'Time ripe for replacing collegium with NJAC or a better system'

The time for NJAC was ripe in 2014-15 when it was first mooted and put to vote. It is certainly ripe today, says former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar. The processes of public opinion are......

Can give up ministerial post: Chirag Paswan

Union minister Chirag Paswan has caused a flutter by stating he would choose to give up his ministerial berth instead of a compromise on his principles, in keeping with the precedent set by his......

Rahul's refusal to meet Ram Vilas Paswan led to UPA exit: Chirag

Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas president Chirag Paswan says Rahul Gandhi's refusal to meet his father despite months of trying was a key reason for Ram Vilas Paswan leaving the......

No PM in past uttered such hateful...: When Manmohan Singh slammed Modi

His flailing and delicate health notwithstanding, the politician in former prime minister Manmohan Singh came out sharply during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections when he accused his successor Narendra......

Can India grow at 7% a year over the next 25 years?

If that happens, India’s economic size will be just shy of $20 trillion and its annual per capita income will be about $10,000, when the country celebrates its centenary of independence.......

All pre-auction coal block allocations illegal: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday held that all coal block allocations made since 1993 till 2010 before pre-auction era during previous National Democratic Alliance and United Progressive Alliance......

UPA decade was economy's best, says Chidambaram

Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is also the Congress party spokesperson, on Thursday claimed economic growth during in the 10 years of the United Progressive Alliance’s rule was far......

UPA vs NDA: Who excelled in performance?

A paper demonstrating that the UPA’s economic performance is better than the NDA’s ends up becoming a thinly veiled opinion piece, says Vivek Deheja. Economists Maitreesh Ghatak,......