'The government does not want to be transparent or accountable. Therefore, they do not want to appoint information commissioners.' Photograph: Kind courtesy RTI INDIA/Facebook The Supreme......
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Sunday alleged that companies used electoral bonds to bribe political parties to secure projects worth lakhs of crores of rupees. IMAGE: Supreme Court senior......
Forty-one companies facing probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and the I-T department gave Rs 2,471 crore to the Bharatiya Janata Party through electoral bonds,......
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions, observing......
Eminent citizens, including former election commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and activist Anjali Bhardwaj, have urged the poll panel to ensure the integrity of voting, counting and transparency in......
There was no announcement from the government on guaranteeing a minimum basic income, which is the need of the hour. The announcements on portability of ration cards and affordable rental housing......
The Union home ministry and the labour ministry have asked state governments to coordinate with the chief labour commissioner’s (CLC’s) office to give a comprehensive data of all the......
The new ePOS devices launched to curb corruption are proving to be more of a hassle than a boon. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. Four months ago, fair price shopkeeper Om......
Progress on monsoons along with favourable base effect in 2HFY2017 continues to point towards RBI achieving its near 5 per cent inflation target by the year-end India's annual consumer price......
India's annual consumer price inflation eased more than expected to a 25-month low of 8.1 per cent in February, helped by moderating food prices, government data showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll......
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.' IMAGE: Jyotika and Mammootty in Kaathal: The Core. At 72, Mammootty is in no mood to slow down. The Malayalam......
After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......
A special screening of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mere Pyare Prime Minister was held on Thursday night. Look who turned up in support: Diana Penty. Saiyami Kher. Shabana......
'A girl on Instagram got very angry with me and wrote, 'Yeh toh shakal se he harami lagta hai, yeh real life mein bhi harami hi hoga.' IMAGE: Chandan Roy Sanyal in Aashram. Chandan Roy Sanyal is......
It is difficult to imagine that bohemian Kalki Koechlin was raised in a conservative environment in South India. Her childhood was mostly spent in stunning Pondicherry and Ooty. Films were not......