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Ajit Singh vacates house, protests to continue

For the last few days Singh's supporters have been agitating against his eviction

Lunch with BS: Yogendra Yadav

The Aam Aadmi Party ideologue on why he thinks the party stands a good chance of returning to power in Delhi

Basic norms being flouted at sterilisation camps

Newsmaker: Sant Rampalji Maharaj

A revered godman for some, fugitive for others

Politics of social engineering

Of the 21 new ministers, seven are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Bardhaman blast opens a can of worms

Intelligence agencies fear that Bangladesh-based terror outfits are consolidating in India and working to radicalise locals

PMO advances deadline for UIDAI, NPR to finish work by March

Officials say it took them four years to collect biometrics of 700 million people and issue Aadhaar numbers. Now they have to do the same for the remaining 350-400 million residents in the next five m

5 things about new Economic Affairs Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi

Prime Minister Modi on Thursday appointed Rajiv Mehrishi as economic affairs secretary

Konkan Railway chugs through forests, hills and debt

There is a huge demand for the railway line. The state-owned company wants to enter new areas, but first needs to service its debt, including funds borrowed 25 years ago

Rajiv Mehrishi: Key tasks await Raje's right-hand man in Delhi

The new economic affairs secretary believes that doing more of the same cannot help; you must do things differently

5 yrs ago, family & colleagues thought he would get it

Sumedha Kailash says October has always brought them good luck. "We met in October, we got married in October and now this."

Doubts cast over Jaipur Metro's viability

Internal documents reviewed by Business Standard suggest city may not require a Metro till 2025

What plagues India's disaster management authority?

Under politically appointed members, the National Disaster Management Authority is merely duplicating the efforts of other agencies

Policy allowed FIPB to clear Maxis deal: Ashok Jha

2006 Aircel-Maxis proposal shows no FDI inflow; other cases with lower investment got CCEA approval

Sanjay Nirupam, Sandeep Dikshit called me names: Vinod Rai

Interview with Former CAG

Rajasthan Assembly to push land Bill today

Special session called to clear state Bill with sweeping powers for govt; National Judicial Appointments Commission Act also on agenda

Bharatiya Janata Party was able to sell a dream...: Sachin Pilot

Interview with Congress leader

Vasundhara Raje: Woman in a hurry

Vasundhara Raje has been praised for reforms in labour laws and a new card to transfer benefit payments, but has her government taken on too much

In battle for ballots, stakes are high for Raje, Pilot

The government's decision to close some schools in villages and upgrade others into higher secondary schools has not gone down well with villagers either

Ranjit Sinha: In the hot seat

Sinha's protestations have not found many sympathisers in the corridors of power, or indeed, within his investigating agency