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Kerala Opposition Intensifies Stir Against SilverLine
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Clouds of confrontation have thickened over Kerala’s political sky with the Opposition deciding to intensify the agitation against the SilverLine project and the Government equally determined to go ahead with the project. An unfazed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has signalled his government’s intent to go...
Tamil Nadu Budget Shows The Model To Shun Fiscal Profligacy
By K R Sudhaman It really goes to the credit of Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in crafting this year’s state budget in a manner to reign in on fiscal deficit at difficult covid times without burdening the common man with more and new taxes. There is...
Future Of Students In Post-Pandemic India Still Uncertain
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The COVID-19 pandemic has “severely affected” the education system in India, however, Modi government has failed so far to take proper remedial response in the post-pandemic grim situation that has taken all level of education under its grip. The response so far is much less...
Supreme Court Panel Report On Farm Laws Reveals Awkward Facts
By Sushil Kutty But for this one panel member, who could not bear to see his hard work swept under the carpet, nobody would have known the “truth” about the three farm laws. The three farm laws were opposed by a big chunk of farmers, but, says a SC-appointed...
Hijab Attacked As It Symbolises Politics Of Identity, Autonomy
By Arun Srivastava At a time when the common Muslim has been distancing himself from rigid religious beliefs, having faith in the rule of law, constitutional norms and be liberal, the verdict of the Karnataka High Court not to wear Hijab in school and colleges as it is not...
Surging Inflation Can Upset India’s Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee There were writings on the wall. Only India’s official economists seemed to have failed to read and report to the government. Oil rally was expected to continue through 2022 as demand outstripped supply. By January 29, this year, oil posted its sixth straight weekly gain as...
Panicky Imran Khan Bracing Himself For Possible Shock In No-Trust Vote
By Sankar Ray The more the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi zooms in on 25 March (if not earlier),the fateful voting for no-confidence motion at the National Assembly, the more rattled is the hierarchical order of the main ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf, headed by the PM....
EPFO Payroll Data Reveals A Slow Pace Of Formalisation Of Labour
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The pace at which India is moving forward in providing social safety net for workforce is too slow to cover entire workforce in years to come. The monthly provisional data just released by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) reveals that the situation is still...
Narendra Modi, The Superhuman Who Only Works And Rarely Sleeps
By Sushil Kutty We’ve heard of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 56” chest, and we’ve heard of how Modi can stand on one leg and give Baba Ramdev a run for his Yoga. Modi’s superhuman exploits would fill a tome the size of a NYT bestseller, and if people never...
Medical Ethics Must Be Updated On The Basis Of Scientific Evidence
By Dr Arun Mitra The Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) in its video conference meeting held on 17th February 2022 has decided to replace the Hippocratic Oath taken by the doctors to affirm their commitment to medical ethics while treating the patients....
