RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent call for a review of the national reservation policy has brought the focus back on what has long been a contentious issue. But will political parties agree to refine, ...
In a stunning case, an Indian-origin officer of the Met was hounded for challenging racism in his force and even slapped with a sexual assault case. The intrepid fighter finally has won all his battle...
The government was pulled up by the Supreme Court over delay in implementing OROP and had a contempt petition coming up against it on September 28
By Venkatasubramanian
THE timing of th...
Though the “One Rank, One Pension” scheme for the armed forces has been announced, protests by ex-servicemen continue. Why are the government’s assurances like weak tea and lacking in sincerity?
By...
Many experts advocate legalizing betting in India so that it can be regulated and earns the government
revenue. With Goa and Sikkim having already given it legal sanction is the rest of India ready...
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Jignesh Shah blazed like a meteor and burnt out like one. This entrepreneur, who could have been a sterling exponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” program, ai...
Joint secretary KP Krishnan’s letter suggests that competing interests were threatened by FTIL’s growing clout
A confidential note by KP Krishnan, then joint secretary in Department of Economic...
A frequent target of terror attacks, Israel realized the futility of capital punishment more than five decades ago. Why is India still clinging to the death penalty?
By Abhay Vaidya
Should I...
Politicians and journos have often been at the receiving end of
defamation laws. A case in the Supreme Court hopes to limit the
potential of this legal weapon, which can be used to curb free speec...
Yakub’s death sentence has raised questions about the way probe agencies have made fugitives surrender after giving promises. With agencies having washed their hands off him, will new informants hesitate to come forward?