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Addressing the jobs challenge

India, March 28 -- The India Employment Report released by the International Labour Organization on March 27, gives a much-needed broad-brush picture of India's employment challenge. It has reiterated... Read More


ECI, parties must curb misogyny in campaign

India, March 28 -- Name-calling opponents is something of a fixture in Indian politics. However, this can't become a free pass for misogyny, a point the Election Commission of India (ECI) did well to ... Read More


Old Punjab allies take new paths

India, March 27 -- Punjab is set for a four-cornered election with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP failing to reach an understanding on seats. They join the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and ... Read More


TB challenge needs a multi-focal approach

India, March 27 -- An increase in the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases notified in India in 2023 over 2022 underscores the rigour of the efforts to shrink the pool escaping the TB control programme's... Read More


Engage with Ladakh's sense of alienation

India, March 26 -- Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 21-day hunger strike in Leh on Tuesday. However, his demands have found resonance among the local population. The Centre needs to engage wi... Read More


Heed UN call for ceasefire

India, March 26 -- For the first time since Israel's bombardment and targeting of Gaza began nearly six months ago, the UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in what is one of the ... Read More


Challenges of a global baby bust

India, March 26 -- The Malthusian dread of an unsustainably large human population is now giving way to concerns over a baby bust - the world reaching a scenario of too few people, in too short a time... Read More


The battle against tech monopolies

India, March 26 -- The US government filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple last week. The department of justice (DOJ) accused Apple of abusing its dominance by "building a moat around its s... Read More


After the terror strike in Moscow

India, March 25 -- Reports of the involvement of Islamic State (IS), especially its so-called Khorasan Province affiliate, in the gruesome terror attack last week on the outskirts of the Russian capit... Read More


BJD-BJP tie-up slips on Odisha goals

India, March 25 -- It is no surprise that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) talks did not translate into an alliance, given the BJP's vaulting ambitions and the internal contradic... Read More