April Month Articles

• Anti-Sikh riots: PM is aware that the accused are not being punished, says senior SC lawyer
  • by Rajdeep Sardesai
    Even as a Delhi court, rejecting the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), ....

• Court puts Tytler back in the dock
  • by Aneesha Mathur
    Setting aside a 2010 order which had accepted a closure report in an anti-Sikh riots case with a CBI clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler ....

• Corruption in India a ‘fact of life’, say U.S. diplomats
  • by P. J. George
    “American interference” was the political catchphrase of the 1970s ....

• Sessions court rejects CBI’s clean chit to Tytler
  • by Jiby Kattakayam
    Magisterial court order accepting probe agency’s closure report set aside. .....

• J&K: Aiyar’s suggestion fraught with dangerous ramifications
  • by Hari Om
    Former minister Mani Shankar Aiyer, known for courting controversies and for his arrogance and uncouth manners. .....

• Through Musharraf, Pakistan wants to annex more Indian territory
  • by Sandhya Jain
    The sudden, inexplicable return of former president Pervez Musharraf on March 24 to contest elections in Pakistan next month. .....

• Yoga guru Ramdev praises Narendra Modi, claims Rahul Gandhi has no vision
  • by The Indian Express
    Yoga guru Ramdev today praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi but took potshots at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in the context of Prime Ministerial candidates. .....

• Despite BJP protest, ex-judge to be NHRC member
  • by Maneesh Chhibber
    Ignoring the BJP's protest, the UPA government is likely to appoint former Supreme Court Judge Cyriac Joseph as a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) .....

• ‘To be or not to be’
  • by Dr Mrs Hilda Raja
    There is speculation among the Congress if Rahul Gandhi would be the next Prime Minister candidate .....

• Africa’s rise pays out dividends for democracy
  • by Firstpost.com
    Africa is rising not only on the growth charts of economists. .....

• Backed by Pakistan, Dawood stashing cash in tax haven to finance jihadists
  • by Praveen Swami, Firstpost & CNN-IBN
    Twenty years ago, his smuggling operations paid for the bombs which killed 257 people in Mumbai .....

• What Right To Education? Failing to meet the prescribed norms, half of the existing schools will lose their recognition
  • by Arvind Panagariya
    The three-year compliance period for the Right to Education (RTE) Act is just over. What has the Act accomplished? Sadly, not very much that is positive .....

• Team is Mine, But I Took Others Into Confidence
  • by Rohini Singh
    SETTING THE AGENDA: UPA government could collapse and BJP is ready for elections; we are confident that JD(U) will remain a part of NDA .....

• Nitish Kumar will not walk out of NDA; LK Advani not sidelined: Rajnath Singh
  • by Rohini Singh
    BJP president says LK Advani not sidelined, insists Modi had no say in formation of new team ......

• ‘38% of Pak youth prefer Sharia, 29% democracy’
  • by The Times of India
    Ahead of crucial elections marking the first democratic transition in Pakistan’s history ......

• Government apathy is destroying institutions, devouring our republic
  • by Jay Bhattacharjee
    The last few weeks have seen some extremely unsavoury developments that have grave repercussions for the future of India......

• Rahul's speech -- just quotable quotes
  • by B Pradeep Nair
    It was a highly inspiring speech from Rahul Gandhi at the CII conclave in Delhi today.....

• 1991 reloaded
  • by T. C. A. Srinivasa-Raghavan
    In the 22 years since the last major crisis, the economy is right back where it started.....

• US president Barack Obama throws weight behind yoga
  • by Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN
    The White House has wholeheartedly embraced Yoga as a worthy physical activity at a time some schools in America are railing against the ancient Indian practice, saying it promotes Hinduism.....

• BJP opposes NIA chief's appointment as NHRC member
  • by The Indian Express
    BJP has opposed the government's reported move to appoint NIA chief S C Sinha as a member of NHRC ....