NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Shah, Adhir, Azad on 8-member simultaneous poll panel led by ex-Prez Kovind

The government on Saturday notified an eight-member high-level committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state......

Thackeray group asks SC to overturn Koshyari's floor test order

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of cross-petitions of Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde factions pertaining to the Maharashtra political crisis. IMAGE: Uddhav......

'3 People Can't Decide How Judges Are Appointed'

'The (Collegium system of appointing judges) is absolutely whimsical.' IMAGE: Prime Minister N D Modi with Chief Justice of India Dr D Y Chandrachud at the Constitution Day celebrations in the......

PM Modi faces a bureaucratic test

Here comes the moment of truth. Modi prides himself on offering an "incorruptible" government. Will he dilute the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill to coax the administration's fealty and......

A case against merging appellate tribunals

Merging tribunals may lead to administrative convenience, but pendency of cases is likely to increase, says Jyoti Mukul. When the regulator for the downstream petroleum sector was set up in 2006,......

Visionary Budget but devil lies in the implementation

Image: India set for high growth. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters     The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the......

Karnataka's success with water management

Sundaramma, a 45-year-old daily wage earner in the Bengeri locality of Hubli, in Karnataka, has begun to take home Rs 400-500 more every month. Head of a family of six, she no longer has to stay......