Eleven years after the scheme, almost 100 per cent of households and over 90 per cent of adults have a bank account

It generates employment, boosts economy and is insulated from trade shocks.

Unless the ECI is made to adopt more expansive criteria of eligible documents, more than two crore face removal.

The Ganesh Chaturthi festival that we now know of today had its origins in 1894 in Poona, as a Hindu substitute for Moharram.

The most pragmatic approach is to weather the storm: Intensify lobbying efforts, engage key Republicans and most importantly, implement economic and social reforms at home to attract global investment

The science of brain plasticity is showing that we are losing a range of abilities, not just spatial orientation and navigation, but the ability to remember things and concentrate, interact with others, regulate our emotions and plan for the future.

Bombay’s first riot was in 1832, when a mob of 200, mostly Parsis, attacked policemen who were trying to round up strays. The community has special affection for the canine breed and even includes a dog in its funerary rites.

As India stands tall this Independence Day, it is time to remember these women — not as footnotes to a masculine history, but as foundational architects of freedom.

The ebb and flow of political and security issues ought not to deflect it from rendering justice according to law. The legal issue was crystallized before the Supreme Court. The Court refrained from deciding the issue based on a promise to the Court

Nobody wants children mauled or terrorised by dogs and indeed, something needed to be done. To cultivate awareness means to remain as true to the truth as possible; and to make peace with all the ugliness that comes with, as Camus said, the terrible responsibility of life.

Why should taxpayers pay elected representatives when they are not doing their job?

Congress and INDIA bloc is committed to reclaiming a level playing field

Government must focus on basic reforms pending in three important sectors – bureaucracy, regulatory bodies, and judiciary

Over the last decade, many Muslims, Christians and Sikhs have grown deeply suspicious of the executive and judiciary. There is enough evidence of law enforcement agencies favouring Hindus

China remains India’s primary strategic challenge with very little convergence of interests

Uncertainties on starting, running and closing businesses need to be removed

Protection serves a purpose, but it is reform that will ultimately secure our agricultural future, and for this, the Rashtriya Kisan Kalyan Kosh, a separate budget like defence, is the need of the hour

The future belongs to those who best understand that the currency for prosperity, influence and well-being at this time is care and belonging

Better ties with China can help India build its own economic and military strength.

It strikes at the heart of democracy’s promise

While pendency is a common concern across judicial forums, there is no general panacea for it. Judicial forums must assess the situation before them through careful study and use of empirical data to devise appropriate strategies

We have a problem with voters' lists. But SIR is not the solution. It's worse than the disease

Carrying forward India's economy would require rationalising subsidies and increasing investments in agri-R&D and efficient value chains. Environmental sustainability has to be central to this journey.

Self-reliance is not confined merely to imports and exports, or to rupees, pounds, and dollars. It is linked to our capability