When UPA almost announced free mobiles for poor...

Minister of state for agriculture and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Tariq Anwar tells Aditi Phadnis there is no nepotism in NCP. Edited excerpts:The Congress asked one of its most senior ministers to resign because one of his relatives had ...

In the home ministry headed by him, you have to look hard to see success, says Aditi Phadnis Sushil Kumar Shinde’s politics belongs to another era. That can be the only reason for his nonchalant statement in reaction to the atrocity committed on a five-year-old that “such things keep happening all the time. They don’t just happen in Delhi. They happen in other places too”. This is the home minister speaking! The day P Chidambaram was made home minister, he visited Mumbai ...

Communist Party of India (Marxist) senior leader and Member of Parliament Sitaram Yechury tells Aditi Phadnis why people are angry with the Trinamool Congress, and what will be party's strategy in 2014 A member of your own party has apologised for ...

She tries to keep the BJP at bay in Uttar Pradesh as a counter to Mulayam’s tentative support, points out Aditi Phadnis Not enough attention has been paid to Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati’s speech in Chandigarh last week. She made two points -- one, the BSP should always be ready for elections; two, she will continue to support the Congress to keep communal forces at bay. This is a certain indication that early Lok Sabha elections can be safely ruled out. So long as the ...

Bharatiya Janata Party Treasurer tells Aditi Phadnis what the government should do to get the economy in order. So we know what Rahul Gandhi wants for India. What does the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) want for India - beyond being a naysayer to every ...

As the mandated spending cuts of 'sequestration' take effect in America, why are its political parties unable to find a compromise? The freebie nation Sreelatha Menon Despite warnings from a parliamentary panel, the list of tax exemptions in 2012-13 shows a ...

Reacting to the UPA releasing a report-card of its four years at the Centre, Manini Chatterjee of the Telegraph and Aditi Phadnis of the Business Standard say that the goverment is upbeat that the worst of the economic slump is over and is confident of ...

It's all about wearable fashion at LFW! Payal Singhal's designs took Aditi down memory lane Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor looked her best as she walked the ramp for designer Namrata Joshipura Tuesday during the grand ...

Judging by those chosen as Beijing's senior economic team, market-friendly reforms are on the way Governing - not ruling - Karnataka Aditi Phadnis From mining to agriculture, CM Siddaramaiah badly needs to get down to some solid work Gang of eight's ...