Drug Menace in Punjab: High and Half-Baked
Above: The drug menace in Punjab has claimed the lives of at least 27 young people in June, say media reports
While the drug problem...
Punjab State Legislature Act: Rewarding Favourites
Above: Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh with his colleagues in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha/Photo: diprpunjab.gov.in
The Punjab government is proposing to bring amendments into Punjab...
Bovine Slaughter: Tough Stand
Above: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits Kanha Upvan in Lucknow/Photo: UNI
With statistics showing that existing laws to prevent cow slaughter have failed,...
India Moves Changes to its Statistical System
Above: Construction workers
The Union government has released the draft National Policy on Official Statistics. In the second part of its two-part series on...
Raj Bhavan Row in Tamil Nadu: Governor’s Reign
Above: CPI (M) activists lay siege to Raj Bhavan to protest against the TN governor
The constant tussle between TN governor Banwarilal Purohit and the...
Surviving the Great Bank Robbery
Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence
Burgeoning NPAs of banks can be tackled by creating a “bad” bank and using the expertise of distressed debt specialists...
Out of Job: India’s Employment Statistics
Above: A worker in a steel factory in Wazirpur, New Delhi (file pic)/Photo: Bhavana Gaur
India’s employment statistics are in turmoil due to inadequate...
Sexual Assaults on Boys: Silence of the Lambs
Union minister Maneka Gandhi recently drew attention to the plight of male children who had been sexually abused, a group far more vulnerable than...
Bypoll Results: Saffron Singed
Above: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President Amit Shah in New Delhi/Photo: UNI
The BJP’s crushing defeat against a united Opposition in the recent...
Karnataka: Rocky Road Ahead
Above: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala (right) administering the oath to HD Kumaraswamy at the swearing-in ceremony
Considering that the JD(S) and the Congress fought each...
