India is world’s biggest democracy but voting average in elections is about 50% to 65% because less than half Indians think that elections are important. But over 80% think that religious freedom is important. Surprisingly for a nation
The wait gets longer, astonishingly longer in the age of nano second tech age. The World Economic Forum believes it will take another 118 years (until 2133) to close the global pay gap between men and women. The progress is so slow
If the dolphins are alive and breeding then the Ganges is not dead. Yet, according to a census undertaken by the Uttar Pradesh forest department and the World Wide Fund for Nature, India, in early October, as many as 1,263 dolphins were found in a
Early resolution of filing 400 odd vacancies in higher judiciary is possible soon. During Wednesday’s hearing on suggestions to be made to improve the collegium system of appointing judges, supreme court judge JS Khehar said “the gover
The 7th pay commission will submit its report to the government at 7.30 pm today. The recommendations of the commission have to be implemented with effect from 1 January 2016 and are likely to further burden the government exchequer and put pressu
In October, a 14-year-old girl from Jharkhand was rescued from a businessman’s house in Gurgaon, where she had been sent to work as a domestic help by a Delhi-based placement agency. Police found her locked in a cupboard, with br
In a spate of decisions, union cabinet has approved 10% stake sale in Coal India, initial public offer of Cochin Shipyards, approved 3% interest subsidy for exports, empowered roads ministry to revive 34 stalled projects by appropriate measure and
This is food for debate about finer points of law and the power of regulators in India. While Nestle went to court on Maggi noodles ban, yoga guru Ramdev is challenging the authorities in media. Baba Ramdev made his debut in the ins
The institution of lokayukta in Karnataka has been model for many states since inception. Now, it seems to fallen in its duty, thus allowing the legislature to step in to initiate the process of removal of current lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao on charge
The supreme court has begun hearing on the suggestions of the people from all walks of society as to how the transparency and accountability can be improved in the collegium system while the law ministry`s website has been flooded with suggestions
It is not easy to find anything common between renowned Marxist historian Irfan Habib and corporate leader Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, but both have expressed their fear that India is turning into a mirror image of Pakistan after one and half year of the
India and USA will hold first policy planning dialogue in Delhi today (Wednesday) to share perspectives on key global issues and analyze major global trends including the West Asian situation, rise of Islamic State, rise and ambitions of China and
India will have the second largest number of internet users worldwide, overtaking US by December 2015. The internet user base in India will end 50% higher compared to a year ago, by end 2015, that is 402 million users, ahead of US and behind China
Clothing is a basic necessity that seldom gets mentioned in public discourse. Anshu Gupta has successfully brought the issue on clothing needs into the mainstream through his NGO Goonj. For his efforts he was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award this yea
As the families struggle to maintain balanced diet in view of sky-rocketing prices of pulses, CRISIL research, in a report, has said that this price-rise has been the sharpest in a decade. According to the global analytics company while all food c
The Anonymous hacking network declared war on the Islamic State. The "hacktivist" collective vowed vengeance for attacks in Paris on Friday, claimed by IS, that left 129 dead and hundreds injured, some of them critically.
A man in a speeding SUV rammed through a customs gate and three security barriers at the Wagah-Attari border crossing with Pakistan early Monday (3.45 am). He drove through the barriers at about 120 kmph to 140 kmph. The man i
The world may shut doors on refugees. The US, a nation of immigrants, is showing signs of nervousness with more than half the nation`s governors -- 26 states – opposing entry of Syrian refugees into their states. The final say on this conten
The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry has approved setting up mentor committees which would act as integrated panels for creating model curricula for skill training courses. This is a significant effort to create a unified system for
Noted strategic affairs expert Dr Srinath Raghavan is among the six scholars named for the famed Infosys Prize for 2015. Dr Raghavan, senior fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, “is awarded for outstanding research t
