Budgeting for Votes

Reeling under the severe shock of recent defeat in three assembly polls in Hindi heartland that has left the Narendra Modi government worried about the prospects of general elections to be announced in a few weeks from now, tried to shower pre-poll sops when his stop gap finance ...

EWS Reservation: A political lollipop

Is the recent legislation of providing 10 pc reservation for economically weaker section (EWS) legally tenable and practical? Or is it an easy political tool to woo a section of electorate that can fetch votes for the ruling party in the general election to be held this year.

A Vote That Counts

PIO Politicians Prove a Point

Reservation Bill: A new poll pill?

Hit hard by three assembly elections recently, the Modi government is promising 10 pc reservation for economically weaker section? Can it withstand the scrutiny of the judiciary? More importantly, will it be a game changer for Modi and his team in 2019 general election?

Is freedom of speech compromised in a democratic c...

"How much more freedom do you need in a country?" asks actor Anupam Kher in response to Naseeruddin Shah’s statement criticising mob violence and lynching incidents in the country.

Looking back at COP24

COP24 was the last chance to stave off climate disaster. At the end, a slow progression towards securing the future of earth is far lesser than what the climate justice activists had bargained for.

COP24 ends, many questions remain

The ten-day long climate change summit COP24 started on high hopes in Katowice, Poland and worked towards reaching concrete solutions. But, environmentalists say this is not enough.

Modi wave wanes

Distressed farmers, disillusioned youth, scared minorities, neglected tribals; alienated middle class have trounced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three states of north India by voting Congress back to power. Is it end of the Modi wave? Or is it beginning of an end? Interest...

Cop24: Developed nations likely to fall short of 2...

A report issued by UN Environment said there is a considerable gap between countries’ current preparedness for climate change and the actual measures needed to get communities ready for a future of increasing climate risks.