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Ayodhya touched a fresh high this week with start of daily hearings by a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court into the merits and de-merits of arguments from rival sides. The decades-long dispute involving two principal communities-Hindoos and Moslems-had hogged headlines, raised tempers and unleashed...

The Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh took some bold decisions in less than two months of its existence. It started by doubling the salaries of sanitation and Anganwadi workers and creating a large youth volunteer force to check corruption from villages to cities....

A call for state funding of elections has been made by former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who had led two UPA governments over a span of 10 years. Notably, however, the idea arose in him while he was in the Opposition and at the...

India is hoping to turn its economy into an US$ five trillion powerhouse, and the Modi government says it will leave no stone unturned to achieve this goal. As it is normal for parties and leaders to make tall claims and work less to achieve...

It is a momentous day for Indian space science today. Chandrayaan II should by now be streaking through the vast emptiness beyond gravity towards this planet’s sole natural satellite, our Moon. The success of the mission will place the country in yet another elite league...

The Indian Banking sector continues to take major hits in terms of bad debts, or defaults in repayment vis-a-vis huge loans. The government is unable to do anything towards setting things right. The latest expose is, again, from Punjab National Bank — the fourth largest...

The political circus in Karnataka is turning murkier and murkier. With chief minister HD Kumaraswamy (HDK) obtaining the resignation of all the ministers Monday, the stage is set for a complete reshuffle. Coming as it does after the resignation of 13 legislators from the assembly...

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...