-The Hindu * What is the push behind the strategic disinvestment move? What are the gains? The story so far: On November 20, the government announced that it would sell stakes in several public sector undertakings (PSUs) and even give up management control in some. The Central government will cede full management control to buyers in the case of oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)...
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Centre has asked 10 lakh petrol pump employees for personal details like religion, caste: NDTV
-Scroll.in Dealers claimed that government-run oil firms are threatening to block supplies if the information is not provided. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has asked 10 lakh employees at petrol pumps across the country for personal details like their caste, religion and which constituency they are from, NDTV reported on Tuesday. The information is ostensibly meant for a skill development programme, but dealers have threatened legal action, claiming that...
More »Building euphoria-Himanshu Upadhyaya
-Frontline But in Modi's Gujarat the difference between development and darkness is all too visible to those who care to see. NARENDRA MODI may have won three consecutive elections and ruled Gujarat for more than a decade after he was posted there almost as a night watchman, to borrow a cricketing expression. He may have mobilised a massive fan following that is shouting to catapult him into the Prime Minister's post,...
More »A claim to shame -Sitaram Yechury
-The Hindustan Times In response to the widespread protests and the nation-wide hartal last Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the nation on Friday and tried to explain why these decisions had become inevitable. The thrust of his argument was, “We need a revival in investor confidence, domestically and globally.” For this, the current high fiscal deficit must be contained and, hence, the hike in the prices of diesel and cap on...
More »File affidavit on PIL against petrol hike, HC directs Centre
-The Indian Express The Bombay High Court today directed Centre, Petroleum Ministry and Finance Ministry to file an affidavit by June 20 in response to a petition that claimed the recent petrol price hike was "illegal" as it lacked Parliament's approval and violated the Constitution. A bench of Justices R Y Ganoo and N M Jamdar ordered the respondents to file an affidavit explaining their stand on increasing the price of petrol. Apart...
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