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In Rajya Sabha, two-third of elected members have assets of over Rs 1 crore

About 5% MPs had educational qualifications equivalent to 10th pass or below

Ballot battle: Menace of paid news continues in 2013

Data accessed by Business Standard from the Election Commission show a total of 143 'confirmed cases' of paid news from nine states during 2013

Corruption as bad as last year: Transparency International

India's rank unchanged at 94 out of 177, which meant it is in bottom half of countries suffering from lack of transparency and corruption

What unites Modi and Indira Gandhi?

5 reasons why Modi reminds me of Indira Gandhi

BJP to oppose land boundary agreement with Bangladesh

BJP terms Land Boundary Agreement unconstitutional as Parliament lacks powers to transfer any part of country to foreign nation

Voices emerge in US demanding visa for Modi

Member of House of representatives says will not support denial of visa to Gujarat CM

Delhi polls: Vijender Gupta, Sheila Dikshit step on the gas

As the Delhi Assembly polls get closer, Gupta and Dikshit take their game closer to home

One in 4 poll candidates hasn't disclosed PAN

Nearly half the 3,337 politicians contesting elections in 5 states have not provided details of their I-T returns

Cheaper power, lower inflation, free medicines for life, BJP promises in manifesto

Party said, its first priority remains ensuring Delhi gets all its power back from Central govt

BJP manifesto to promise full statehood for Delhi

For improving the safety of women, BJP's manifesto talks of a women security force

Power price cut: is it just a poll promise?

BJP and Aam Aadmi Party's populist promise to bring down the cost of electricity in Delhi if returned to power might not quite hold weight. Here's why

Poplars are sweeter than cane

In west UP, many find tree farming more rewarding and less stressful than growing ubiquitous sugarcane

Divided by faith, farmers united by economics of trade

While, earlier farmers feared rioters; now economic uncertainty grips them

BJP gleans world ideas to write vision document

Party is studying the governance of different countries to present an alternative model of development for India ahead of the 2014 general election

Delhi BJP in a bind on Goel's vow to cut power rates by 30%

Sources say the chief ministerial candidate, Harsh Vardhan, has expressed his reservations over the feasibility of cutting power rates

Yashwant Sinha alleges another telecom scam, writes to PM

The letter was released to the media Tuesday

Five things to know about FCRA

Shinde today said the govt had received complaints against AAP for violating the provisions of the FCRA

Probing source of foreign funding to AAP: Shinde

The AAP, which is contesting the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi, has received around Rs 19-crore in donations

Despite SC order, candidates with criminal background get tickets

A study of the candidates in Chhattisgarh has revealed that 113 of the 983 candidates have criminal cases pending against them

Madhya Pradesh in numbers