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SubscriberWrites: Looking into the disconnect between real issues & political discourse in India

It is hard to govern such a diverse country if there is constant tension between State & Centre, writes Dhawal Malot.

After row with Centre, AAP govt presents its 9th Budget, dedicates it to ‘clean and modern’ capital

Before the Budget was presented in Assembly, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the work started by jailed ex-minister Manish Sisodia would be carried out with double speed.

‘Uneducated people from top to bottom,’ Kejriwal takes dig at Centre for ‘stopping’ Budget

Speaking at the Delhi Assembly, where the Budget was to be presented Tuesday, Kejriwal said Centre’s move was unconstitutional.

Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi requesting him to ‘not stop Delhi’s budget’

Delhi govt's Budget for 2023-24, scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold with Kejriwal dispensation and Centre trading charges over allocations under various heads.

Congress chief Kharge slams Centre over inflation, unemployment

Addressing a Bharat Jodo Yatra rally, Kharge said there is rising inflation and unemployment in the country but the government, led by the BJP does not seem to be bothered.

SC directs Centre & RBI to show 2016 demonetisation records, calls decision ‘deeply flawed’

P. Chidambaram had argued that the Union cannot on its own initiate any proposal relating to legal tender which can only be done on the recommendation of the RBI's central board.

Sedition law stays on hold, as SC gives Centre time to review & take ‘appropriate steps’

In May, SC had put the law on hold till the Centre completed its review of the colonial relic & had asked the Union and state governments not to register any fresh case against it.

7.22 lakh out of 22.05 crore applicants got govt jobs since 2014, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said 'employment generation coupled with improving employability' was the priority of the government.

Read full text of historic Supreme Court order putting sedition law on hold

Three-judge bench led by CJI Ramana also asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from filing any FIR under Section 124A (sedition) until its provisions were re-examined.

CAA, CDS, OBCs – Modi govt has perfected the art of creating big bang headlines & dithering

Narendra Modi is arguably the most popular leader. And yet, most of the government’s big bang reforms are seeing no progress.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.