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Bring more players in distribution. It will help weed out inefficiencies in the system – in billing, collection, labour costs

Creating court environments that are truly responsive to women’s needs requires not just policy reforms, but also a process of ground-level introspection that reconsiders the gendered culture of the justice system itself.

To put it bluntly, the government does not believe that a vibrant and debate-rich Parliament will strengthen democracy. The government, led by Mr Modi, is implacably opposed to dialogue, discussion and debate

The story of Rai and Ekka is relevant again. Parliament has constituted a committee of its MPs to scrutinise the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill that provides for the removal of the PM/CMs and ministers if

We may have benefitted from buying cheap Russian oil and buying Russian weapons, but surely these things can be done without welcoming Putin as a hero at a time when he is shunned by countries

It strains credulity that the dominant market leader failed to plan for such a foreseeable outcome

Call it reticence or refusal; Rama Duwaji not slipping into the ceremonial template actually sits well within a spectrum where political wives negotiate visibility, often through emotional, narrative or reputational labour, by dodging, distracting, doubling

He believed in cultural commonwealth, and that India must leverage its deep cultural impact across the region

Verstappen’s ability to win races despite being in average machinery, to complete overtakes in the tiniest of margins, and shave crucial milliseconds off his qualifying laps has him fighting for a championship in which he

ISI’s strength has always been its independence: An environment where statisticians, economists, and mathematical thinkers could work free of bureaucratic interference. That is now under serious threat

In 2023, there was a 100 per cent rise in witch-hunting cases in Jharkhand from 2022

KGB agents were trained to develop a mindset best captured in the Russian word ‘derzhavnik’ — ‘those who believe in Russian greatness’. They eventually became staunch statists. Putin is no exception

For air travellers in India, there are minimal passenger rights, near-zero accountability and few avenues for recourse. In the current instance, the only law in India is the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which only deals

With limited fiscal space, after the recent tax cuts, and headwinds on the external front, the heavy lifting has to happen through monetary policy.

Project Mahadeva deserves attention beyond its headlines. It is sending a quiet but powerful message: The next chapter of Indian football will be written not by committees but by children on real training grounds, coached

India’s labour market has long been shaped by protective laws that turned into a stranglehold, pulling back its economic potential. The new labour codes represent a comprehensive attempt to correct that imbalance

The Russian President has said Moscow is ready to ensure “uninterrupted shipments of fuel” to India. The strengthening of India-Russia ties, however, need not come at the expense of India’s relations with the US (a

Europe is the most unhappy about the red-carpet welcome given to Putin by India at a time when he is escalating the war in Ukraine. But Europe has more to fear from the US’s unreliability

The foreign ministers of the seven SAARC countries pledged their wholehearted support to regional cooperation and unanimously approved the draft summit declaration.

Macaulay’s Minute on Education altered history for sure. It did not, however, sink India, nor did it snuff out its culture. As Macaulay intended, the English language only created another class of Indians

Regulations meant to protect passengers have instead become a catalyst for passenger suffering. But let’s be clear: The rules are not the problem. The revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) were announced well in advance

Despite state laws, the practice continuues, rooted in medical scarcity, 'ojha-dayan' beliefs and patriarchal control of land

By working together, the two countries can bring stability and progress to Asia and become a pivotal anchor for the world

In dealing with Russia, the Indian leadership will not lose sight of its longstanding commitment to ending wars. However, building peace is a two-way street and that calls for greater understanding

What we must ask is how everyone, including those who moved here from elsewhere, can work together to fix the structural problems in the state. The “local” vs “settler” trope is a mere distraction, intended