You Can Become Chief Minister Only if You Have The MLAs

The two main factions in Karnataka's Congress party -- one led by Siddaramaiah and the other by D K Shivakumar -- are both contenders for the chief ministership.Both groups have fought hard to get......

'Chandan should have remained in the BJP'

'Chandan felt he had no place in the BJP and he was wrong.' IMAGE: Journalist-politician Chandan Mitra. Photograph: PTI Photo   'I lost my closest friend -- editor Pioneer and former MP --......

Former RS MP, senior journalist Chandan Mitra passes away

Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra died late Wednesday at his south Delhi residence after a long ailment. He was 65.   Mitra, who did a stint in various......

Chandan Mitra had the courage to swim against the tide

Chandan Mitra, who passed into the ages on Wednesday night, will be missed for his his courage to go against the grain, mourns Dr Sudhir Bisht.   Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

Decks cleared for Insurance bill, if Parliament is not disrupted

Congress and BJP agree on raising foreign direct investment cap to 49% With the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on the same page in the Rajya Sabha’s select committee on changes in......

Congress backs government on Insurance Bill at panel meet

The Congress, which was engaged in delaying tactics earlier, surprised many in the committee with its firm resolve to assist in submitting the report on time by December 12. The Narendra Modi......

No insurance Bill in winter session as politics overtakes

The insurance Bill seeks to increase the cap on shareholding of foreign investors Foreign investors looking to put more money in India's insurance sector might have to wait longer, as the......

Slow moving insurance sector needs a push from the new Bill

As the industry awaits amendments in the existing Insurance Bill, Nupur Pavan Bang walks us through the ups and downs in the sector since its liberalisation in 1956, and impact the new Bill will......