Opinion - Page 834

Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat when he claimed that malnutrition in his state was high because girls had become “beauty-conscious”....

During a discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a democratic country like...

A pattern appears to have evolved in the Parliament with Rahul Gandhi sticking to his post-sabbatical practice of breathing fire and Narendra Modi...

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s suggestion for a new Parliament building has opened the Pandora’s Box. The existing 88-year-old structure is...

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) -- a national programme for universal elementary education -- has seen Rs.1,15,625 crore ($17.7 billion) spent on it over...

In Paris late last year, the countries of the world pledged to reduce emissions to keep global warming “well below a 2 degree Celsius” rise in global...

We are all pill-poppers now. Be it a minor indisposition like a sore throat, or a dreaded affliction such as cancer, we have somehow come to set great...

Along expected lines, this year’s budget did not unveil any big bang measures for the beleaguered real estate sector. Yet, it aims to revitalise the...

Only 35% of Indians above the age of 15 had bank accounts in 2011 (26.5% of females and 43% of males), according to this World Bank estimate. By 2014,...

It has been almost a week. Vijaya Easwaramony, a 62-year-old retired school teacher, often leaves her chores mid-way and rushes to the kitchen. “There...

There is a shortage of 100,000 trainers for implementing skill-development programmes across the country. The question is: Can the 74 percent increase...

Close on the heels of a politically-loaded Union Budget, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reminded India of key macro-economic challenges...