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Centre’s lack of interest to release NSSO’s report on unemployment questioned

The central government’s lack of interest to release the report of National Sample Survey Office on raising unemployment has been questioned by several popular economic experts. Recently, a national daily reported that the rate...

Congress president criticises PM Modi over unemployment

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of raising unemployment rate. He has alleged that the BJP led central government has failed to generate employment opportunities. During...

JD(S), it seems, unhappy with the inability of opposition to find common ground

There are reports that the JD(S) is not happy with the inability of the opposition to forget their differences for the general good of the, so called, democratic camp of the nation. In an...

Centre aims to wrist the support of rural with sops

The central government has recently decided to hike the pension rates of elderly, widows and disabled people. There are reports that similar policies are likely to be released in the near future. Clearly, the...

E-pharmacies expand rapidly, despite ban

Despite ban on the sales of drugs through online platforms, the e-pharmacy business in the country, particularly in the metro cities of the country, is rapidly growing day by day. It is the convenience...

Arrested alleged AgustaWestland middleman granted consular access

Christian Michel, one of the three alleged middlemen of controversial AgustaWestland deal besides Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, has been granted consular access by the Indian government. He has been languishing in the Tihar...

Army refuses to accept the SC’s view on homosexuality and adultery, says it is conservative

Saying that it is conservative, the Indian army has refused to make changes in their legal framework in accordance to the Supreme Court’s order that decriminalises homosexuality and adultery. When the order decriminalising homosexuality...

Economic backward quota bill challenged in SC

A bill aimed to provide ten per cent reservation for economically-backward people in general quota in jobs and educational institutions has been challenged in the top court of the country, on the ground that...

India’s effort to convince the US to extradite 26/11 key accused fails

The Indian authorities’ effort to convince the United States counterparts to extradite a prime accused in the infamous 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was the school friend and close associate...

Pay only for what you watch: TRAI’s new policy

The new policy of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is set enable the consumers of Indian television services not to pay for what they don’t want to watch. The policy has been considered...