Topic: Unorganised labour
Two pension schemes, one problem: What Modi govt didn’t learn
India's old-age group remain without a secured pension policy. Those that came their way have either become fiscally unmanageable or soon will.
Pre-poll Budget session must pass minimum wage for unorganised labour
Voters who cannot be given jobs can be partly assuaged with better wages.
BJP is denying ticket to vocal Dalit MPs like Udit Raj because they just won’t fall in line
Most sitting MPs whom BJP denied ticket to contest the 2019 elections were vocal about issues of caste and social justice in India.
3 months of Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi in active politics: Has she lived up to the hype?
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed Congress’ general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) on 23 January 2019.
Defence
Indian Coast Guard increases maritime surveillance following Sri Lanka blasts
More ships and aircraft have been deployed to ensure India faces no security threat after a series of blasts killed 290 in Colombo, a Coast Guard official said.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.