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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...

The Central Vista project being initiated by the Modi government is drawing sharp criticism, and correctly so. This is mostly going unnoticed in the present scenario of COVID-related lockdown and social and mental paralysis but needs serious attention and public intervention if only to avert...

Let’s have a look at the economic fallout of the current lockdown today and why measuring it will be easier than such shocks have been in the past. One of the problems India has as a modern economy is that of data. This is something...