Good governance essential for India, says Tharoor
Developing and preserving good governance is essential for the country and it must become the passion of future Governments, according to Congress MP and former Minister of State for External Affai
Politicos play religion game
The new trend of politicians increasingly using festivals to bolster their image and the image of the parties they represent, has created a sense of unease among the various communities in the state.
BS Yeddyurappa rakes up leadership issue again
Continuing to mount pressure on the central leadership, BJP Karnataka strongman B. S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said he would wait for a 'few more days' on the party's promise to reinstate him as Chief Mi
India fairs badly in regulating money in politics: Report
India is among the lowest scoring countries on political finance regulation, according to a new report.
Global Integrity Report for 2011 released on Friday, indicates that developing as well as devel
Is UPA trying to better Trinamool Congress ties?
Having been put on the backfoot on key policy issues, the Congress-led UPA appears to be taking steps to improve its ties with the Trinamul Congress.
The TMC leaders claimed that finance minister Pr
Knives out for Kiran, DL, KK bay for blood
After the recent bypoll debacle, senior leaders of the Congress are gunning for the blood of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana.
The first salvo was fired on Thurs
Poverty figures: Opposition asks govt to sack Montek
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Mr Monteksingh Ahluwalia on Wednesday was the target of the Opposition attack, which demanded his sacking, in the Lok Sabha over the Commission’s definition
Coalition making life difficult, says PM
Signalling that 'coalition compulsions' had made things difficult for his government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday appealed to key UPA allies and other political parties to rise above narro
CM warns of snap poll, BSY hides MLAs away
On a day of fast paced developments when Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda has reportedly said he will dissolve the Assembly after he presents the Budget on Wednesday, and his rival, former CM
B.S. Yedd
Govt rejects petition to amend RTI Act
The state government has rejected the demand of Right to Information Act activists to incorporate postal orders as one of the modes of payment of application fee and further fee under the RTI.
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