Full text of the speech delivered by the Comptroller and Auditor General to young police officers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad on October 11, 2011. I am happy to be present today at this premiere training institution to address a group of young officers at the threshold of their careers, as well as senior officers occupying responsible positions in the State Police forces. In a world...

There isn't a single burning, insurmountable issue because of which workers at Maruti's Manesar plant have struck work thrice in the last five months . Sruthijith KK & Chanchal Pal Chauhan report from Manesar that at its core lie accumulated grievances and resentment, and events are adding fuel to the fire A day after workers at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar facility went on strike in June, 55-year-old MM Singh, the company's head...

-The Business Standard   The striking workers at Maruti Suzuki India Limited’s (MSIL) Manesar plant agreed to vacate the factory premise, barely 24 hours after the Punjab and Haryana High Court passed an order asking the workers to move out. In a separate development, the Haryana government referred the strike at MSIL to the labour court for adjudication. The government’s move follows a letter by the MSIL management explaining how the labour unrest...

-The Economic Times   Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a review of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, one of the UPA's trophy legislations, potentially exposing the government to a fresh stand-off with civil society. Addressing a two-day annual convention of the Central Information Commission here, Singh said the transparency law should not adversely affect deliberative processes in the government and discourage honest, well-meaning public servants from voicing their views. He...

-The Economic Times   A high court on Thursday directed the protesting employees of Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plants to leave the factory premises but refused to declare the strike illegal. The order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court follows a petition filed by the country's largest carmaker whose Manesar plants have been seized by striking workers after weeks of unrest. The court said no protest activity could take place within 100...