Vinod Sharma

The phase by phase soft launch will be spread across DBS's locations in 12 Indian cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune, from end of next month.

OMCs in good spot, see crude at USD 70/bbl: HDFC Sec

US crude futures edged up to over USD77.35 a barrel on Wednesday in early Asian trades in the wake of news that US crude stocks unexpectedly fell last week as refineries boosted output, but global supply glut woes capped the prices at multi-year lows.

Bigger regional parties mum on joining BJP: Vinod Sharma

Vinod Sharma, political editor at Hindustan Times analyzed that despite the new alliances, none of the bigger regional parties like the Trinamul Congress or the AIADMK have offered to ally with Narendra Modi's party.

DMK may cash in Sri Lanka issue for polls: Vinod Sharma

Vinod Sharma, Political Editor of Hindustan Times believes this might be a major issue for the upcoming elections in 2014 and therefore, the DMK has withdrawn support from the coalition government.

Parl logjam: Key hurdle lies in Rajya Sabha, says Sharma

As the FDI in retail issue heats up the Parliament, Congress is confident of having majority votes in their favour.

Par meet on retail FDI, expert tells you what to expect: HT

The first few days of the Parliament were a no-go because of the tussle on a debate on a FDI in retail but today at 1 pm an all party meet is expected and hopefully some consensus will be sought and found.

A sizeable Cabinet reshuffle likely to happen: Vinod Sharma

Vinod Sharma, political editor, Hindustan Times, says that a sizeable cabinet reshuffle may happen and some of the younger ministers may get promoted in order to give the government a personality transplant, which will fit well with the policy initiatives that have been initiated by the Prime Minister.

Parliament's winter session: Were disruptions justified?

The winter session of Parliament approaches its end. How effective it has been? Do we need specific measures to guard against disruptions that waste a full Parliamentary day? Experts discuss.

2G case against Chidambaram: Is the accusation fair?

Does the Finance Ministry’s secret note to the Prime Minister’s Office in March 2011 compromise Mr Chidambaram or are the opposition and sections of the press overreacting? That's the key question discussed in this episode of India Tonight.

Expert take: Was the war on corruption compromised by Anna?

Now that Anna Hazare's fast is over its time to ask just how substantial was his victory? Could it be the case that the cold facts reality fall short of the victory cries we heard on Sunday?

Wikileaks expose: BJP vs Congress

After attacking the government over the Wikileak exposés, it’s now the BJP’s turn to squirm. From Arun Jaitley and LK Advani to Sheshadri Chari and Prakash Javadekar, leaders of the party may regret what they have reportedly said to American diplomats. CNBC-TV18’s Karan Thapar discusses the issue with eminent set of panelists.

PM's integrity intact but image as administrator suffers blow: Vinod Sharma

Obseving the recent string of events, Vinod Sharma political editor of Hindustan Times says that the the events are deep embarrassment for the government. “The prime minister’s image as an admistrator has been imapacted,” he believes. He also says that PM will try to refurbish his tarnished image.

Has govt misled SC over CVC appointment?

Has the government mislead or lie to Supreme Court over the appointment of CVC as Sushma Swaraj claims. Have recent revelations about the appointment process further vitiated PJ Thomas’ appointment and what is the best way of resolving what must be a mess.