Ex-servicemen hold OROP rally in MumbaiEx-servicemen protested against the delay in issue of official notification by the government to 'one rank one pension' scheme as announced...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
PM Modi a 'psycho'? Kejriwal, you have just scored another self-goalArun Jaitley has given a measured rebuttal to AAP’s allegations of DDCA corruption under his watch. That’s how seasoned politicians deflect...
20 Dec, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
Babus who don’t stand up when netas walk in to face actionIn the circular, state officials as well as ministers have been asked to respond in writing to politicians' requests and recommendations fo...
05 Aug, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
Bribe diary alarms Uttar Pradesh netas, babusI-T director-general said documents from Singh's house are being examined. "We can comment once they are studied in detail," said Saini.
30 Nov, 2014, 10.47 AM IST
- Uttarakhand: Netas, babus try to get kin rescued first
Apart from bad weather and difficult terrain, rescue teams in Uttarakhand are also troubled by calls from influential people to rescue thei...
21 Jun, 2013, 10.15 AM IST
- ‘Netas, babus using front men to buy land’
Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who hit the headlines after ordering a probe into Robert Vadra’s land deals, had exposed this during his ...
24 Dec, 2012, 11.18 AM IST
Govenment tracking spending of HNIs, babus, netasThe income tax department's '360 degree profiling' had resulted in former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's contacts with several bigwigs co...
04 Dec, 2012, 08.59 AM IST
- Judgocracy? Courts should restrain urge to run the country
The Gujarat High Court has decreed that all four-wheeled vehicles registered in Gujarat will switch to natural gas for fuel within one year.
28 Jul, 2012, 01.52 AM IST
Defence sector needs to be streamlined and reformed to stay relevant in a changing IndiaThere are unstated fears that the army is getting too big for its boots. The truth is that the army has already taken over this nation.
05 Apr, 2012, 03.44 AM IST
Direct bureaucracy may be just what politicians need to deflect criticismMaking bureaucrats directly accountable to people could be just what politicians need to turn public ire away from them.
15 Jan, 2012, 03.27 PM IST
- Mullaperiyar dam: Netas stoke fire as babus work for peace
The bureaucracy on either side of the Mullaperiyar divide is working overtime to undo the damage being caused by politicians.
09 Dec, 2011, 09.04 AM IST
Halloween affected by Occupy Wall Street protestHalloween has been now affected by social protest. The Occupy Wall Street protesters have been taking up novel costumes such as wicked witc...
03 Nov, 2011, 06.11 AM IST
- Does better governance require RTI be modified?
No, argues Abheek Barman. RTI Act excludes sensitive information anyway. There's no reason to weaken the right to information
16 Oct, 2011, 04.43 AM IST
Lokpal Bill: Four catalysts of change during Anna campaignKejriwal is one of the main people behind the campaign for a Jan Lokpal Bill. In 2006, he quit his job to work full time as a social activi...
10 Apr, 2011, 11.02 AM IST
- Transfer public enterprise ownership
There would be two kinds of gains, both substantial. One, the opportunity to make money that public enterprises gift netas and babus on a p...
18 Jan, 2011, 06.41 AM IST
- Adarsh Housing scam: Another plot brews over handling of prime defence real estate in Pune
Even as the Adarsh Housing Society scam brings shame to top netas and babus, generals and admirals, another controversy is brewing over the...
02 Nov, 2010, 12.54 PM IST
- Top Generals, babus & netas in land grabbing
The Western Naval Command sought action by the navy, army and govt against a highrise apartment complex in Mumbai's Colaba area, in which s...
25 Oct, 2010, 01.58 AM IST