Last fortnight, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) put a cap, albeit transient, of Rs 8 per unit on power traded. CERC chairman Dr Pramod Deo justified this to Vandana Gombar and Sudheer Pal Singh while conceding that the real problem lies in inadequate supplies and the lack of open access.

"The price cap won't affect capacity creation"

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A consummate Russian diplomat, Vyacheslav Trubnikov is returning home this week after having served as serving as Russia&rsquo;s ambassador to India for nearly five years. The period has seen several highs and lows in the bilateral relationship, including the building of the first civil nuclear power plants by Russia and nagging problems over defence spares and equipment.

'More upgrades will hike the Gorshkov's price'

BJP's Karia Munda was today unanimously elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha by a voice vote.

Karia Munda elected Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

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Barely after the electoral battle is over, the Left leaders are gearing themselves up for the next round of battles. On the surface of it the battle is for forming a political block with some of the non-Congress, non-BJP political forces with a distant goal of forming the government at the centre.

Left looks at post poll dynamics

Voter turnout in the third phase of election in West Bengal covering 11 Parliamentary constituencies was over 70 per cent till 5 pm, as per the initial estimates of the Election Commission.

Peaceful polls amid stray incidents

The surprise in this election is that one of the two major parties will reach past 170 seats - my bet is that it is the Congress.

Surjit S Bhalla: Middle class and democracy - I

Sensex falls sharply on uncertainty over govt formation.

Exit polls show UPA ahead

At the completion of a month-long process of parliamentary elections conducted over five phases, it is a moment for critical reflection as we eagerly await the election results on May 16. It is also the most opportune moment to reflect about the status of our democracy, because the process of formation of the next government at the Centre will grab all our attention from May 16 onwards.

Rajesh Tandon: Nurturing Democracy

After a brief lull for thirteen days after the polling, the political parties are slowly getting back into action and are readying for the counting of votes.

Parties gear up for counting

With his son H D Kumaraswamy&rsquo;s meeting with Sonia Gandhi fuelling reports of cracks in the Third Front, JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today said his party will continue to be a &ldquo;strong pillar&rdquo; of the grouping. &ldquo;There are absolutely no differences within the party on this issue,&rdquo; he told a press conference here dismissing his son&rsquo;s meeting with Gandhi as something to do with Karnataka politics.

Third Front remains united: Gowda

60% turnout in this year&#39;s LS elections

The Congress might have bought A R Rahman&rsquo;s Oscar-winning number &ldquo;Jai Ho&rdquo; for the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, but in Rahman&rsquo;s state &mdash; Tamil Nadu &mdash; the results might show a &ldquo;Jaya Ho&rdquo;, a major gain for Jayaram Jayalalitha&rsquo;s All India Anna Dravida Munnethra Kazhagham (AIADMK) after it lost all 39 seats to the DMK-Congress combination in the last general elections.

Left, regional allies may ensure Amma's return

Barely after the electoral battle is over, Left leaders are gearing themselves up for the next round of contest. Apparently, the battle is for forming a political bloc with some of the non-Congress, non-BJP political forces with a distant goal of forming the government at the Centre. But deep within, there is a more serious battle raging within the Left parties. CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat held a meeting today with A B Bardhan and Debabrata Biswas, the two general secretaries of the CPI and Forward Bloc, respectively. This has sparked off speculation among a section of the Left leaders that Karat has been trying to rally opinion in his favour among the other Left parties. This is an attempt to prevent a possible move of the Left parties to support a Congress-led government at the Centre.

Karat meets top Left leaders in Bengal

The Supreme Court today dismissed the petition filed by Congress leader Amarinder Singh seeking shifting of the trial of corruption cases against Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and his family members outside the state.

SC dismisses Amarinder's petition against Badal

The low turnout in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar despite a media blitzkrieg by the Election Commission for voter awareness has led political parties and prominent persons to draw varied and often conflicting conclusions, ranging from heat wave to criminalisation of politics.

Politicos, public vary on low voter turnout in Bihar

Facing the prospects of a hung Parliament as predicted by exit polls, Congress and the BJP today discussed strategies to shore up their numbers for government formation as the countdown began for the May 16 results.

Post-poll, Congress, BJP form strategies

Samajwadi Party, a key constituent of the Fourth Front, today kept its cards close to the chest about its role in government formation before the results of Lok Sabha elections are out.

SP keeps cards close to chest on govt formation

As exit polls predicted a neck and neck race, Congress expects President Pratibha Patil to go by the book and use the &quot;yardstick of stability&quot; while extending invitation to form the next government.

Cong expects President to use "yardstick of stability"

If you thought contesting the 15th Lok Sabha elections to be the monopoly of crorepati MPs alone, with staggering bank balances, well that is not the case.

'Zeropatis' were also in fray this polls, Andhra tops list

The Supreme Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw forthwith charges under the National Security Act against BJP leader Varun Gandhi which were imposed for his alleged hate speeches.

SC directs UP govt to withdraw NSA against Varun

CPI(M) today ruled out return of Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee into the party fold, saying &quot;the reason for which he was expelled still exists.

CPI(M) rules out return of Somnath in party

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