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Ease of Living Index is welcome but flawed

The ministry of housing and urban affairs has launched its Ease of Living Index ranking 111 Indian cities inhabited by more than 130 million people. The exercise itself is a welcome admission of the fact that India’s urbanisation process might have unleashed its own se...

Amendments to triple talaq bill are welcome

The Monsoon Session of Parliament concluded on August 10 without any meaningful discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill. However, the Bill that seeks to outlaw triple talaq is now a significantly watered down version of...

Decriminalisation of begging can turn a perceived problem into an advantage

The Delhi High Court has done well to strike down as unconstitutional the provisions of the law which sanction punitive action against beggars, including incarceration. Twenty-five sections of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, which was extended to Delhi and serves...

What the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman poll result reveals

The elections for the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ended with a decisive victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Its candidate, Janata Dal (United) MP, Harivansh, got 125 votes, while the Opposition candidate, the Congress’s BK Hariprasad, had to sett...

Don’t miss the fine print in the IMF annual report

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the results of its annual assessment of the Indian economy this week. The good news is that India’s growth trajectory has recovered from the disruptions caused by demonetisation and the teething troubles after the introduc...

Trying to temper their effect?

When Donald Trump chose to attack (where else but on Twitter), basketball superstar LeBron James for calling out his divisive agenda earlier this week, he likely knew that it would provoke reactions from a wide range of people. But the best-laid plans of a president ap...
 

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