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In the past few weeks, government officials have been physically assaulted by sons of political bigwigs in two instances. The first incident involved Akash, the son of BJP veteran from Madhya Pradesh Kailash Vijayvargiya. Akash, himself a BJP legislator, beat up Dhirendra Bayas, an official...

The NDA government will present the first full-time Budget of its second term July 5. Reviving growth, creating jobs, boosting economy and doling out tax relief, while staying fiscally prudent, may be some focus areas of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The first female Union Finance...

Members of an elected Parliament not only represent the people but also form themselves into a microcosm of the nation, the society at large, with all its strengths and weaknesses. A society lacking in discipline cannot be expected, in normal course, to have a parliament...

With the Modi government running a second term and Amit Shah taking charge as Home Minister, Kashmir is high on the agenda. Friday, the Lok Sabha approved a statutory resolution to extend central rule in the harried state for another six months. This is not...

At the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi revealed his wish to see India transforming to a $5 trillion economy by 2024, the year when his current term ends. The desire sounded soothing, but...

We have been duly reminded by the all powerful of today that 44 years have passed since the declaration of the state of Emergency by late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. We are also being told that the people of India did not accept the authoritarian...

Encephalitis has claimed 152 lives in Bihar. It is extremely distressing that such a large number of children have ‘succumbed to the disease’. Equally worrying is the fact that the physicians themselves are reported to be equivocal in many cases about whether encephalitis is behind...

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, known for her aggressive postures, is on the defensive after the hits her party took at the recent LS polls. She has her flaws, but praise must be due to her for the way she responded to a people’s...

Monsoon has delayed progressing after it hit Kerala nearly a week past its usual time. The amount of rain in June has already been over 40 per cent less than usual. Agricultural activities in most parts of the country are sorely dependent on monsoon and...

Circular economy is a term gaining currency in India. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said at a symposium organised by FICCI June 17, 2019, Monday, that the country has the potential to generate 1.4 crore jobs in 5-7 years by focusing on circular economy. The...