Ever since its crushing defeat in 2014, the Congress party has been caught in a spiral of confusion and missteps, seemingly unable to learn from its past mistakes. From bizarre statements by senior leaders to embarrassing public gaffes, the party appears to be struggling with both leadership and coherence. One of the most glaring instances…
New Delhi: A high drama unfolded outside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Delhi on Thursday as EC officials tried to conduct a search of the premises following an allegation that money was being distributed from the property ahead of the February 5 assembly polls. Mann, who has been campaigning for AAP in Delhi,…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose on Saturday a 25 percent tariff on Canada and Mexico, its two neighbouring countries, and is also in the process of considering a similar measure against China. Trump said he would make a decision on Thursday night about whether to include oil in the list…
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to “come in and pile” into the US. On the very first day of his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order against birthright citizenship, which was struck down by a federal court…
The Gond tribes of Adilabad district believe he is God; they deify him and the younger generation remembers him as their saviour. That was Prof. Christoph Von Furer Haimendorf (1915-1995) who lived among them at Marlawai. Haimendorf was an eminent social anthropologist who taught at the University of London. He had spent many years in…
While debating the glorious journey of 75 years of the Constitution, one should remember the words of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The committee headed by him examined the issue of minority rights and accordingly, Articles 25 to 30 were enacted in our Constitution. The underlying argument in these Articles is that individualistic universal rights are not…
The increasing number of nuclear families has changed the very nature of our society. Today’s children are not getting the values and discipline that they used to inherit from joint families, and as a result of this, social problems like family breakdown, domestic violence, feelings of insecurity, suicide, rape, kidnapping, etc. have spread in society….
Switching to UPS is considered final and binding once it is decided. UPS can be governed through regulations issued by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). April 1, 2025, is the date on which the Integrated Pension Scheme will come into effect. Employees eligible under UPS are guaranteed a pension that is equal…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table Economic Survey 2024-25 on Friday (January 31), providing an official assessment of the performance of the economy in the ongoing financial year, and listing out the challenges being faced by the nation. The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament ahead of the Union Budget also provides the roadmap for…
Washington: Two countries – India and China – have the most tariffs but no inflation, an American businessman nominated by US President Donald Trump to be his commerce secretary told lawmakers on Thursday, making a point that there is no relationship between tariffs and inflation. “The two top countries with tariffs, India and China, have…
