Women constituted only eight percent of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that......
No government in the past initiated the process of policy making for its next tenure even before going in for elections. Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced by the Election Commission,......
IMAGE: An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for women polling......
'This Lok Sabha election is more of a trial for GenAI content.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Matheus......
From all indications, Sunil Kanugolu is here to stay, though whether his magic will help the Congress in the northern states in the Lok Sabha elections remains to be seen, wonders Aditi Phadnis.......
Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has written to his boss, Boris Johnson, to be referred to one of the British Prime Minister's independent advisers to review all his ministerial......
'In May 2020-2021, nearly 10 crores (100 million) lost jobs.''Covid is not the reason for the present crisis. It aggravated the crisis.' IMAGE: Students protest against the alleged erroneous......
India has the lowest labour force participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Workers stitch garments at a factory in Jaipur. Photograph:......
Till such time that a new governance framework comes into being, the progress of reforms in health, education, land, labour, electricity and agriculture could remain fraught with problems,......
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story......
A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......