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Union Budget 2022: What does the budget offer the common man?
With elections coming up in five states, it was expected that the Union Budget for the financial year 2022-23 would focus on addressing the crisis of…
3 years, 11 months ago
Domestic violence amid the pandemic | In Focus
The National Commission for Women has said it had seen a 30% rise in complaints of crimes against women in 2021, compared to 2020.
Nearly 31,000 compl…
3 years, 11 months ago
Budget 2022: Will the government decide to spend more? | In Focus
This year’s Budget, to be presented on February 1, comes at a rather difficult time for the Indian economy. The much-awaited recovery, following the …
3 years, 11 months ago
Why a dipping population growth has China worried | In Focus
China, the world’s factory, is worried by its dipping population growth – a figure that has fallen to its lowest level in six decades despite ending …
3 years, 11 months ago
What's at stake in the Punjab Assembly polls? | In Focus
If one can rank Assembly elections in order of importance, after Uttar Pradesh it has to be Punjab in the five States going to polls. Punjab Assembly…
3 years, 11 months ago
What's at stake in the U.P. Assembly polls? | In Focus
The poll bugle has been sounded for Uttar Pradesh’s seven-phase Assembly election between February 10 and March 7. Along with Uttar Pradesh, four oth…
3 years, 11 months ago
Penetrating the Tek Fog on automated trolling | In Focus
According to the ‘Tek Fog’ expose by the news portal The Wire, the BJP has access to a secret app called ‘Tek Fog’ that can hijack social media, auto…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why did Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch an attack on Abu Dhabi? | In Focus podcast
On January 17, two Indians and a Pakistani were killed in a massive explosion in Abu Dhabi. The blast is believed to have been the result of a ‘drone…
3 years, 11 months ago
What’s behind the Kazakhstan unrest? | In Focus
Kazakhstan, the largest and richest of the Central Asian republics, is in turmoil. The country has been rocked by massive protests since the start of…
3 years, 11 months ago
Are the provisions of the FCRA loaded against civil society? | In Focus
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or the FCRA, has been in the news once again. India’s NGO sector had an unpleasant start to the new year a…
3 years, 11 months ago