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Government appoints Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar as ISRO chairman

Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar has been appointed chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). His name was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by...

January 13, 2015

Indian judiciary : Landmark Judgements of 2014

2014 was an eventful year for Indian judiciary as it passed some landmark judgments which will go a long way in the Indian judicature. Coal Block Cancellation The...

January 13, 2015

Niti Aayog: less government, more governance?

Government of India has finally gone ahead with its approach of less government, more governance.  The new body is slated to give strategic and technical advice. It will...

January 13, 2015

Doubling the minimum wages

Rather than trying to curry favour with workers by raising wages, the government would do better to help industry grow to create more jobs. It is common sense...

January 13, 2015

European Commission’s Economic Recovery Plan

Barriers to investment in Europe have little to do with the lack of financing. Europe is gripped with a misguided investment mania. The new European Commission’s economic recovery...

January 13, 2015

DS Kolamkar Panel

RBI is considering proposal of DS Kolamkar Panel, to permit FIIs and Commercial Banks to trade on Indian Commodity Exchanges. DS Panel had deeply studies the functioning of...

January 13, 2015

India and Peshawar Attack

Despite a change in mood in Pakistan after the Peshawar massacre, India cannot afford to be complacent given that the network of the various ‘Talibans’ is more united...

January 13, 2015

Undue Haste on Land Ordinace

A government’s intentions are better understood and justified if the changes introduced are done via a bill than the ordinance route. It is wise and reasonable for any...

January 13, 2015

Diplomacy and ISIS Captives

It is a challenge for Indian diplomacy to make all countries and individuals who have the potential to help, to give their contributions and help in release of...

January 13, 2015

Begum Akhtar

Real name of Begum Akhtar was “Akhrati Bai Faizabadi”. She was born in 1914 to a single mother, a tawayaf, in Faizabad, which was capital of Awadh in...

January 13, 2015

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