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Instant triple talaq a criminal offence in India

September 21, 2018

Facing stiff opposition from political rivals in the Parliament, the Modi government opted for the ordinance route on 'Triple Talaq' in the name of gender justice, gender equality and gender dignity. Will the gamble pay off even as the move comes ahead of the assembly elections i...

Six-month jail term for abandoning and abusing parents

May 14, 2018

The government plans to increase jail term from three to six months for abusing or abandoning parents. The government also plans to widen the definition of children under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Narendra Modi led BJP government ...

All villages electrified but what about the houses?

May 14, 2018

According to a Bloomberg report, less than 8 pc of the newly electrified villages had all homes electrified; 30.6 million rural households in the country are yet to receive a power connection.

‘Study in India’ to attract foreign students

April 19, 2018

In an effort to make India the global hub of higher education, the Government of Indiawill now woo foreign students. Its ambitious scheme, 'Study-in-India’, aims to draw 200,000 students by 2023.

Post backlash, order on fake news withdrawn

April 4, 2018

India withdrew an arbitrary decree to crackdown on fake news, less than 12 hours after a tsunami of backlash. But the larger message from the Modi government engaged in headline and event management seems to be—“fall in line or else...”!

Union Budget 2018: a policy prescription or an election manifesto?

February 2, 2018

With its popularity dwindling among the rural voters the Modi government has offered a new deal in India’s annual federal budget 2018. It looks pro-poor and pro-farmers to uplift rural India towards prosperity. One wonders whether it is too late as the General Election 2019 is ...

No coloured passports for India

February 1, 2018

To end discrimination and exploitation of its expatriate workers abroad, India needs to go beyond cosmetically changing the colour of passports.

Airline Stocks Fly High in a Sweet Spot

October 31, 2017

Backed by strong fundamentals, the Indian aviation stocks are soaring high and are likely to attain greater heights as key players open their war chests in pursuit of a bigger slice of the growing market pie. The Indian aviation sector is witnessing a new horizon underneath the b...