-Frontline The tussle within some Central government Ministries over proposed cuts in the budget for rural development schemes has affected a promise made to senior citizens. THEIR wizened faces said it all. Though there was disappointment, there was also a glimmer of hope that their trek to the national capital would not go in vain. For almost a month, senior citizens, most of them poor, had been pouring into New Delhi from...
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UPA keen on passing anti-graft laws along with Vote-on-Account -Smita Gupta
-The Hindu The UPA government hopes to pass a slew of anti-graft laws, Congress sources said, next month along with the mandatory Vote-on-Account when the 15th Lok Sabha meets for the last time for a fortnight, ahead of general elections slated for April/ May. The Congress's confidence, party sources said, hinges on the fact that the Bharatiya Janata Party - shaken by the success of the Aam Aadmi Party that has...
More »Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India meets the press at the National Media Centre, New Delhi
-Press Information Bureau Preliminary Transcript of the Q&A portion of the Prime Minister's Press Conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi Q: After the Assembly elections, much churning is going on in the UPA. Do you think the Congress should now announce its PM candidate? PM: The Congress President has already answered that question. We will announce our candidate for the Prime Ministership at the appropriate time. Q: On corruption issues which have...
More »Women leave the door open for other women -Rukmini S
-The Hindu A woman winning a close election against a man results in an increase in the ratio of female candidates fielded by major parties in the next election, according to a study A body of new data, including original analysis by The Hindu, is showing for the first time that women politicians are slowly but surely opening the door for other women politicians. The Hindu's analysis of data from the 2013 Assembly...
More »Rs 27 crore cash seized during assembly polls in Delhi -Pradeep Thakur
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spent Rs 18 crore in Delhi polls and bagged 28 seats. What could have been the expenditure of other political parties is still in the realm of speculation as none has declared their expenses yet. The flying squads of Election Commission and Income Tax had seized Rs 27 crore of unaccounted cash during Delhi polls from political workers, who mainly...
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