THE National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is no stranger to controversy. From time to time, it is in the spotlight for what is perceived to be a pick-and-choose policy when it comes to including, excluding or pruning...
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THE alarming increase in wildlife crime in northern India is a stark reminder of the ongoing battle between conservation efforts and illegal activities. Over the past five years, a staggering 683 wildlife crime cases have been reported across Uttar Pradesh,...
MASSIVE anti-government protests have forced Sheikh Hasina to step down as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and flee the country in the wake of widespread violence that claimed over 300 lives in just three weeks. A democrat who turned into...
THE denial of political clearance to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to attend the Paris Olympics raises significant concerns about the priorities and motivations of the Central Government. Mann intended to cheer for the Indian hockey team, which has 10...
IT’s been five years since the Centre took the landmark decision to abolish Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. According to the government, the reorganisation was aimed at ‘fully integrating’ J&K and...
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THE assassination of Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran marks a perilous escalation in already volatile West Asia. Haniyeh, killed by an airborne guided projectile, was in Iran for the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian. The timing and location...
THE timing couldn’t have been worse. A controversy has erupted over the allocation of funds to the states for the development of sports infrastructure under the Centre’s Khelo India Scheme, even as Indian players are battling it out to win...
BY calling for the abolition of the 18 per cent GST on life and medical insurance premiums, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has raised a pertinent issue. This tax imposes an unfair burden on policy holders and runs contrary to the...
THE Supreme Court has ruled that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for granting quotas within the reserved category in order to uplift more underprivileged castes. The majority verdict comes with...
THE conviction of dismissed Punjab DSP and former wrestler Jagdish Singh Bhola, along with 16 others, including his wife, mother-in-law and father-in-law, in an 11-year-old money-laundering case linked to drugs marks a significant victory in the fight against corruption and...
A massive rescue operation is in progress in Kerala’s Wayanad district, which has been ravaged by a series of landslides triggered by heavy rain. The death toll has crossed 150, even as the immediate priority is to evacuate and rehabilitate...
THE conflict between the Punjab Government and the Centre over the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme has reached a critical juncture. Punjab initially signed an MoU in 2022 to implement this project aimed at transforming schools...
GOVERNORS are governors, chief ministers are chief ministers, and never the twain shall meet. Unfortunately, this seems to ring true for several Opposition-ruled states. In Punjab, Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the Governor. This brings to an...
THERE is a sense of desperation about the action taken by authorities following the shocking death of three students, who drowned in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar on Saturday. The Municipal Corporation of...
THE Agnipath scheme has been under intense scrutiny ever since it was launched two years ago. From time to time, retired defence officers have voiced concerns over the scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces, flagging issues such as...
THE announcement by the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI-J&K) of its intention to return to the political mainstream, provided the ban imposed on it is lifted, marks a significant moment in the region’s tumultuous history. The socio-religious party, which has...
LITTLE progress seems to have been made in checking the alarming levels of toxic heavy metals and pollutants in groundwater that Punjab has been suffering from for decades. A recent report reaffirms the presence of dangerous concentrations of nitrate, iron,...
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi chose a befitting occasion — the 25th anniversary of India’s victory in the Kargil War — to warn Pakistan that Indian soldiers would foil all its attempts to perpetrate terror. Addressing a ceremony at the Kargil...
FOOTBALL, archery, handball and rugby sevens events have already kicked off before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. The 19-day spectacle will see 10,500 athletes from over 200 nations compete in 329 events across 32 disciplines. Aiming to...
A prolonged legal battle between the Centre and states has ended in a victory for the latter. The Supreme Court has ruled that royalty payable on minerals is not a tax, and states have the legislative competence to impose taxes...
THE Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), one of India’s oldest political parties, is struggling to put its house in order after a series of electoral debacles over the past seven years. Party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal is not only facing rebellion...
MANY weeks of student trauma later, the Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday finally shut the door on the NEET controversy with a firm rejection of the demand for a re-exam. While the SC decision to avoid a re-test, considering the...
THE 2024-25 Budget introduces significant provisions aimed at transforming the agricultural sector with a focus on sustainability, productivity and economic growth for farmers. One crore farmers are envisaged to be initiated into natural farming within two years. This enterprise is...
EMPLOYMENT was undoubtedly the leitmotif of Modi 3.0’s first Budget. This 10-letter word figured no less than 33 times in the text of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech. With employment — or rather, unemployment — being one of the key...
THE Economic Survey for 2023-24 highlights a concerning disparity within India’s corporate sector. While companies have enjoyed unprecedented profits, hiring and salary growth have not kept pace. The government has rightly emphasised that job creation predominantly occurs in the private...
THE BJP-led Centre’s decision to lift the ban on government employees from participating in activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an attempt by the ruling party to reach out to the Hindutva organisation and convey the impression that...
THE violence that has claimed over 100 lives in Bangladesh has shown the Sheikh Hasina government in a poor light. The ruling dispensation should have anticipated disturbances after the High Court reinstated in June the quota that reserved 30 per...
IN a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has granted bail to a person who was booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967, and was languishing in jail for nine years due to the slow pace of the wheels...
THE BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has ordered all food and beverage shops along the Kanwar Yatra routes to display the name and identity of the operator/owner. Though maintaining the sanctity of the pilgrims’ faith and ensuring peaceful movement of...
THE University Grants Commission (UGC) has once again issued a directive prohibiting the sale of unhealthy food in educational institutions, a move reflecting concern over the alarming rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases in the country. It had earlier notified...
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