The Nirav Modi-PNB scam and others before it have shown that lax corporate governance, dishonest officials and suave rogues have bled the banking sector, leading to huge NPAs. Nothing short of drastic...
Satish K Nagpal, chief vigilance officer, PNB, receiving the Vigilance Excellence Award from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi last year
A senior vigilance officer with the SBI explains how Ni...
The Congress is battling to retain power in the last big state under its rule even as the BJP tries to revive its victory march
~By Puneet Nicholas Yadav
In a little over a month from now, the E...
In the Economic Survey, the centre accepts the need to address backlogs in the judiciary. This and the inability to fill vacancies of judges may shake the confidence of citizens in democracy and the r...
Above: Asma Jahangir/Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia
Asma Jahangir, Pakistan’s frontline warrior for human rights passed away last week. Dilip Bobb recalls his encounters with the feisty and fearless la...
Above: The cryogenic storage facility in Michigan, US. The legal status of bodies preserved here is debatable/Photo Courtesy: Cryonics Institute
Cryogenic Preservation technology can help preserve ...
Above: All India Democratic Women’s Association members protest against rising rape cases in Delhi
Increasing rape and gender cases bring to the fore the question whether male and female judges wou...
Above: Lahoria group members, comprising mostly youngsters, posing with guns in Jalandhar/Photo: Facebook/Gounder gang
With numerous gangs sprouting in Punjab, the Amarinder Singh government has pr...
Above: Self-styled cow vigilantes have claimed nearly 30 lives in the past four years of BJP rule/Photo: UNI
Though the apex court has issued contempt notices to Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Prades...