(Rajeev Chandrasekhar , MP, writes an Open Letter to Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata ) Courtesy : The Times of India (Dec 7, 2010) Rajeev Chandrasekhar , former telecom entreprenuer and MP, has written an open letter to Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, pointing out that Tata Group's telecom companies themselves have taken advantage of the three key policy deviations listed by Tata in interviews following the exposure of the Niira Radia tapes. The deviations that have been listed by Tata … [Read more...]

Courtesy : Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times  (November 13, 2010) I  don't know if you are fully aware of the remarks made by K. Sudarshan, the former chief of the RSS and the organisation's father figure. The English TV channels and newspapers more or less blacked them out on the grounds of taste. Even I had difficulty piecing together exactly what the old boy had said because everybody seemed too horrified by the sheer viciousness of his remarks to repeat them. But from what I can gather, … [Read more...]

NEW DELHI: The verdict of the Allahabad High court legalising the makeshift temple at the Babri site came as a surprise to the government while it surpassed the Sangh Parivar's own expectations. While bracing for the judgement, the government had estimated that it was not going to throw up a clear loser or an unambiguous winner, discounting the possibility that the judges would hand the disputed site to Hindus, giving the BJP and others in the Sangh Parivar a bagful of brownie points and an … [Read more...]

ALLAHABAD: Even as the country anxiously awaits the verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, Abdul Wahid stands out as a symbol of communal harmony in the Sangam city. This humble `dresswala' sends across a strong message that religion is meant for bonding people, not dividing them. While the security agencies were busy making preparations to thwart any communal tension in wake of the Ayodhya verdict, to be pronounced on Thursday, Abdul Wahid alias Anwar alias Ram Singh, remained … [Read more...]

Rahul Gandhi reclaimed the political legacy of grandmother Indira and reached out to the alienated tribals, making a weighty political statement in a land where Maoists hold sway Vedanta Plans Scuppered As Gandhi Scion Trumpets Tribal Victory BHUBANESWAR: It was a classic case of David turning into Goliath almost overnight. Less than two days after the environment ministry rejected Vedanta’s bid to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills of Orissa, the odds swung heavily in favour of the … [Read more...]

PATNA: They have a tough electoral contest ahead, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his rivals Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan are also jostling for supremacy in Bihar's rakhi markets. A day ahead of the festival, rakhis named after the three were doing brisk business Monday with reports that Nitish Kumar had a slight edge. "Demand of rakhis with pictures of Nitish, Lalu and Paswan are high among girls, youth and children," Santosh Kumar, a shopkeeper here, said a day ahead of Raksha … [Read more...]

JAMMU: Heavy rains hampered the operations of security forces against armed militants in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday, a day after a soldier and two terrorists were killed. The shootout in Thanna Mandi area, about 180 km north of Jammu, began on Saturday when an Army team led by Major S K Mahapatra traced a group of militants in the forested area. In the ensuing gunfight, Mahapatra was injured and a soldier was killed on Sunday. "Today … [Read more...]

By Rohini Singh & Sruthijith KK, ET Bureau According to a report by the income-tax department, Modi is involved in betting and fixing in the IPL through Samir Thukral, a Delhi-based "page 3 personality". NEW DELHI: ‘Mr Lalit Modi has had a trail of failed ventures and defaults till four years back but has a lifestyle now that includes a private jet, a luxury yacht and a fleet of Mercedes S class and BMW cars all acquired in the last three years.’ Thus opens a highly confidential … [Read more...]