India’s linguistic diversity is one of its greatest cultural treasures. Yet, while Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK raises the alarm over the ‘imposition’ of Hindi and Sanskrit, the reality is that several native languages within Tamil Nadu and other southern states have been swallowed by dominant regional tongues. The irony is unmistakable – as pointed out…
Justice denied due to delay The issue of unresolved cases in Indian courts is a major challenge that has deeply impacted the justice system. The growing number of pending cases raises serious questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of the current system designed to deliver justice. Such delays have a detrimental and widespread impact on…
New Delhi: India’s import duties comply with the global trade rules and the government should convey this to the US administration, economic think tank GTRI said on Sunday. It also said that negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement with the US presents several challenges. The US may push India to open government procurement to American…
New Delhi: The question of reverting to ballot papers does not fall under the ambit of the mandate of a joint committee of Parliament examining the two bills on simultaneous polls, the Union law ministry is learnt to have said. Going back to the ballot paper system was a “suggestion” made by some of the…
Karachi: The Australian team has already left for Dubai while South Africa will leave for the same city late Saturday night ahead of the Champions Trophy semifinals, even though it remains uncertain whether their matches will be held there or not. Dubai is set to host the first semifinal on Tuesday, with Lahore is hosting…
Karachi: England’s head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged his players’ lack of confidence during their seven-wicket loss to South Africa but insisted the heavy defeat in India ahead of the tournament had not impacted their morale, despite the team ending its Champions Trophy campaign winless. The loss to South Africa marked England’s seventh consecutive ODI defeat,…
Dehradun: Fifty workers have been pulled out of the snow from the site of an avalanche-hit BRO camp in Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, but four of them died on Saturday as rescuers raced against time to trace four more laborers feared trapped. According to the latest rescue updates provided by the Uttarakhand State…
For decades, Indian chief ministers have approached the Prime Minister with a wish list in hand, expecting handouts like children at a birthday party. But Telangana’s Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy just got a hard lesson in federalism—Modi-style. Turns out, PM Narendra Modi is not in the business of one-way transactions. If you want something,…
In continuation of the last episode, causes for Cockroach phobia and other related phobias the treatment will be discussed in this issue. Among all phobias according to research published by Becker et al., 2007, stimuli included in the specific phobia subtypes, animals are the most feared. In addition, animal phobia presents a high lifetime prevalence,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first five years were a period of learning and adaptation—understanding the complex machinery of governance and establishing India’s presence on the global stage. The people saw his sincerity, admired his work ethic, and rewarded him with a resounding mandate for a second term. His second term saw bolder moves. The abrogation…
