Lok Sabha
Rising suicide rates reflect mental illness: GoodLives
June 25, 2022
On June 18th and 19th, an unusual sight greeted shoppers at Connaught Place in New Delhi. As they strolled past a kiosk, they were invited to have a cup of tea and talk about their problems, whatever it was that they were facing or things that worried them or scared them. Over th...
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Controversy over caste census divides politicians and people
August 2, 2021
Exactly 90 years after it was dropped, there has been a growing controversy surrounding demand by some political leaders, notably Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, to revive the practice of caste-based enumeration in the country again. Along with t...
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Colonial heritage cities in India
March 6, 2020
Besides the British, India has seen several other colonial powers and each left its mark through buildings, and structure. Thus different cities in India bear the hallmark of each of these European nations
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Transgender Bill falls short of expectations
August 30, 2019
On August 5, the Lok Sabha passed two important Bills- the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019- but they were overshadowed by the announcement of Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Élections générales 2019
April 17, 2019
Du 11 avril au 19 mai, la plus grande démocratie du monde va faire la démonstration de sa force lors des élections législatives nationales, menant à la nomination du Premier ministre et de son gouvernement. Au-delà de son ampleur, ce scrutin fera l’objet d’une âpre bat...
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Lok Sabha passes Anti-Trafficking Bill
August 10, 2018
According to the reports of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) India witnessed an increase in reported cases of human trafficking by almost 20 pc in 2016. Due to the vagueness in the definitions of the Bill, it might be misused and taken against victims.
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Shifting sands in Indian politics
June 7, 2018
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decimated the Congress party across the country, except in three states. But the recent by-poll results do not augur well for the saffron party ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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Maximum Politics, Maximum Governance
September 1, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to rejig his Cabinet any day now, to infuse new blood, ahead of 2019 General Elections.
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Stepping towards resilience
August 9, 2017
The BJP-led NDA is all set to consolidate its position in the Rajya Sabha to push its legislative agenda aggressively.
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V for Vice-President, V for Venkaiah
August 1, 2017
Coming Saturday, August 5, India will have a new vice-president. Veteran BJP leader and former Union Cabinet minister Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu— the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) nominee for vice-presidential election— is seen as the frontrunner to succeed Mo...
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Are you safe on Indian roads?
July 20, 2017
India accounts for 10 pc of the global road crash fatalities while it just runs 1 pc of the world vehicles; a chilling report delves into the potholes of road safety standards in Indian roads.
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India passes revolutionary Mental Healthcare Bill
March 30, 2017
Only one out of 10 people in India with mental health disorder receive evidence-based treatment - the Lancet Psychiatry report revealed, last year. The issue of mental illness has grown rapidly in India and China over the last decade and will increase faster in the coming days.
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