Was Modi Worried About Shyam Rangeela?

Rangeela's presence in the fray could have been trifle uncomfortable for Modi.He may not have posed an electoral challenge to the prime minister, but Rangeela's public meetings could have seen......

Why Congress Can't Keep Its Flock Together

If the party's members aren't sure what it stands for, see no path to wealth or power, and endure control by a dynasty, which, almighty as it is within the party, cannot get them the votes, they......

'I will not loot the people'

Photograph: ANI Photo This interview was first posted on May 8, 2006. When film actor Vijayakanth started the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party, nobody gave him a chance. His DMDK party......

Time Has Come For Women's Reservation Bill

Women politicians bring to politics and policy a sensitivity that most of their male counterparts, at least until a generation back, lacked. IMAGE: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi prior to attending......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

India's premier pays lip service to villagers

India's dusty villages or the green ones keep coming back into the conversations of the well-heeled in India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while giving the inaugural speech at a leadership summit......

Do inflation control initiatives actually work?

For the week ended February 24, inflation stood at 6.10 per centversus 6.05 per centthe previous week. The market estimate was at 6 per cent. Surjit Bhalla of Principal Oxus Investments and N......