One nation, one election: Kovind panel report placed before Cabinet

The report of the high-level committee on 'one nation, one election' was placed before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, sources said. IMAGE: Former President Ram Nath Kovind, who heads High-Level......

J-K polls: Will Cong-NC alliance benefit from DPAP withdrawal?

On the eight seats of Chenab valley going to polls in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, the National Conference-Congress alliance is hoping to tip the scales in its favour......

BJP moves to quell protests in J-K over ticket distribution

The Bharatiya Janata Party launched a damage control exercise on Wednesday after Jammu and Kashmir party president Ravinder Raina was forced to cut short his speech by angry workers seeking an......

Will Cong ally with NC or PDP for J-K polls?

The Congress is open to talks with like-minded parties to strike a "respectable alliance" for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls but the parameters for such a tie-up would be different from the......

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Private health insurance in India today is riddled with inefficiency and corruption, notes Subir Roy The draft national health policy, issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare late......

Govt open to minor changes in Insurance Bill

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government was open to accommodating minor modifications to the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, so that it could be passed in the current......

NDA, Opposition impasse over Insurance Bill continues

The Congress has reasons to enjoy the BJP’s discomfiture. After all, the Insurance Bill was introduced by the UPA government in 2008 but was constantly blocked by the BJP on some pretext or......