It has been the gripe of those who were at the core of the agitation for a separate state that policies after its formation have been progressively in contradiction to the values that inspired the

Change, in any form, is not always welcome, especially if it is in a statute. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2003, which proposes to liberalise, deregulate and simplify laws governing the corporate

The BJP's star campaigner for the upcoming Assembly election, Ms Uma Bharati, came out strongly against Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh's decision to levy a composite fine on villages

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Shriram Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources are jointly organising a two-day national seminar on 'Development

The plight of the world's poorest countries has shown little improvement overall since a new United Nations plan of action was launched in Brussels in May 2001, the UN admitted. Presenting a report

If President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has his way, every village in India will have good roads, shopping malls, Internet connectivity and quality schools. Dr Kalam has devised a model called PURA(Providing

Over the last year, a strategy to reconstruct and revive the war-ravaged economy of Afghanistan has been put in place with the support and under the influence of international donors. The crucial

India's stuttering economy is expected to make a good performance this year. A strong rebound in farming after a good monsoon will help the economy grow 6.5 per cent in the year to March 2004, up

The Central Government has released a total amount of Rs 4757.66 lakh to J&K state under special Central assistance to the Tribal sub-plan sicne 1997-1998 till the last financial year

Here's hoping that UNDP's Human Development Report 2003 does not result in needless angst over India having fallen a couple of notches since last year. Yes, we figured in the 124th position in a list