How Sasikala took control of Jaya TV from jail

Did Jayalalithaa, who was also in jail then, know about these transactions?N Sundaresha Subramanian reports. Sasikala, a confidante of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, had bought a......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Group of Ministers' report on Bhopal is a letdown

The entire effort to artificially bury the Bhopal legacy is misguided. Unfortunately, the legacy lives on. Justice demands that it is brought to an honourable, dignified closure in a fair and......

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 argues for a perfect land market, unrestrained urbanisation and industrialization, says activist Gopal Krishna. On September 7,......

Why not a 'Bad Bank'?

'Let's walk on two legs: Facilitate better resolution under the present system and set up PARA as well by transferring loans amounting to, say, Rs 1 lakh crore,' says T T Ram Mohan.Illustration:......

HIGHLIGHTS: Economic Survey 2016-17

Following are the highlights of Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday: GDP growth for next fiscal pegged at 6.75-7.5% Growth this fiscal to be 6.5% Prescribes cut in......

Cut the red tape and let private sector manage surplus govt land

Maybe Modi could ask a patriarch of the stature of the late G D Birla to flesh out the details of a new company to manage government land privatisation. Of all the parts of the divestment......

RBI may get bigger role to clean up NPA mess

Central bank likely to keep tabs on large wilful defaulters; policy likely by month-end.  The Reserve Bank of India will likely find itself at the driver’s seat in the war against bad......