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Tighten oversight in the aviation sector

India, Jan. 29 -- Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday when his Learjet aircraft crashed near Baramati. Within hours, aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu offered a preliminary assessment t... Read More


Court draws the redline for UGC

India, Jan. 29 -- Caste is among India's oldest faultlines, one that has resisted multiple attempts to eradicate discrimination and instead mutated into newer forms over time. Caste bias in campuses i... Read More


Leader with strong grassroots connect

India, Jan. 28 -- The death of Ajit Anantrao Pawar, 66, Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, in an aircrash on Wednesday is likely to have an impact on his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the NCP... Read More


Making music, the Arijit Singh way

India, Jan. 28 -- Arijit Singh's rise as a singer has many twists and turns that can make for a Bollywood blockbuster. Growing up in Murshidabad, West Bengal, Singh was trained in classical music - an... Read More


Win-win deal for India, EU

India, Jan. 27 -- India and the EU first launched their free trade negotiations in 2007, when the world was a very different place. Global growth seemed to have overcome cyclical disruptions, globalis... Read More


In China, the party takes on the army

India, Jan. 26 -- China's senior-most general, second in the pecking order only to President Xi Jinping, has become the subject of an investigation as the country's most powerful leader continues his ... Read More


Of the people, for the people

India, Jan. 26 -- Like every prestigious State honour anywhere in the world, the Padma awards have always had a political angle and a national facet - as they did this year. Three of the five laureate... Read More


Relief from the US tariff pain

India, Jan. 25 -- A couple of days after US President Donald Trump suggested that a trade deal was being worked out between India and US, his treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said that the addit... Read More


Social Media ban alone won't work

India, Jan. 23 -- The Andhra Pradesh government is considering legislation to ban children under 16 years from accessing and using social media. It has formed a group of ministers to examine the exist... Read More


Banning the young from social media

India, Jan. 23 -- The Andhra Pradesh government is considering legislation to ban children under 16 years from accessing and using social media. It has formed a group of ministers to examine the exist... Read More