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As noted in an earlier column, there is a degree of discontent among Haryana babus over what many consider is a consistent attempt by the Manohar Khattar government in the state to allow the ‘usurping’ of IAS cadre posts by other services. The Haryana government...

The three farm laws enacted by the NDA government for the purported benefits of farmers have kicked up a massive stir in the country. Farmers from agriculturally advanced states such as Punjab and Haryana have taken the lead in opposing the government and demanding immediate...

It is only Western philosophy that draws a dividing line between human and animal (‘man and beast’). The religions - that emerged from the earth organically - have never done so. Hindu dharma holds that all creation is interconnected—vasudhaiva kutambakam - and has always acknowledged...

The fears about the consequences of the so-called love jihad ordinance and moves by three other BJP-ruled states to enact a legislation with similar intent have turned out to be not misplaced the day after the Uttar Pradesh government promulgated the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion...

It’s no coincidence that both India and China have, by turn, been frantically wooing Nepal this month. Kathmandu has witnessed in the whole of November a tug of war of sorts between its two giant neighbours over getting its attention. First, it was the Indian...

When the president (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Lobsang Sangay, entered the precincts of the White House on November 20, it marked a red-letter day for the Tibetan government-in-exile. It also injects a new element into Sino-Indian relations. His meeting with Robert Destro,...

India’s economy contracted for another three months we were told this week. Meaning that as a nation we produced less in goods and services than we did in the same period last year. Meaning also that Indian families in the numbers of lakhs and perhaps...

A “high-level” Certification Investigation Committee set up by the Chhattisgarh government has detected 267 cases of government employees with fake caste certificates. Sources say that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has given instructions to the state Chief Secretary RP Mandal to dismiss all such employees from...

Mankind has been eagerly waiting for a sure-shot cure from Covid-19. The disease has claimed over 14 lakh lives and affected more than 60 million people around the world. Many countries are working on vaccines and, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are...

Oxidation is a chemical reaction that happens when a substance is exposed to oxygen. For instance, when some foods, like apples and bananas, have their peels removed and are exposed to oxygen, they turn brown. Or a bicycle rusts. Oxygen is sometimes referred as ‘Deal...