The MP crisis highlights the age-old problem afflicting the party: factionalism

The bigger challenge is to put in place a measured and progressive regulation

Telangana has done well to weather the slowdown storm and stay on a determined course that enables seamless blending of welfare with development. The ambitious budget size, pegged at Rs 1.82 lakh crore, and lion’s share for welfare of farmers and weaker sections demonstrate the State’s unflinching commitment to continue welfare programmes with

However, the intervention was long overdue as the beleaguered Yes Bank, the fifth largest in the private sector with 29 lakh accounts and Rs 2.09 lakh crore deposits, was steeped in a pile of bad loans and unable to mobilise capital

While rightly rebuffing the UNHRC, the Centre must also take an honest look at the flawed nature of CAA

Immediate focus must be on screening, quarantine and treatment facilities at government and private hospitals

With the economy likely to grow slower than 5% this quarter, any talk of green shoots is an exercise in self-delusion

Climate may have insulated South Asia from Covid-19 but there should be no room for complacency

The Doha agreement, signed after months of negotiations, could lead to resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan where India has invested heavily, both financially and diplomatically

Apart from reverential references to the first family, Congress veterans have not shown willingness to give the party a new direction

Constable’s act points to systemic failure in instilling the qualities of empathy among policemen

Beyond personal chemistry and bonding, there was little that Trump’s whirlwind visit offered

CAA-NRC issue cannot be settled through a showdown on the streets

CAA-NPR issue could widen the gulf in Maha Aghadi, which has been suffering coalition pangs

All is not well with our feathered friends. An analysis of the conservation status suggests that India’s birds are declining at alarming pace. Over 100 species of Indian birds are staring at possible extinction. Birds are critical to our ecosystem. But, their conservation hasn’t got half the attention that headline-generating wild animals get.

The proposed legislation will go a long way in protecting the reproductive rights and choices of women

At a time when there is a need for national awareness drive on menstrual health and hygiene, there have been disgusting tendencies to perpetuate medieval myths around the normal biological process. Recently, the girl students at a hostel in Gujarat’s Bhuj were made to strip before teachers to prove that they were not menstruating. What led to thi

The establishment and the so-called non-state actors are virtually indistinguishable in Pakistan

The government’s arguments against putting women in command roles were appalling and reeked of a patriarchal mindset

The UN must prevail upon Islamabad to take credible action to put an end to cross-border terrorism