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The statistical dog that does not bark

India, Aug. 12 -- The government released labour market data for the quarter ending April-June 2026 on Monday. This is the first pan-India quarterly edition of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS),... Read More


An awkward dance of the dragon and the elephant

India, Aug. 12 -- In a world torn apart by two wars and several minor conflicts, relations between India and China occupy a category of their own. Both countries continue to mass soldiers along the Li... Read More


Women are second to none in India's skill-building vision

India, Aug. 12 -- The Latin phrase a posse ad esse (moving from possibility to reality) captures something essential about how societies construct human capital. Formal education typically follows a w... Read More


New tribunal reforms bill promises structural change

India, Aug. 12 -- The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, recently passed by the Lok Sabha, should be judged not by the shortcomings of earlier experiments but by whether it has learnt from them. On vacanci... Read More


FCRA Bill needs a detailed debate

India, Aug. 12 -- As with every polarising debate on contemporary issues in India, context is important to understand the churn around proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act ... Read More


Govt extends PM E-Drive subsidy for E2w to FY28

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The government has extended subsidies for electric two-wheelers under the PM E-Drive scheme till FY28 and raised the allocation for the segment by nearly Rs.1,000 crore, accordin... Read More


Global tensions, cyber threats key risks: RBI guv

mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Growing geopolitical and trade-related uncertainties, along with cyber threats, are the two key risks facing the Indian economy and banking sector, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gover... Read More


Without Bumrah, India must discover new bowling identity

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- There was a phase at Eden Gardens last November that best explains Jasprit Bumrah's value to India better than any statistic. South Africa had begun the first Test briskly. The sco... Read More


How a leaner and meaner Sakshi packed a punch

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A little over a month before the selection trials for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in May, boxer Sakshi Chaudhary called coach Chhote Lal Yadav at the Army Sports Insti... Read More


Couple conceal man's existing marriage; HC imposes Rs.1 lakh fine

LUCKNOW, Aug. 12 -- Dismissing a petition, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has imposed Rs.1 lakh cost on a couple after finding that they had concealed the fact that the man was already ... Read More