The nation, apparently, has again reposed trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and made the ‘Janata Curfew’ a success. People by and large have kept indoors with the same fortitude that they stood in line during demonetisation. Of course, this is an entirely different kettle...
The population of India in the first census of 1872 was 206,162,360. Meaning 20.61 crore on the subcontinent, including what is today Bangladesh and Pakistan. In 1881, this rose by 23% to 25.38 crore. Some of this was due to an increase in population and...
The controversial audio clip in which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is seen reprimanding State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar and other top bank officials will now be investigated. Sources say that the bank is considering filing an FIR over the leaked audio clip. The...
The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed its unhappiness with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for its attempt to recalculate the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues against telecom companies. What may have triggered the apex court’s ire was the government’s move to bilaterally settle the issue with...
Over the years, we have been conditioned to like certain things and dislike others. Sometimes these likes come in waves called fashion and die, others are ingrained in us over decades. We, in India, still haven’t in the 70 years of Independence, gotten over the...
In less than six months since his retirement as Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi has been nominated by President Ram Nath Kovind for Rajya Sabha. Gogoi retired November 17, 2019, after penning several key judgements that have largely been favourable to the ruling dispensation...
Through a deft move, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath has bought political time by invoking a health related (COVID-19) fear and postponing the Assembly session by 10 days. This, at a time when it was widely perceived that his ministry’s fall was imminent. With...
India – and the world - is effectively in an emergency mode. Due to COVID-19, flight services are disrupted, businesses have landed themselves in slow mode and public assembly is increasingly getting prohibited. Shopping malls and cinema halls have been asked to down shutters in...
How sovereign is India and to what extent can it do what it wishes to? We are the world’s largest democracy, second largest country and arms importer, with the third biggest army and fifth largest economy. By any account this is an impressive set of...
Under the ceaseless gaze of social media, it is increasingly difficult for babus to slip under the radar. Nothing escapes its stern scrutiny, as former DGP, Uttar Pradesh, OP Singh recently discovered. The former 1983-batch IPS officer has been unwilling to surrender his official bungalow...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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By Aakar Patel If you are normal, you have any number of parties you can support and vote for. There...
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