Punishments Under New laws: Impact On The Common Man

  The transition from the Indian Penal Code...

Gautam Buddha Nagar prepares roads, security for Kanwar Yatra

NEW DELHI: Gautam Buddha Nagar authorities are...

Celebrate democracies even though they are messy

As the year of elections passes midway,...

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Bhojshala Temple-Mosque dispute may end amicably after ASI Report

NEW DELHI: According to sources, the ASI has said that heavy slabs made of basalt that were used to construct the platform of the structure dated back to the Paramara period between 10th and 11th centuries (900-1000 CE). The Indore High Court-mandated Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey at the...

Discord in Karnataka Congress over State Government functioning

NEW DELHI: Both the people and the political leaders are unhappy, say experts. In order to reduce unemployment among Karnataka locals, the Congress Chief Minister of the state Siddaramaiah had planned to introduce a bill that would reserve a certain percentage of jobs for Kannadigas. However, after the state government faced mounting pressure, the bill has since been put on hold. It was initially slated for introduction in the Assembly on Thursday. Earlier last week, the Karnataka state Cabinet had approved the “Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in Industries, Factories, and Other Establishments Bill, 2024,” which would require private companies...

Bengal BJP Leaders floundering after Successive Defeats

KOLKATA: BJP insiders blame the lack of cohesion, bad blood and even infighting and sabotage for the repeated failures of the party in Bengal. Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home...

US sanctions two Indian Nationals, three companies for Russia collaboration

NEW DELHI: Two Indian individuals and three companies operating from India have been put on the sanctions list that was released earlier this month by Washington for collaborating with Russia. The...

Ceasefire with Pakistan No Barrier to Sino-Pak Activity on Terror

NEW DELHI: The death of more than 50 security personnel in Jammu since August 2021 has brought into focus one of the most important parts of counter-terror operations: the generation of credible intelligence. Need has become urgent following the spike in terror operations masterminded by the Sino-Pakistan axis to...

Opinion

Advantage Trump-Vance over Biden-Harris

Vance is right, Taiwan is way more important to US security interests than getting back control of lands lost by Ukraine to Russia in 2014 itself. Much hand wringing has been happening across the diminishing number of Democrats who want Joe Biden to remain the party Presidential nominee. The reason...

Trump shines at Republican National Convention

The ‘Trump magic’ seems to be working and many are now finding themselves absolutely in consonance with Trump’s views. The most notable convert to Trump’s cause was Nikki Haley. The just concluded 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) at Milwaukee in Wisconsin seems to have changed...

Xi’s new era imprint on the third plenary session

A Chinese article crowns Xi Jinping as a bigger ‘reformer’ comparing Deng Xiaoping, who is better known as the ‘architect’ of China’s reform. The much delayed Third Plenary Session of the...

Opposition needs to act responsibly in Parliament

Creating despair in society and igniting hatred against the government just for the sake of opposing it will weaken democracy. Dr Manmohan Singh is credited with revolutionary changes in India’s economic...

Celebrate democracies even though they are messy

As the year of elections passes midway, several significant developments have surfaced. Over 60 democracies would have held elections by the end of 2024, marking this one of the busiest years for democracy in recent times. So far over a...

Blueprint for Nalanda University

Caution needed because of the several challenges that the university faces. “Fire can’t destroy knowledge,” affirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Budget needs to focus on livelihood and manufacturing

The two big reforms that have not been implemented by any government since the historic reforms of 1991 are:...

War on narcotics good news for India

Home Minister Amit Shah has announced a war on narcotics traffickers, and this is a welcome step. The use of narcotics by sections of the population has continued despite stringent laws against their use...

G7’s preoccupation with China: Implications for India

“Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.” T.S. Eliot Deciphering the Communiqué of the recent G7 Summit in Puglia,...

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Legally Speaking

9 Years of Transformation: A Supplement

NEP-2020 is just what India’s education system needs

In the third decade of the 21st century, humanity faces unprecedented pace of change in practically every sector of human activity and endeavour. There are great advances in ICT and AI, there are also daunting and threatening concerns that threaten the very existence of life on the planet earth. ...

Indigenisation of Indian defence industry is the way to thrive

  istory bears testimony to the fact that all nations with strong military industrial set up had developed a strong military force, resulting in a strong and vibrant foreign policy. It was the military industrial set of Germany which enabled it to launch its offensive practically...

A silent revolution in the water sector

As we mark the ninth anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, one of the biggest achievements which has not hogged the limelight has been its work in the water sector...

9 Years of the Modi Economy: Stellar on most counts

MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE India’s economy (as measured by real GDP) has been the fastest-growing among the world’s 20 largest economies for 7 of the past 9 years. And those were the only...

India’s FDI rush: Past tense, present perfect

India’s much envied tag of a “hot destination” in the context of its appeal as a country to do business with and invest in, has preferably less to do now with the lure of quick money parked in India...

Prospects for agriculture bright with higher govt spending, farm exports

Indian agriculture may have been weathering a series of storms over the past one year, including a heatwave in...

UNDER MODI GOVT, India beats the world in medical infrastructure

With the term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi entering its 9th year, the effect of his government’s healthcare policies...

Modi government’s foreign policy has been transformative

As a result of the Narendra Modi government’s transformative foreign policy India today is no longer a supplicant in...

Accomplishing the ‘impossible’, the Modi way

Among contemporary politicians, few have the longevity in office that Narendra Modi does. Before nine years as Prime Minister,...

2019: The year that India regained its morality

Historical atrocities coupled with the passage of time allow moral inequities to creep into the fabric of society where...

Modi’s Kartavya Path eclipses Lutyens’ Delhi

On 28 May, the ninth anniversary of Narendra Modi’s regime Delhi is slated to begin on an auspicious note—the...

Nine years of committed development, innovation

The Narendra Modi government has proved that nothing is impossible if the intention is pure and determination is firm,...

The Fourth Battle of Panipat beckons Prime Minister Modi

Haryana is the site of some of the most consequential battles in the long history of India, including that...

Features

Hanuman in America: Divinity meets reality

This intriguing collection of short stories will take the readers on a journey to discover Hanuman. Welcome to the delightful...

Krishna-Niti: A strategic manual par-excellence 

The book highlights how the principles of Mahabharata continue to be relevant in the contemporary world as a guide...

Hinduism’s three gifts keep Paul McCartney fit and healthy

Paul attributes his robust health and fitness to facets of Hinduism which he staunchly follows. Paul McCartney, one of the...

Indian philosophy through Oscar Pujol’s lens

Pujol gives insights into his academic journey and passion for Indian philosophy and Sanskrit which are informed by his...

‘Destination India’ exhibition shines light on an interesting facet...

The exhibition displays the works of lesser-known artists who captured India’s aesthetic splendour to reflect in their artistic creations,...