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The lockdown in India ends on May 3 but things will not be the same on May 4 or in days ahead of course. Schools are scheduled to reopen in June but parents will not send their children so it is unclear what happens to...

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet recently approved the empanelment of 28 IAS officers for holding Secretary-level posts at the Centre. Among them is Rajiv Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of the ailing public carrier Air India, which is still looking for a buyer. Bansal...

The Centre has extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3. It was a no-brainer, for everybody in the country was expecting this. In fact, many state governments, including Odisha’s, had already extended the lockdown till April 30. Considering its lack of action plan and silence...

In Pilibhit, as in most districts of the Tarai, a large number of vehicles are still horse-drawn. This is not just true of this area, but over most northern states. There are horses being used in Delhi as well — even though we have had...

It is simply not possible to distill every global level activity to money, jobs and benefits for some. A unique example of this would be tourism and related activities. The world today, as meets our eyes now, was greatly enriched by travelers since centuries. Whether...

It’s some surprise that one of the assassins of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stayed in India, hiding his identity, for some 20 years before he was finally brought before law and executed in Bangladesh two days ago. Big question is what this high-profile assassin with Pakistani...

The nation seems to be getting fed up with lockdowns and people are getting impatient. The impatience for the rich might be from boredom. The middle class is worried about recreating its future road map, which, at present, seems to have been completely demolished. The...

India is going into the longest lockdown in the world, with the least amount of notice given to its people and the least preparation by its government. Many states want the lockdown to be extended to the end of April, and it is possible that...

Alongside doctors and health professionals, the nation’s babus have emerged as the principal force of resistance against the coronavirus pandemic. They are not in the news but working behind the scenes to tackle the unprecedented public health crisis. Besides taking salary cuts, babus across the...

The Centre in all likelihood will extend the current spell of lockdown beyond April 14. Many state governments are piling on pressure on the Centre to do this. Odisha Thursday extended the lockdown till April 30 — the first state in the country to do...