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Welfare budget: Peoples budget and why not?

Welfare budget: People's budget and why not?

This budget has finally given the middle class, salaried tax payers, and pensioners their due.

3 Feb 2019 1:02 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka is not Indira Gandhi

The BJP's spectacular performance in UP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections made it the first party to come power on its own...

28 Jan 2019 12:17 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Photo: PTI)

Priyanka faces an uphill task

With less than 3 months to go for Lok Sabha polls, the entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has boosted the morale of party...

28 Jan 2019 12:17 AM IST

The MGNREGS programme has evolved over the last two years to increase its focus on creation of durable assets, among other things.

In India we have got hold of wrong end of the stick

But in India we have got hold of the wrong end of the stick.

20 Jan 2019 6:41 AM IST

Universal basic income (UBI) has emerged as an important issue in advanced countries in the context of increasing robotisation, the use of artificial intelligence and the possible obsolescence of work.

Universal Basic Income: A worthwhile experiment

Various employment schemes at the Central and state levels should be done away with and the people provided a basic...

20 Jan 2019 6:34 AM IST

A file photo of BJP supporters celebrating the passage of the Bill for 10 per cent EWS quota in Parliament.

Debate exposes contrasting viewpoints within Oppn

Citing the Indra Sawhney verdict, he stated, â€œIf a nine-judge Bench held it unconstitutional, how can you amend the...

13 Jan 2019 5:59 AM IST

Neelkant Bakshi

Bill boosts BJP's claim for re-election

Neelkant Bakshi tells Shashi Bhushan that 10 per cent reservation for economically poor upper caste must be judged for...

13 Jan 2019 5:57 AM IST

A file photo of upper caste protesters demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions during a protest in September 2018.

10% quota The ultimate appeasement

Through the 10% EWS quota Bill, the BJP has tried to ensure that dominant communities, especially in politically...

13 Jan 2019 5:56 AM IST

Mrs Gandhi asked him how the country looked from outer space.

Sare jahaan se achcha: A throwback to 1984

Cut to circa 2019. He continues to hold the record of being the only Indian to ride into outer space.

6 Jan 2019 4:09 AM IST

It's Mission 2021, says ISRO chief

France and Russia are among the countries which have offered to help train our crew, says Sivan.

6 Jan 2019 4:04 AM IST

Mission 2022: Gaganyaan Time to claim Indias space

Mission 2022: Gaganyaan Time to claim India's space

Second, the environmentally controlled cabin in which the crew will travel must have facilities to control.

6 Jan 2019 3:11 AM IST

The recent case of busting of a major terrorist conspiracy by the NIA brings into sharp focus the success of preventive work.

Licence to snoop: Surveillance is a necessary evil today

Our agencies cannot afford to be handicapped by lack of legal authorisation for deep surveillance.

30 Dec 2018 6:47 AM IST