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Sushma Swaraj is widely tipped to take over as the leader of the Opposition from L.K. Advani when he quits the post. She has the "full" backing of the RSS and those in the BJP whose "veto" counts in critical decisions (Advani and party president Rajnath Singh), sources claimed. It is learnt that Advani has told Sushma, his deputy in the Lok Sabha, she will succeed him and Arun Jaitley will continue as the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.  

Naidu had met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Nagpur on November 18 following which the RSS issued a statement to say it was not against four top leaders including Swaraj, Naidu, Arun Jaitely and Ananth Kumar from becoming the next party chief. As for the next BJP chief, Naidu said, "No name was suggested or rejected by the RSS and no name has been finalised by the party so far. The process of consultation is on and there will be unanimous choice of the next president at an appropriate time." Backing the R  

With Opposition parties stalling Parliament for the second day on Friday, the Government has decided to hold discussions with the leaders of some political parties to sort out the problem over the new sugarcane pricing policy. The leader of the Opposition, Mr L.K. Advani, the Samajwadi Party chief, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, and the RLD chief, Mr Ajit Singh, are among the leaders expected to attend the meeting on Friday with the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, who is also the Leader of the Lok Sabha.  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily are expected to meet Friday evening to finalise who India's new chief information commissioner will be. Present information commissioner M.M. Ansari and Right to Information (RTI) activist Shekhar Singh are the frontrunners for the post. "The meeting is expected to take place today (Friday) evening as the prime minister has to leave for his trip to the US Saturday," a government official said.  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday led the nation in paying homage to Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, on her 92nd birth anniversary. On the opening day of parliament's winter session, floral tributes were paid to Indira Gandhi at the central hall by all leaders, including Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. A booklet containing the profile of Indira Gandhi was also distr

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of India's first and only lady prime minister, we must all pledge to empower every woman in the country.   -Krishna Tirath

 

They weren't fashion models, but when MPs young and old walked in on the first day of the winter session of parliament Thursday, they sure made heads turn with their fine silks, starched cottons and bright woollens. Seasoned or young, the style statements of many MPs in the packed Lok Sabha caught the eye of those in the press as well as the visitors' gallery. The members were after all gathering together in parliament after a gap of over three months.  

If toilets are a test of a leader's commitment, Manmohan Singh is 18 years behind Sonia Gandhi. As for Ghulam Nabi Azad, he is the last person who can ask his voters to flush out the habit of defecating in the open. Talking crap?  

The secret talks are intended to prepare the ground for a public engagement. But there is a major problem. The Hurriyat wants Kashmir's Islamist patriarch, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, as well as Pakistan and its jihadist allies, to endorse the dialogue.  

Right to Information (RTI) activists from across the country Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) be appointed through a transparent, inclusive and participatory process. 'The process of appointments to the posts of information commissioners is non-transparent and arbitrary. Many people from across the country have been repeatedly requesting the government to make this process transparent, inclusive and participatory so that it thr

In Indonesia, the government first publicised for the post of seven information commissioners through national dailies, invited public feedback on over 300 applications receive, and NGOs helped in tracking down their pasts. They were then subjected to psychological and written tests. On the basis of all these inputs, 21 persons were shortlisted, who were then interviewed by parliamentary committee in public view. Finally, seven persons were selected   -Arvind Kejriwal

 

Right to Information (RTI) activists from across the country Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) be appointed through a transparent, inclusive and participatory process. "The process of appointments to the posts of information commissioners is non-transparent and arbitrary. Many people from across the country have been repeatedly requesting the government to make this process transparent, inclusive and participatory so that it thro

In Indonesia, the government first publicised for the post of seven information commissioners through national dailies, invited public feedback on over 300 applications receive, and NGOs helped in tracking down their pasts. They were then subjected to psychological and written tests. On the basis of all these inputs, 21 persons were shortlisted, who were then interviewed by parliamentary committee in public view. Finally, seven persons were selected   -Arvind Kejriwal