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Judging all systems: Israel’s judiciary vs executive tussle echoes across many democracies. Separation of power is vital
March 29, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
Israel’s PM Netanyahu on Monday said his government will pause its effort to pass laws that would have allowed the legislature to override the Supreme Court with a simple majority. Israel, a parliamentary democracy without…
March 29, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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GDPs without borders: That even Japan is open now to immigration shows what mistakes other aging, rich countries are making
March 29, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
One of the great disappointments of this century is how the cultural, political and governmental walls against immigration have been going up across nations. Ironically, the economic logic of immigration has never been stronger. And…
March 29, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Slice, dice, slice, dice… Parties are trying to tweak quotas for various groups. Root of the problem is not enough non-farm, regular jobs
March 28, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
On Friday, the BJP government in Karnataka made significant changes to the state’s reservation policy, changing the contour that existed since 1994. Two politically influential groups, Vokkaligas and Lingayats, had their sub-quotas enhanced by two…
March 28, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Waste is winning: Cities’ effluent management is way behind target and a health hazard. Eco-friendly, inexpensive solutions exist
March 28, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
There is little surprise that nodal pollution body CPCB has found all 18 drains of Delhi that empty treated wastewater into the Yamuna fall short of chemical standards mandated before any drain reaches the river….
March 28, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Go, Afspa, go: Every N-E district freed of this draconian law represents an advance. But it’s time to consider full repeal
March 27, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
After 2022, when the Union home ministry considerably reduced the number of “disturbed areas” in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, its review in 2023 is incremental in freeing districts from the tag, which operationalises the Armed…
March 27, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Well played, ladies: WPL has thrilled Mumbai, next time its thrills and spills must travel further across the country
March 27, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
If the women play, will the crowds come? This skepticism, for long at the heart of denying women a premier cricket league of their own, has been thumpingly quashed by Mumbai in WPL’s inaugural edition….
March 27, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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1 good law, 1 bad: Rahul’s disqualification correct, defamation law problematic
March 25, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
The law took its course. Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi stands disqualified following conviction in a defamation case where a Gujarat court gave him two years jail – the conviction and sentence together disqualify him from…
March 25, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Don’t look back: Don’t change NPS’s fiscal fundamentals
March 25, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
FM Sitharaman recently made an announcement on the National Pension Scheme in Lok Sabha. A committee will be set up under the finance secretary to evolve an approach balancing the needs of government employees without…
March 25, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Phone a friend: Friend-shoring is a chance for India to get deeply into telecom supply chains. But trade needs to be more open
March 24, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which sets global standards in the sector, this week opened an area office and innovation centre in India. Along with it, the domestic 6G test bed was launched. PM Modi…
March 24, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Nice didn’t work: That India had to play diplomatic hardball to get a message through to Britain is entirely the latter’s fault
March 24, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
In a hardball diplomatic move, India removed extra barricades outside the British high commission and the residence of the high commissioner in New Delhi on Wednesday. And, presto, security outside the Indian high commission in…
March 24, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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The hanging question: SC query on method of carrying out death penalty is necessary. As is a look at trial courts’ verdicts
March 23, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
The Supreme Court has sought data on the impact of death by hanging, the pain caused and time it takes. It seeks to know if “today’s science suggests this is the best method…or is there…
March 23, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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OOP down plan: Rajasthan’s Right to Heath law rightly targets reduction of huge out-of-pocket healthcare spend
March 23, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
GoI’s PMJAY is the world’s largest health insurance scheme. It covers around 108 million families. As it came after many states instituted their own health insurance schemes, the coverage by government-funded health insurance schemes in…
March 23, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Watering holes: IPCC & House committee reports are reminders on changing water use patterns. But it’s a political challenge
March 22, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
Two recent reports, one from IPCC and the other by a parliamentary standing committee, flagged India’s freshwater challenge. The IPCC report synthesised the science on climate change. Global warming, a dimension of climate change, has…
March 22, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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The new BFFs: Xi-Putin lovefest can produce many problems for India, including for its tightrope walk on Ukraine
March 22, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
As Xi Jinping sat down with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for formal talks yesterday, Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine to parley with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – hours after meeting PM Modi…
March 22, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Punjab to Maharashtra: If extremists, whatever their rhetoric, are allowed freedom of mischief, the result can turn dangerous
March 21, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
Punjab is reeling. The operation to catch Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh, who security agencies now reveal has “links” with both Pakistan’s ISI and the Islamic State, has also meant an internet ban for all of…
March 21, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Who’ll grade NAAC?: Complaints of wrongdoing have piled up too high. UGC & education ministry must step in
March 21, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
The National Assessment and Accreditation Committee was established by UGC in 1994 to serve the function of quality assurance. After a slowish takeoff, today its power is writ large across the entire higher education ecosystem….
March 21, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Pax Sinica?: Saudi-Iran truce shows Beijing’s strategic ambition. But China’s faced big diplomatic failures too
March 20, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
The recent truce between Iran and Saudi Arabia with both nations agreeing to re-establish diplomatic ties certainly took many by surprise. Particularly because it was mediated by China, a country hitherto not known for its…
March 20, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Build, but take care: Fast-paced highway expansion is being undermined by quality issues. This needs to be addressed
March 20, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
GoI’s commitment to upgrading road infrastructure is evident in its budgetary allocation. In concrete terms, it’s shown in the expansion of the National Highway (NH) stock from 91,287 km on March 31, 2014, to 1.45…
March 20, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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World’s fed up: US central bank is caught napping, again
March 18, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
In a week, the hot-button issue in financial markets has shifted from central banks increasing interest rates to commercial banks collapsing. Three US banks have collapsed and a fourth, First Republic Bank, has received an…
March 18, 2023, 2:20 AM IST
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Not just man’s job: Why our woman president should have women bodyguards
March 18, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
The sari-clad Supreme Commander of India’s armed forces, whether she is striding on board INS Vikrant or leading the Republic Day celebrations or encouraging students at university convocation ceremonies, is a powerful and inspirational image….
March 18, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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