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Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji is Deputy Political Editor at the Hindustan Times. He writes on both politics and policies.

Articles by Saubhadra Chatterji

Sulking Jena takes charge 10 days after swearing-in

Away from the media limelight, Srikant Jena finally joined office as the minister of state (independent charge) for statistics and programme Implementation — ten days after the cabinet reshuffle. With Jena’s arrival, all new UPA ministers have now formally joined their respective offices.

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Updated on Jul 21, 2011 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Jena still to take charge of new ministry

Though Vilasrao Deshmukh took charge as minister of science and technology on Tuesday, Srikant Jena, who is reportedly sulking over the portfolio allocated to him, was still missing from office, eight days after being appointed as the new minister of state (independent charge) for statistics and programme implementation.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2011 12:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Delhi

Amar not given clean chit: Deo

As the Delhi police tightens noose around Amar Singh's former aide Sanjeev Saxena in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, chairman of the panel that probed the issue claimed the committee did not give any clean chit to Singh. Saubhadra Chatterji reports.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2011 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Pranab pulls up Air India officials for poor handling

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee took senior aviation ministry and Air India (AI) officials to task for the shoddy handling of the affairs of the state-owned carrier in an action-packed meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Monday.

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Updated on Jul 18, 2011 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySaubhadra Chatterji & Tushar Srivastava, New Delhi

To fight Naxals, engineers to find place in IRB battalions

The government has decided to dress at least 2,000 engineers in khaki to build key infrastructures in Naxal-hit areas, reports Saubhadra Chatterji.

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Updated on Jul 17, 2011 02:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

House panel pulls up I-T for IPL mess, seeks action on BCCI

The Income Tax (I-T) department received flak from parliamentarians on Thursday for being “lax” and “lenient on BCCI” for the Indian Premier League (IPL) mess.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2011 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

PM meets his team today

With the cabinet reshuffle behind him, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is looking ahead and has called a meeting of his new council of ministers on Thursday. Saubhadra Chatterji reports.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2011 03:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Deo brandishes Forest Rights Act

While other new UPA ministers present in Delhi have assumed office, Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Deo spent the entire day at his Lodhi Estate bungalow. Saubhadra Chatterji reports.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2011 02:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Trinamool ministers chant Mamata mantra

Mamata Banerjee has left New Delhi to rule West Bengal but her shadow is likely to remain in the capital’s corridor of power. Saubhadra Chatterji reports.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2011 12:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Ramesh aims at extensive role in the Naxal strategy

As the newly-appointed cabinet minister, Jairam Ramesh’s elaborate strategy is already in place for his new assignment in rural development ministry. Saubhadra Chatterji reports. Plan ahead

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Updated on Jul 13, 2011 10:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Govt mulls tab on MPs Haj quota

In order to plug misuse of recommendations for Haj pilgrims, the Centre plans to fix quota for the parliamentarians and issue them unique numbers. Saubhadra Chatterji reports.

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Updated on Jul 12, 2011 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Mamata asks for help, Centre says hike taxes

The Union finance ministry wants the West Bengal government to raise taxes and present an early budget if it wants Centre's financial help. Saubhadra Chatterji reports.

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Updated on Jul 10, 2011 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

2 resignations: Then and now

On November 14 last, six top Congress leaders met at PM Manmohan Singh’s chamber in the Parliament building. Apart from Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, home minister P Chidambaram and Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel were present.

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Updated on Jul 08, 2011 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Cong won't buckle under pressure on Telangana

The Congress core committee has decided it would not buckle under pressure or do anything in haste on the complex Telangana issue. Top Congress sources also claimed there is no indication of party president Sonia Gandhi cracking under pressure on this issue.

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Updated on Jul 07, 2011 10:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Friday release for currency with new sign

A year after its invention, the rupee symbol is all set to enter the mint and leave its stamp on currency.

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Updated on Jul 06, 2011 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Aftermath of Bengal polls: Left out of Lutyens' Zone

Loss of electoral ground in the last assembly election in West Bengal is translating into a loss of precious real estate in Lutyens’ Delhi for the Left parties.

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Updated on Jul 06, 2011 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Mamata wants Dinesh Trivedi as next rlys minister

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wants party colleague Dinesh Trivedi as the next railways minister in the Union Cabinet.

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Updated on Jul 01, 2011 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi
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