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Sunday was a spectacular unveiling of the new Parliament by the PM. Its real inauguration will be when the Opposition takes its gleaming new seat, when democracy's grunt work begins

Supreme Court must step in to uphold federalism, reinforce checks and balances

Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar should get to work to give Karnataka the government it deserves — and the change it voted with its feet for

The recent riots have led the Kukis to believe that state agencies are not neutral arbiters but act in favour of the dominant Meitei community. The onus is now on Imphal to win back the trust of the state's ethnic minorities

Putting 81-year-old Stewart on the cover sends out an especially powerful message against the unconscious — or even conscious — ageist bias that exists in industries such as beauty, fashion and entertainment

It must be taken up by HR departments across the country. Rather than subjecting adult employees to happy birthday emails and enforced team-building exercises, just buy them a drink

When the Congress works hard on the ground rather than argue up in the air, it can win. For the BJP, the PM's campaign presence can't make up for an absent government

SC's backing of Delhi government is welcome. Centre should heed and respect verdict's larger message

Delhi's nuclear arsenal is a means for credible minimum deterrence. Its “no first use” policy is a part of that promise

He forgot that those he railed against still call the shots

WHO says Covid is no more an emergency. But Covid has taught world the importance of remaining alert to emergence of new pathogens.

It is no one's case that journalists should not be subjected to due process of law. But there is a disturbing pattern in how governments across the political spectrum are treating the press

That athletes with medals in prestigious international events had to take to the streets – twice in less than four months – to make their grievances heard does not bode well for a country with ambitions of becoming a sporting power.

Pawar Senior's skills in coalition management have helped the MVA weather the many ambitions and contradictions among its constituents. His challenge now will be to convince his followers to stay the course.

Congress manifesto looks at social justice as a percentage of quotas, BJP as one of division.

Dealing with such problems requires joining the dots with municipal governance, urban planning and environmental management. Unfortunately, Indian cities have rarely been up to this task.

DU lecturer's suicide should occasion introspection on recruitments in universities and colleges. Government must regularise posts, fill vacancies

The Maoist movement in India is shrinking. But it can still surprise security forces if complacency sets in

Governments would do well to engage in conversations with all stakeholders as they seek to balance the interests of both capital and labour. Fears of workers need to be assuaged.

The ministry claims the seriousness of the allegations means it requires more time to “examine” the probe committee's report before initiating action. But there is a history of public authorities dragging their feet on complaints of sexual harassment.

There is only one solution to the problem — increase MRPs.

Increasing reliance on local sources such as panchayats, municipalities and other local bodies will make future water body surveys more informative

There are bound to be debates, conflicts of opinion, and dissent. We will need to use and strengthen India's democratic institutions to find the way forward.

The museum calls for a curatorial imagination that can capture the vibrant spirit of Indian democracy and transmit it to its visitors. The current fracas over the upgrade is an opportunity to rescue it from being turned into a morgue of banal claims and context-free information

It must provide an enabling environment for students. Ensuring security should not be at the cost of their freedoms.

Be it by courting non-dominant groups within the OBC category, or the most deprived or less mobilised sub-castes within the SCs, or by now reaching out to Pasmanda or backward caste Muslims with its labharthi politics, the BJP has sought to coopt Mandal and combine it with Mandir, often successfully.

At the heart of due process is the political will to ensure it. With the Atiq and Ashraf Ahmed killings, what is visible is its stark contrast

The open rebellion over seat distribution points to the absence of assertive state leadership. The party's attempts to expand its footprint by encouraging defections from rival parties have contributed to the mess.

AAP, India's newest national party is evidently eyeing a bigger playground. But taking centre-stage is still a long haul

The possibility of another object within the solar system hosting life forms would, statistically speaking, mean that extra-terrestrial life is extremely common in the universe, not rare. Our solar system, after all, is little more than a tiny speck of sand on a sprawling beach

Congress needs to recognise the importance of organisation if it hopes to do the battle on the ground. Grandstanding on democracy has to be followed by hard work

Current system encourages rote learning and does very little to develop critical skills or provide children foundational knowledge to deal with the pressing challenges of today

In this instance, as in so many others, the Supreme Court has moved the needle for greater openness and more freedom, without which both justice and democracy are incomplete.

They invite the charge that not only does the government wish to escape unpalatable facts, but it also wants to ensure that the students do not engage with social and political realities with a critical attitude.

Trends in poverty and inequality remain contentious terrain. The country's statistical system needs to be strengthened.

While a High Court ruling is open to review and may be challenged in the Supreme Court, the bold move to do away with a 153-year-old law, for which there should be no place in a democratic country, will certainly inspire those who have been agitating against the law in India.

Policymakers will have to rededicate themselves to sustained economic reforms by boosting the productive capacity of the economy through bettering the physical and social infrastructure

Government's promises, spirit of NEP are hobbled by regulatory cholesterol

Protests by the Banjara community against the proposal for subcategories within the SC segment is a sign of the undoing of calculations of political parties.

Not only are there different rates of taxation for different asset classes, but even the holding period for differentiating between short-and long-term capital gains varies across assets.

The question that flows from the verdict is how the state can charge an individual for “membership”? Follows a troubling trend where the Court extends executive's powers giving it the benefit of doubt

It was Punjab's youth that paid the highest price during the years of militancy and many in the state today have not forgotten that dark chapter.

Ever since the realignment of political forces following the rebellion in Shiv Sena ranks in June last year, Hindutva agendas have become more strident in the state

Trade data points to slowing momentum in the economy. Sluggish exports, tight monetary policy likely to drag down growth further