Topic: government
No separate time zone for northeastern states for strategic reasons, says Centre
Northeastern states requested separate time zones because the sun rises and sets there much before office hours.
Shaktikanta Das’ RBI has a delicate task – balance govt’s fiscal targets & its autonomy
The RBI governor is likely to find a way to transfer the right amount of money to help the government meet its fiscal targets.
India has a right to know how the CJI-led bench went wrong with Rafale judgment
Whatever the court does now in the Rafale case, it will be viewed with scepticism.
Midnight orders and hurried transfers: Where Modi govt is going wrong with IAS officers
Enormous delays in postings, shifting of top IAS officers and short tenures — a lot is amiss in Modi government.
RBI governor Urjit Patel’s exit shows Modi government is prioritising short-term gains
RBI governor Urjit Patel’s resignation is a wake-up call for Narendra Modi government to focus on financial stability.
Indian Army made way for government to resolve Kashmir, but politics failed
The unpopular coalition government could not provide the healing touch in Jammu and Kashmir.
India needs Reforms 2.0 to save both bureaucracy and good IAS officers like H.C. Gupta
Hope that the judiciary wakes up to the travesty of convicting good civil servants like H.C. Gupta.
Things seem to be falling apart for Narendra Modi, and the Centre cannot hold
Narendra Modi’s ministers make headlines for everything but their ministries.
With 3 pillars of democracy falling apart, it’s time to read the Constitution once again
Constitution-framers wanted these three wings to function independently, with clearly defined separation of powers.
Respected judges & ministers, policing Netflix won’t make us sanskari
It is as if our courts and govt, having rid the society of all other evils, have taken up the onerous task of cleansing it.
The participatory campaign logic behind ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’
From Mahatma Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal, everyone’s tried participatory campaigns to draw people’s attention.
Is EC over-regulating elections with strict code of conduct or is it doomed in digital era?
The Election Commission has barred the political parties from releasing their election manifestos in the 48 hours prior to voting.
Defence
Gunman kills 25-year-old youth in Pulwama district
Police are hunting down the assailant who killed the man near his residence
China humiliated India because of these 5 fatal follies of Modi Doctrine
India looks less equal to China than 5 years ago, US alliance is hobbled by trade, and Pakistan looks anything but chastened by Balakot. What’s gone wrong?