How Maharashtra Plans To Prosecute 'Urban Naxals'

'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure that such unrest leads to a law and order problem.' 'To cover such acts it was necessary to bring in a different......

Why I Am Upset With Modi's Victory

Despite failing to secure a simple majority in Parliament, we will continue to see him on TV, newspapers, magazines, bill boards, vaccination certificates, railway stations, bus shelters, airports,......

And Thus Was Born NIA...

Even though the NIA claims that more than 90 per cent of cases charge-sheeted have ended in conviction, the figure is likely misleading. To date, very few cases investigated by the NIA have......

PM's big attack on Cong over OBC quota in women's bill

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of seeking to divide women in the name of caste and by spreading lies, as he launched a fierce counter-attack on the party over its......

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

Though the Bills of Punjab and Rajasthan have a lot of similarities, the one approved by the Chhattisgarh Assembly is structurally different. None of the three has tried to address a key demand of......

Will UPA manage to implement Food Security Bill before elections?

The Food Security Bill, the flagship scheme of the UPA envisages distribution of grains between Rs 1-3/kg to around 70 per cent of the population. However, with just two months left for general......

How Chhattisgarh transformed its corrupt ration shops

Chhattisgarh proves no cash transfer or Aadhar is needed to make the public distribution system work. Viewed from a ration shop in Surguja in the largely poor tribal north of Chhattisgarh, the......

Revised food security Bill gives states more power

The revised National Food Security Bill (NFSB) gives greater flexibility to states. For one, NFSB, cleared by the Cabinet last week and due to be presented in Parliament, allows states to choose......

4th T20I Raipur Stadium Has No Power

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav bats in the nets at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh international stadium in Raipur. According to reports, the floodlights for Friday's match would need to be run using a......

National Games: Swimmers Advait, Sajan make splash

  IMAGE: Shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and K Sai Prateek made a perfect start to their journey as a mixed doubles pair, winning 21-16, 21-13 victory over Rohan Kapoor and Kanika Kanwal (Delhi) to......

Gavaskar's birthday wish: Save children suffering from heart disease

IMAGE: India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar's 'Heart to Heart' foundation has been working with Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospitals for the past few years, and almost 16,000 surgeries have been......

Players call for central contracts in Indian domestic cricket

'Even cricketers at the age group level should be compensated for the lack of cricket, it will keep them motivated and then hand contracts to senior players.' IMAGE: Saurashtra captain Jaydev......