Opinion

Not only has the government offered no specific package to help the airline industry out of the morass, it has capped domestic fares thus further hurting airline balance sheets.

Even as the PLA basked in the sparkle of their military toys, they perhaps forgot the lessons that emerge from the conflictual experiences of the Indian Army.

While domestic issues have rightly taken priority during this crisis, the fact that the two Prime Ministers have invested in the Leaders’ Virtual Summit speaks volumes to the growing trust and significance in the relationship.

Manoj Tiwari remained party president for almost four years but could never rise beyond his image of a Bhojpuri singer who could win polls regaling audiences with rendition of his lewd songs which at times bordered to being vulgar.

The judgment is significant from the standpoint of deference the courts should observe in those areas of decision-making where specialised and technical judgment of executive is involved.

It is very rare in the history of modern India that one of the country’s largest cities continues to stand in ruins, days after the cyclone.

When priority should be relief and rehabilitation of migrant laborers in country’s most populous state, Yogi Adityanath’s administration and Priyanka Gandhi’s supporters have been openly trading charges.

The matrix of change that has come following the Covid-19 crisis is not merely revolutionary but worthy of emulation by governments in their process reforms across policing, healthcare, and other public services.

The figures speak for themselves: only 15 per cent of rural households have internet access, while there are only 69.3 million DTH subscribers in the country.

India’s death rate per million population (DR) of 1.92 as on May 15 is the lowest amongst the 15 worst affected countries who have registered a minimum of 50,000 cases.

Authorities have forced most gamblers and bookmakers to skulk around in dark corners while a vast underground industry thrives with no regulation and certainly no revenue to the government.

Our conversations with multiple Indian women living in joint families revealed that this lockdown has led to personal liberty becoming a site of contestation in households.

For instance, in the three chars of Falimari, Duba Char and Ghoramara in Dhubri, a large number of people has continued with the daily chores and gathering at market places without restrictions.

A partnership between Jio and Facebook is just the type of collaboration that India needs as a democratic alternative to the threat of a Chinese-dominated digital and social media landscape.

It is no secret that the BJP has been working to put down roots in West Bengal for the past several years now and has succeeded in expanding its footprint here.

Decentralisation and technological neutrality, while ensuring competition and the ensuing innovation and economy, may be a better way forward.