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UPA tenure sees surge in attempts on media curbs -
Economic Times
Last month, Congress MP Meenakshi Natarajan, reportedly close to Rahul Gandhi, the party's general secretary, proposed a legislation that sought to regulate the media. The private member's bill, subsequently disowned by the ruling Congress after uproar, sought to empower the government to ban coverage of an event that may pose a threat to national security. The bill also prescribes detailed 'standards' that the media should follow.
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How to fix the 5 problems that ail Indian bureaucracy -
Aman Sharma, ET
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UPA in a Supreme fix -
Gyanant Singh, Mail Today
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Bofors to Mulayam to Maya: CBI has swayed to political tune -
Dhananjay Mahapatra, Times of India
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BJP rules out cooperating with govt -
Mohua Chatterjee, Times of India
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SC rap to Government well deserved -
Arun Jaitley, Pioneer
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Foreign links’ of Kerala’s Islamist camp under lens -
VR Jayaraj, Pioneer
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AG sat, heard but saw nothing! -
Pioneer
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Sikhs outraged by Sajjan's acquittal -
Aditi Gupta, Pioneer
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The red sign over Assam -
Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Indian Express
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Supreme Court’s censure throws UPA into a crisis -
Liz Mathew & Sahil Makkar, Mint
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Damned lies: How the coal scam has gutted the UPA govt -
Venky Vembu, FirstPost
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Coalgate probe: SC livid, vows to rid CBI of all interference -
Dhananjay Mahapatra, Times of India
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Karnataka BJP plans more rallies to capitalise on Modi's popularity -
Mail Today
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Anti-Dalit politics in TN: PMK’s backward caste consolidation in trouble -
G Pramod Kumar, FirstPost
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How the allotments for Arunachal's hydel projects flow back to political funding -
Economic Times
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More pro-TMC names figure in Saradha mess -
Digbijay Mishra, Business Standard
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India has never seen such weak Govt: Mulayam -
Pioneer
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Vahanvati tried to influence CBI coal probe, says ASG Rawal -
Maneesh Chhibber, Indian Express
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Congress wary after Modi campaign -
Shekhar Iyer, Hindustan Times
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Why India has so many parties -
Rahul Verma & Pradeep Chhibber, Indian Express
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Modi links Sonia Gandhi to 2G scam -
Anil Kumar M, Times of India
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Kolkata kills Bengal -
Indrajit Hazra, Hindustan Times
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Faction war intensifying in Kerala CPM again -
VR Jayaraj, Pioneer
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Modi strikes fine balance -
DP Bhattacharya, Mail Today
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BJP sets twin terms to let Parliament work -
Telegraph India
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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