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GST passage gives Modi a shot in the arm
11 Aug 2016 3:39 AM ISTThe Modi Government, after a two-year drought, hit a “glorious moment” early into the third year, with Parliament adopting the long-delayed...
Violence contributes to diseases among sex workers
10 Aug 2016 3:58 AM ISTA fifth of female sex workers live with violence, attacked four times a month, on average, according to an analysis of data on 109,366 such workers,...
‘Sin’ tax within GST to prevent more sins
10 Aug 2016 3:55 AM ISTThe constitutional amendment to facilitate the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has brought a lot of cheer in the market. Naturally! GST will subsume all...
Anandiben leaves behind a divided Gujarat
10 Aug 2016 3:51 AM ISTFormer Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s resignation should not surprise anyone. It had become clear for some time that she was losing grip...
Next big challenge: Moderate taxes
10 Aug 2016 3:46 AM ISTThe passing of the 122nd constitution amendment bill by Rajya Sabha last week may have eased the process of introducing Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
Gene doping can change the nature of sports
11 Aug 2016 2:08 AM ISTThe International Olympic Committee came close to using a new anti-doping test at Rio. The test is designed to catch the athletes who use genes rather...
Solving malnutrition problem, benefitting farmers
9 Aug 2016 4:00 AM ISTOf late, I’ve gone retro in my choice of cereal, preferring sorghum and a variety of millets over wheat and rice, staples I’ve grown up eating. In the...
Grasslands in peril
9 Aug 2016 3:58 AM ISTOn a recent visit to Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, I could not see a single tiger during four hours of jungle safari. But I was rewarded by...
Prohibition Bihar: Cheers for toddy
9 Aug 2016 3:54 AM ISTIt is sad to see a promising politician stumble and be in danger of falling flat on his face. Till the Janata Dal United’s setback in Bihar in the...
Tough road ahead for BJP in Gujarat
9 Aug 2016 3:52 AM ISTDespite handing over the reins of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) loyalist Vijay Rupani, the...
Vanishing from the wild
7 Aug 2016 4:48 AM ISTThe global discourse on climate change and food mostly revolve around cultivated food. The impact of climate change on species that grow in the wild...
Zakir Naik and the identity hypocrisy
7 Aug 2016 4:46 AM ISTWhile powerful sections of the political class in the Indian Union and powerful mass media are trying to whip up the demand for taking stern action...
A Republic in Ruins
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Bihar: PM Modi accuses Opposition of causing ‘demographic crisis’
16 Sept 2025 1:04 AM ISTSC order on Waqf Act: ‘Tight slap’ on govt, says Oppn
16 Sept 2025 1:04 AM ISTRahul Gandhi visits flood-hit areas in Punjab’s Amritsar, Gurdaspur
16 Sept 2025 1:03 AM ISTCong: 1,050 acres of land in Bihar’s Bhagalpur ‘gifted’ to Adani as...
16 Sept 2025 1:03 AM ISTGTA chief seeks state help to tackle water, sewerage woes in Darj...
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