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The head of the NITI Aayog said something that upset many people and so he had to explain himself. This was of course his statement, repeated twice, that India had too much democracy. However something else was said in the same speech that did not...

These days your average babu can rarely say ‘no’ to a minister. Blind obedience is what is expected from them, leaving little room for independent decision-making. But like always, there are exceptions to the rule. An instance from Uttarakhand has recently come to light. There...

There is a runaway rise in fuel prices in the country. So much so that pump prices of petrol and diesel are at a two years’ high. Already reeling from a prolonged economic recession and pandemic-triggered distress, the unrelenting rise in petrol and diesel prices...

Health and fitness advisors often emphasise on seafood for muscles, high protein and weight loss. Few of them have studied the immense health risks that come with eating seafood. Mali Ston is an Adriatic Sea coastal town in Croatia, known all over the world for...

Disturbing reports have come that China has constructed three villages, about 5 km from the Bum La Pass near the tri-junction of India, China and Bhutan in western Arunachal Pradesh. It could be a major step in realising China’s territorial claims in the region as...

As the world is eagerly and impatiently waiting for a safe and efficacious vaccine for inoculation against COVID-19, the Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij testing positive for the virus just a fortnight after he voluntarily got administered a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed...

India is now paying dearly for what may be called diaspora politics that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played by canvassing for US President Donald Trump asking Indian-origin settlers in the USA at the ‘Howdy Modi’ programme in Houston last year to vote for Trump. Modi...

Once again, this government has shown that it will ignore the concerns of large numbers of Indians till it becomes a national crisis. Exactly a year ago, after a series of threats from the home minister to India’s minorities, India passed legislation that Amit Shah...

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...