All stories by Sahil Makkar
The sorry state of Delhi's bureaucrats
Rediff.com1 Jun 2015A tussle between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor has left bureaucrats vulnerable to sudden transfers.
Ford Foundation future still uncertain
Rediff.com29 Apr 2015For the first time the Ford Foundation is placed under a watch.
Land acquisition continues despite ongoing debate on new Bill
Rediff.com23 Apr 2015The Union government acquired land for widening of an under-construction highway, overruling farmers objections in Rohtak, Haryana.
How India brought over 5,000 evacuees back from war-torn Yemen
Rediff.com18 Apr 2015The evacuation mission mounted by the government helped more than 5,000 Indians leave war-torn Yemen. The author goes behind the scenes to find out how this was achieved
Fight against corruption: How ordinary people made a difference
Rediff.com5 Jan 2015The roots of the cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences and coal blocks lie in two non-profit organisations - Common Cause and CPIL.
India's e-com revolution: How entrepreneurs were made
Rediff.com30 Dec 2014On an average, around 45 per cent of domain name registrations in India get converted into a live website.
People are willing to give us a second chance: AAP's Yogendra Yadav
Rediff.com23 Nov 2014Will the Aam Aadmi Party repeat its magic or are Delhi voters going to reprimand it for party chief Arvind Kejriwal's maverick 49-day chief ministership in the upcoming state assembly elections? Search for the answer led me to party ideologue Yogendra Yadav, who appears to have some justification and back-of-the-envelope calculations to suggest that his party stands a chance, despite rival Bharatiya Janata Party's surge in other recent state polls.
Everything wasn't smooth in the lives of Mr and Mrs Kailash...
Rediff.com11 Oct 2014...But October has always brought them good luck. "We met in October; we got married in October and now this," says Sumedha Kailash, wife on Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi
Doubts cast over Jaipur Metro's viability
Rediff.com5 Oct 2014Internal documents suggest the city may not require a Metro till 2025
In battle for ballots, stakes are high for Raje, Pilot
Rediff.com12 Sep 2014Elections in four assembly seats, Nasirabad in Ajmer, Kota South and Weir in Bharatpur and Surajgarh in Jhunjhunu, are scheduled for Saturday. Results will be declared three days later on September 16
Modi wave sweeps through Bundelkhand
Rediff.com29 Apr 2014In Bundelkhand, support for Narendra Modi seems to cut across the caste barriers; even so, a vigorous and 4-cornered tussle is on the cards. Sahil Makkar reports
Poll panel raises red flag on bank licence timing
Rediff.com20 Mar 2014EC received the RBI proposal in the first week of this month, soon after the model code of conduct came into force on March 5.
BJP, Congress leaders on Naxal hit list: IB
Rediff.com12 Mar 2014Communication, dated February 17 to all state governments, said the CPI (Maoist) planned to capture attention once again
What minority status will mean for Jains
Rediff.com22 Jan 2014Community will now avail of exclusive schemes run by the ministry of minority affairs.
Are private detectives prying on personal details?
Rediff.com18 Nov 2013Private detectives forge relations with policemen and unsuspecting people in telecom companies, as they have access to call data, says Sahil Makkar
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