Primary Schooling by Amartya Sen
PRIMARY SCHOOLING: I Pratichi Trust (India) was established a decade ago, along with its sister across the border, Pratichi Trust…
Read MoreTo Let / For Sale? by Ruchira Gupta
When a problem is big and tends to profit a powerful group, there’s a time-honoured temptation to sweep it under…
Read MoreGhost Lullabies by Chandrani Banerjee
* A Rs 350 crore scam has surfaced in the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme * Three organisations are being…
Read MoreLegalise Prostitution? by Madhu Purnima Kishwar
A bench of the Supreme Court recently said: “When you say it is the world’s oldest profession and when you…
Read MoreState plans urban job scheme by NJ Nair
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State government is gearing up to launch its own urban employment guarantee programme to provide 100 days of…
Read MorePanel wind for women’s bill
The jinxed women’s reservation bill received a boost today with a parliamentary panel advocating immediate passage in its present form.…
Read MoreNod for Competition (Amendment) Bill by Gargi Parsai
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2009 which was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Bill…
Read MoreMinister escort can fly free
A minister will now be able to take his or her friend, companion or relative on flights free of cost.…
Read MoreRepublic of Silence by Ashok Mitra
Hokum must have its kingdom. The judicial report on the culpability for the crime perpetrated on December 6, 1992, was…
Read MoreDocs protest rural practice bill
The government’s bill to create a three-year diploma course to train “rural health practitioners” triggered protests from doctors today, who…
Read MoreYear of House unrest by PC Alexander
Within a few days from today we will be crossing over to the second decade of the 21st century. Those…
Read MorePrice-busters on way
The government is planning to augment the supplies of essential items through imports to rein in food inflation which has…
Read MoreMinistry questions foreign varsity bill by Charu Sudan Kasturi
The health ministry has questioned the benefits to India of a proposed bill aimed at regulating the entry of foreign…
Read MoreBoardroom rules
One year on from the aborted Satyam-Maytas deal that eventually paved the way for Ramalinga Raju’s sensational confession of fraud…
Read MoreThe Great Stabilisation
The recession was less calamitous than many feared. Its aftermath will be more dangerous than many expect IT HAS become…
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