One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Many of the schemes recommended under the policy are now in place, but implementation is uneven. Stakeholders say it's too early to expect widespread results.
Judge Jagat Mohan Chaturvedi, who was dismissed from service in 2015, is a case in point. Madhya Pradesh HC while reinstating him has pointed to the judiciary’s ‘colonial mindset’.
Bus Rapid Transit Systems in India are a cautionary tale about the high cost of copy-paste urban planning. They’re being dismantled in Jaipur and Pune and triggering protests in Hubballi-Dharwad.
Two-stroke bikes have long ridden into the sunset in cities like Delhi, but in Bengaluru, they power a well-oiled subculture. ‘Passionate people get into this.’
As Bollywood’s Khans turn 60, their relationship with masculinity continues to evolve. Shah Rukh is making action-packed thrillers while Salman is blending strength with sensitivity.
From being a founding member of CPI (M) in 1964 to becoming the oldest CM in 2006, the veteran from Alappuzha was a giant in Kerala politics with eight decades of experience.
‘We kept asking what our crime was, but there was no answer,’ said Shafiquddin Malik, one of 70 men cleared after five years in the Tablighi Jamaat case by the Delhi High Court.
The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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