...
23 Nov, 2015, 05.42 AM IST
Ad hoc allotment of Lutyens’ Bungalows under Venkaiah Naidu’s lensThere was massive ad hocism in allotment of government bungalows and accommodation for almost a decade, he said.
25 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
SC issues notice to Centre on regulation of broadcast mediaThe Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre on a PIL seeking establishment of an independent regulatory authority to govern broadc...
02 Jan, 2014, 08.57 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir government a total failure on all fronts: PDP
PDP today termed the Jammu and Kashmir government a "total failure" and alleged that the coalition government has taken only anti-people st...
13 Dec, 2013, 06.06 PM IST
Delhi University must not rush its four-year undergraduate programmeForcing innovation in higher education can have unpleasant consequences.
26 Apr, 2013, 04.31 PM IST
- Pranab assures industry, will hold talks on SEZ tax
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said he will consult with his colleagues on the issue of Minimum Alternate Tax on special eco...
06 Mar, 2011, 05.26 AM IST
- Rule of ad hocism leads to cargo pile up at major ports
Even though the ministry has collected details of unclaimed cargo lying at 12 major ports for more than 60 days in December last year, it h...
26 Jul, 2010, 12.50 AM IST
- Nomura downgrades BPCL's rating to 'Reduce'
Nomura downgrades BPCL's rating to `Reduce' from `Neutral' with a revised price target of Rs 450, down from Rs 525.
05 Oct, 2009, 07.58 AM IST
- Delhi power trips, normalcy by July 12
Even as Delhi’s power consumers were assured of a return to normalcy by July 12, ad hocism and short-term solutions seemed to rule the day.
09 Jul, 2006, 03.20 AM IST
- Basic values in trading needed to lure investors: Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday decried the general tendency to convert a capital market into a Satta Bazaar and asked the S...
17 May, 2003, 04.02 PM IST