Month February 2018
Ancient regimes in India were far from democratic, had little place for other castes by D.N. Jha | The strict control exercised by the ‘republican’ states through executive edicts and legislation exposes their undemocratic character.In his article, ‘Denying Nehru his due,’ Ashutosh… Continue Reading →
CIBIL data shows the total amount outstanding with wilful defaulters has gone up from Rs28,416.93 crore as of 30 September 2013 to Rs1.11 trillion on 30 September, a CAGR of 40.82% Manas Chakravarty For Punjab National Bank (PNB), the CAGR… Continue Reading →
The overall employment in the eight sectors had seen an addition of 77,000 workers in April-June 2016 and an increase of 1.85 lakh workers in January-March 2017 By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Apart from the manufacturing sector, the transport sector… Continue Reading →
Michael Safi in Delhi India’s customs department has revived allegations of a US$600m financial fraud against the Adani Group, challenging an order clearing the mining giant last year as “erroneous, illegal and improper”. Adani has been fighting allegations for the past four… Continue Reading →
History has often presented Kasturba Gandhi as the subsidiary shadow of her husband, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. While the ‘Father of the Nation’ is revered for being on the front-lines of the freedom struggle, Kasturba has left an indelible mark… Continue Reading →
सुभाष गाताडे ,वरिष्ठ पत्रकार इमेज कॉपीरइटGETTY IMAGESImage captionसांकेतिक तस्वीर संविधान लागू होने के 68 साल बाद जब जाति, लिंग, नस्ल आदि आधारित हर किस्म के भेदभाव से मुक्ति का संकल्प लिया गया था और उसके लिए क़ानून भी बने थे…. Continue Reading →
Photo courtesy: PTI A participant shows a placard during a silent protest Not in My Name A migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, who was allegedly lynched by a mob on February 3 on a rumour of being a… Continue Reading →
The association has claimed that students studying at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) under scholarship are exempted from paying such fees. All India | Tata Institute of Social Sciences students are protesting addition of extra fees by the… Continue Reading →
Cabinet approves new health policy Kerala’s new health policy focusses on improving and equipping the public health system to deliver affordable, accessible and quality care to the public at primary, secondary and tertiary levels so as to bring down the… Continue Reading →
Ishita Bhatia| TNN | Dalit leaders who took out a march were protesting against a line in the hoardings which they said was derogatory. MEERUT: A group of Dalits tore down hoardings put up for RSS mega convention Rashtrodyacalling the contents derogatory to… Continue Reading →