Newclick commentary on the Railway Budget 2010

Union Budget 2010 has been criticised by the opposition and other commentators as being pro-rich. Newsclick examines.

The Congress-led UPA Government has placed the Nuclear Liability Bill as one of 36 legislations it wants the Parliament to pass this session.

Veteran artist and nephew of Amrita Sher-Gil, Vivan Sundaram talks about his two volume book 'Amrita Sher-Gil: A self portrait in letters and writings'.

Prices of essential commodities have gone up beyond imagination. The Central Government has been making promises but taken no action and 'Aam Admi' is feeling the pinch.

Filmmaker and co-founder of Magic Lantern Foundation Gargi Sen talks about her organization and 'Persistence Resistance 2010', a festival of contemporary political films which starting on 25- 27 February at IIC, Delhi. 

The Dubai assassination of a senior Hamas figure has created a diplomatic embarrassment for Israel. Curiously enough, it is not on whether targeted assassination as a part of state policy is acceptable or not. Britain, Germany and Ireland have gone public with their displeasure that the assassins used their country’s passports. Assassinations are ok, forging passports are not.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announced the decision to put a moratorium on the release of Bt brinjal till such time independent scientific studies establish, to the satisfaction of both the public and professionals, the safety of the product from long-term view on impact on human health. Newsclick examines.

In the end, then, Mumbai got to see My Name is Khan and the Sena had to retreat, tail between legs.Even 24 hours before the film was finally exhibited, this seemed unlikely.