Detailed report: Story of BRAZEN illegal mining in Goa

The mining scam had first rocked Karnataka and now Goa. While the mess in Karnataka is well known, the scenario in Goa is no different. The Central Empowered Committee in its interim report on......

All parties need to be blamed for coal scam

Contrary to the CAG report, the true scam is not exclusive to the UPA, or one for which it bears the prime culpability. Rather, it's a collective or collusive scandal, with both the UPA-ruled......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

When the State turn lawless

The detention in Raipur of human rights activist Binayak Sen under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005 (PSA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has rightly attracted......

Don't sell shares of illiquid firms in a hurry

If the company is profitable or pays dividends, it makes sense to retain stock Last week, when the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) used its Twitter handle to alert investors about......

Exclusive! 'The Modi government refuses to give anything for free'

  'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.' Coal Minister Piyush Goyal unplugged.......

Markets end in red; NTPC, ICICI Bank fall sharply

The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 28,261 and the 50-share Nifty closed 64 points lower at 8,571.   Benchmark share indices extended losses for the third straight day as......

India's most astute deal maker is now a bankrupt entrepreneur

A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran Chinnakannan Sivasankaran On August 26, the Supreme Court of Seychelles declared Chinnakannan Sivasankaran, better......