Our caste warriors will not even ask these questions, let alone explore better solutions to address the problems of inequality and skewed life outcomes, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration:......
The productivity of the Budget session was abysmal.The Lok Sabha functioned for 33% of its scheduled time (46 hours); the Rajya Sabha 24% (32 hours). IMAGE: Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway......
'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been......
Although the Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures, considered a hindrance in conducting the census, was withdrawn in March this year the Centre has not taken any further action on......
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Monday on a three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah being received by Minister of State for Science and......
The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented Union Budget......
Electronic devices installed along tracks provide train signals to a computer fitted in the locomotive.If a driver goes over the designated speed, a dashboard in front of him gives a red alert sign......
A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory, says Dillip Satapathy. The ninth of a 10-part series looks at the......
Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......
Recovery in the US economy and continuing rupee depreciation is leading to a spurt in absorption of office spaces, especially with regard to information technology and IT-enabled services. Both......