It's Rahul vs BJP on lateral entry of bureaucrats

The opposition parties on Sunday slammed the move to hire public servants through lateral entry, claiming it will snatch reservations from SCs, STs and OBCs, but the Bharatiya Janata Party hit back......

Stage set for Pranab vs Sangma showdown

Pranab Mukherjee and P A Sangma will file their nominations on Thursday, setting off the presidential race between the United Progressive Alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-backed opposition......

'White Paper' vs 'Black Paper': Govt, Cong fire salvos at each other

A 'White Paper' versus 'Black Paper' battle erupted on Thursday as the Centre and the Congress unveiled documents and crossed swords over the handling of the Indian economy during the nearly 10......

'Nilekani shouldn't be proud, but ashamed of Aadhar programme'

He is up against one of the most talked about candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and although the Congress terms his opponent Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire......

The noise around the land acquisition law

The debate over the land ordinance is best located in facts, not hyperbole, says Sreenivasan Jain. Labourers work along the construction site of a road at Ghilot in Rajasthan. Photograph: Adnan......

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......

An open letter to the finance minister

The Insurance Amendment Bill must be passed urgently and without compromises, notes Sunil Mehta in an open letter to the Finance Minister Honourable finance minister, as you prepare the economic......

IAS vs IRS officers: The fight for supremacy

In July, IRS officers in Mumbai held an incendiary meeting where they criticised the alleged interference in 'operational matters' by the department of revenue.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee......

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