SC judge quotes Nehru to back relook at reservation policy

Batting for a fresh look at the reservation policy, Supreme Court judge Justice Pankaj Mithal on Thursday referred to a 1961 letter by Jawahar Lal Nehru in which the former prime minister lamented......

Tuesday tussle: Will Oppn deny Modi a chance to equal Nehru's record?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyes a record-equalling third straight term in power amid the INDIA Opposition bloc's hope of springing a surprise as the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election......

Will BJP win with a bigger margin? A SWOT analysis

Seen by political watchers as the favourite to retain power for a third straight term, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set itself an ambitious target of winning 370 Lok Sabha seats, a goal aimed as......

Modi's big uniform civil code push: How can nation run on dual laws?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a strong push for a Uniform Civil Code, asking how can the country function with dual laws that govern personal matters, and accused the Opposition of......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Mamata's rail: No hike in passenger fares, freight

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has cut service charge on passenger fare for sleeper and AC class and did not propose any hike in freight rates in the Railway Budget 2010-11. She announced 101 new......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......

Highlights of Union Budget 2008-09

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented his fifth Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following are the highlights: Changes in I-T slab. Threshold of exemption for all Income Tax assesses......