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Rosamund Young has written a book called the Secret Life of Cows which, surprisingly for a book on animals, has shot to the Top Ten bestseller list of the Sunday Times. It’s a small book about the animals she has brought up and interacted with,...

Protests are erupting over a decision by some state governments to effect changes in labour laws in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Left parties and some others in the Opposition have written to President Ramnath Kovind to stall such efforts. The Congress has also...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his fifth video conference with Chief Ministers on Monday, as the final phase of the long-drawn lockdown of the nation ends a week hence. He probably wishes to explore the possibilities of a phased lifting of the lockdown. A complete...

The long line of migrant labour walking back home is extremely painful to watch, to say the least. It is easy for the rich and the Haves to denounce these poor people and complain about their return since they are suspected to be carrying the...

A few days ago, I had something delivered at home from the food service Swiggy. It was someone’s birthday and I ordered a kilo of cake. The Swiggy app tells you that the order has been taken and accepted and the name of the person...

To ensure that corrupt all India service officers are not allowed back in the government, the Centre has proposed changing the rules and not allowing review of suspension orders of IAS, IPS and IFS officers if they are convicted in a corruption and criminal case...

Extension of the lockdown (3.0) by two more weeks has prolonged the uncertainty over economy. This is because the extension will imperil the future of millions of enterprises and put paid to employments across the board. The colour-coding of various districts by the Centre to...

Savitri Devi, born Maximiani Portas in 1905 of Greek-English parents, wrote a very thought-provoking and profound book called "Impeachment of Man" in 1945 on different religions and their "compassion factor".  She spent 30 years in India undertaking a systematic study of the world's great religions....

A row has erupted over the positioning of the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gandhinagar in Gujarat, after hopes were raised about Mumbai being accorded that prestige. This is bound to stir up the political discourse in Maharashtra, and the first shot was fired...

The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), in a strategy paper submitted to the Union government has called for permission to operate industries in high performing economic districts across the country and allow them to play by different rules. The paper advised the government to permit...