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The invisible men and women of Aadhaar

It was supposed to be a panacea against corruption, leakage and a magic wand for financial inclusion. But everywhere you look are people who enrolled, only to fall through the cracks again.......

'We want to give voice to the workers' misery'

In one case, the folks at SWAN discovered that of the Rs 1,500 they'd transferred as relief in the account of a stranded worker, the bank had deducted Rs 800 as penalty for not having minimum......

What the scourge of COVID-19 has exposed...

'... are the deep ruts and fissures in the rotting fabric of our cities and the incompetence of elected leaders and administrators,' notes Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: People maintain physical distancing......

Aadhaar and starvation deaths

'Completely disregarding ground reports of starvation deaths owing to Aadhaar and potentially disguising these deaths to look like accidents appears brutal,' says Rajendran Narayanan.Illustration:......

Give me hope!

'Indian democracy has become an oxymoron.' 'I am hopeful that more people will boycott this politics of perversion and hatred and realise that this isn’t sustainable for our great nation to......

Covid-19: MGNREGS funds fast drying up as demand surges

Almost 63 per cent of the increased allocation of around Rs 1.01 trillion has been spent in the first five months of 2020-21. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Funds allocated for the Mahatma......

As labourers get jobs in farms, MGNREGA work demand drops

However, demand was still much higher compared to the previous years, underlining the scheme’s vital role in providing employment to the rural poor, a vast majority of whom are migrants.......

Mystery of the 'vanishing' jobs data

Given the rapid changes in the Indian labour market, there is an urgent need to have current, accurate and publicly available data through regular, dynamic and comprehensive surveys.Indeed, this......

Covid-19 impact: Job scheme planned for urban poor, migrants

The plan could mature into either an umbrella programme for urban youths similar to the Garib Kalyan Rozgaar Abhiyaan or a modified urban-focused version of MGNREGS. Illustration: Dominic......

'India is a great place to do business, come back. Jai Hind'

Businessman P C Mustafa wants Indian Americans to return home, Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza outlines how Indian tech companies could grow, Gaurav Dalmia has some investment recommendations while......

Subhash K Jha's Best Malayalam Films

Many, including me, firmly believe that the best films in India are made in Kerala. Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception. Here are Malayalam......

C U Soon review

What Director Mahesh Narayanan captures perfectly in C U Soon is the texture of our online conversations, observes Sreehari Nair. I emerged from Mahesh Narayanan's C U Soon, plagued by one......

'I have failed drastically in a few films'

'I am not a future guy.''I just owe it to my audience here.''I never want them to wonder why this guy did this role.''Even for my bad films, I want them to think that he was trying at least.'......

Katrina makes way for Radhika Apte

An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line. IMAGE: Radhika Apte. Photograph: Kind courtesy Radhika Apte/Instagram Director Ketan Mehta (who has made biopics on......

Is Fahadh Faasil India's Finest Actor?

As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.   Maheshinte Prathikaaram, 2016 Five years before Fahadh Faasil and......

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