DK Singh was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. He no longer works with the Hindustan Times.
Articles by DK Singh
Cong overhaul: veterans to make way for Gen Next
In what may set off alarm bells for many powerful Congress veterans, Rahul Gandhi is learnt to be planning to introduce some drastic measures, including bringing up a new set of leaders to replace the existing ones in the decision-making process.
Updated on Oct 13, 2014 12:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh/Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
PM Modi wants Gandhi photos used in campaign
In what appears to be an attempt to keep the Swachch Bharat campaign non-partisan and “beyond politics”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have instructed officials not to use his pictures in the print or visual advertisements of the cleanliness drive.
Updated on Oct 03, 2014 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
Modi comes with new ways to assess bureaucrats
While the UPA government’s oft-repeated commitment to promote meritocracy didn’t go beyond expressions of intent, the NDA regime has set out to achieve it putting a premium on merit in bureaucratic appointments.
Updated on Oct 02, 2014 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
Jaya convicted, DMK in tatters; BJP could be the biggest gainer in TN
Jayalalithaa’s conviction may turn out to be a watershed in Dravidian politics. It may be a big opportunity for national parties like the BJP and the Congress to end the dominance of regional parties in Tamil Nadu politics.
RSS rewrites history: Dalits 'created' by invaders
Emboldened by the BJP’s success in the Lok Sabha elections, the RSS has intensified its efforts to find and validate a common Hindu thread to unify all groups under one Hindu identity.
Updated on Sep 22, 2014 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
Assembly bypolls: Projecting Yogi Adityanath proved counter-productive for BJP
Tuesday’s bypoll results have thrown up more questions than answers. While many were quick to debunk Modi government’s achhe din claims, there was no easy answer to the question: was the SP’s success a verdict on Akhilesh's government’s performance? BJP jolted in all, except Bengal
Updated on Sep 17, 2014 03:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
100 Days of Modi govt: fresh regime, new offensive
He might not have projected himself as a ‘system-changer’, as his chief contender Rahul Gandhi avowedly did, in the run up to the general elections, but as Narendra Modi completes 100 days as Prime Minister, innovation and change have become buzzwords in power corridors.
Updated on Sep 02, 2014 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
Verdict may hit economy, hard, says law minister
A day after the Supreme Court declared all coal block allocations from 1993 to 2010 as 'illegal', law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday sought to draw attention to its 'impact on the economy', saying this should also be factored in when the court resumes the case on September 1.
Akhilesh: Can BJP deny its role in Muzaffarnagar?
In what comes as a reflection of despondency in the opposition camp, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has attributed the BJP’s electoral sweep in the last Lok Sabha elections to “emotional democracy” in which “secular politics is difficult”.
Updated on Aug 12, 2014 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
Modi to be first PM to visit CBI HQ in 17 years
Although he holds charge of the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions under which the premier investigating agency functions, Modi will be the first PM in over one-and-a-half decades, HD Deve Gowda being the last one, to visit its head office.
Updated on Aug 12, 2014 12:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | DK Singh, New Delhi
Battle of in-laws in Rajasthan
Sunita Netarwas, a school teacher, is facing a dilemma. She has to choose between her father and father-in-law in Dhod constituency.
Updated on Nov 21, 2003 12:32 PM IST
PTI | DK Singh, Sikar
Rama Pilot to contest against Vasundhara Raje
Rajesh Pilot's widow will take on BJP?s chief ministerial candidate Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan's Jhalrapatan assembly seat.
Updated on Nov 15, 2003 04:28 AM IST
PTI | DK Singh, Jhalawar
Sangh Parivar's reservation over turncoats holds back BJP?s list
Sangh Parivar?s reservation about giving tickets to ?controversial people? and ?turncoats? has held up release of 2nd list of BJP names for Rajasthan, reports DK Singh.
Updated on Nov 08, 2003 05:32 PM IST
PTI | DK Singh, New Delhi
Raje faces rebellion from BJP?s women
A day after Vasundhara Raje said state BJP would to field 20 to 22 women, she was faced with near rebellion from colleagues in BJP Mahila Morcha, reports DK Singh.
Updated on Nov 08, 2003 04:43 PM IST
PTI | DK Singh, New Delhi
Raje keeps scribes on their toes
It was one day the BJP leaders wouldn?t let the scribes go, not even for the sweets and snacks kept in the verandah. BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar was seen shouting at workers to close the main doors of the hall at the BJP headquarters here on Wednesday.
Published on Nov 06, 2003 03:23 PM IST
PTI | DK Singh, New Delhi
The Long Arm of the Law
The law in developed countries is being stretched a bit and so is its reach, writes DK Singh, an international lawyer.
Updated on Jun 04, 2003 03:19 PM IST
PTI | DK Singh, International lawyer, London