Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers. IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla greets......

Will INDIA Win Be Vote Against Raid Raj?

There may be those who could want to go slow, citing the large pendency of follow-up action and court cases that they would have to process and/or proceed with, before raiding more politicians,......

Should Governors Be Legally Given Time Limit To Act?

Given the politics behind it all, one possibility is for binding the governor to act according to the decisions of the state government and clarifying his position vis a vis bills and resolutions......

Was Narasimha Rao India's Best Prime Minister?

'He told senior journalists a few days after the Babri Masjid demolition, 'Jo hua theek hua. Maine isliye hone diya ki BJP ki rajniti hamesha ke liye khatam ho jaye.' IMAGE: Then prime minister P......

Nirmala Sitharaman, only 2nd woman to present Union Budget

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first and only women till now to have presented the Union Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday became only the second women in the......

Why India's healthcare system is near collapse today

An analysis of Budget speeches made by finance ministers over 75 years also offers a glimpse of how low on the priority list healthcare has featured for the political class and policy-makers, which......

Note ban: Dec 30 cut-off ordinance likely

Such a move will help bring clarity to the Centre's estimates of the demonetised amount, reports Arup Roychoudhury.Illustration: Domninic Xavier/Rediff.com The Union Cabinet is likely on Wednesday......

Government likely to impose fine for holding old notes after Dec 30

The government is understood to be mulling an ordinance to impose penalties on anyone possessing the junked Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes beyond December 30 when the deadline to deposit them in banks......