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NITI Aayog moots decriminalisation of several tax offences

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Government think tank NITI Aayog on Friday proposed the decriminalisation of several tax-related administrative, technical or procedural offences and recommended civil and moneta... Read More


Relief for Vedanta: SC refuses to hear PIL on Viceroy's allegations

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into allegations made by US-based short-seller Viceroy Researc... Read More


Unbelonging and the idea of home

India, Oct. 11 -- In 2019, the Indian government revoked Aatish Taseer's Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. After the initial shock and shame, Taseer felt, unexpectedly, relieved. "The burden of tr... Read More


A man at an intersection of identities

India, Oct. 11 -- While books by writers such as EM Forster and Rudyard Kipling continue to find readers, others who were once popular or controversial have drifted to the fringes of public attention.... Read More


Stories that weigh heavy

India, Oct. 11 -- The 13 stories on love, loss and kindness in this collection are set in places as far apart as Amsterdam, UAE and Kerala. Whispering of fragile emotions, they include a tale of a sch... Read More


A deeply personal tribute

India, Oct. 11 -- A collection of 17 character sketches, The Blue Potter: The Creative Genius of Punjab is a moving and deeply personal tribute to some of the region's most iconic personalities. Each ... Read More


An ode to friendship

India, Oct. 11 -- Hundred Greatest Love Songs is the genre-bending memoir of a young artist and poet willing to risk his life for his craft. Told in 100 short chapters and arranged like a playlist, th... Read More


'India's new middle class is still struggling'

India, Oct. 11 -- 1How are middle-class women at the forefront of mediating a new class politics? In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about an emerging "new middle class" in India. But... Read More


Independent India's voice of non-violence who led a revolution

India, Oct. 11 -- On October 11, 1902, in the dharm, sanskriti and gyan bhoomi of Bihar, at the confluence of the Ganga and the Ghaghra in the village of Sitabdiara, was born the champion of democracy... Read More


The big jobs bluff in Bihar

India, Oct. 11 -- Promises during election campaigns ought to be taken with more than a pinch of salt - although they are still important because they give us an idea about the larger worldview of the... Read More