Haryana govt red-faced as officials give Vadra clean chit in DLF land deal

The Haryana government on Friday claimed no clean chit has been given to anyone after revenue officials said no rules were broken in the transfer of land to realty major DLF by Skylight......

Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

Haryana govt denies Kejriwal's 'DLF nexus' allegations

The Haryana government on Tuesday rejected allegations of Arvind Kejriwal about a nexus between state officials and DLF and that land meant for setting up a hospital was released in favour of the......

Govt auditor pulls up Haryana for 'undue favours' to Robert Vadra

"Undue favours" to builders, including Robert Vadra's Skylight Hospitality, by the Haryana government during the Congress regime has come under attack from the Comptroller and Auditor General. In......

Why Robert Vadra slammed the Haryana govt

Lawyers of Robert Vadra and Skylight say several facts about his firm's Manesar land deal were not presented before principal accountant general for political reasons Real estate entrepreneur and......

Are states really serious about Digital India plan?

Official websites of some states haven’t been updated for years Does Bihar have only 10 cities with populations of more than 100,000? Is Uttar Pradesh so urbanised that 42.59 per cent of its......

How states are ensuring food reaches your plates

Most key rabi-producing states of north India, such as Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, have staggered their procurement to enable farmers to come in batches, so that there is no overcrowding. The......

Column: Bad days of the licence raj are alive in India

In 1994, in the first heady flush of economic reform, I wrote a breathlessly hopeful article in Business Standard that talked about the prospect of buying McDonald's hamburgers, petrol from a Shell......