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SOS from Indians working in Ukraine war zone shows why govts must monitor pvt agents Indians rarely restrict a search for jobs to their own country. They are to be found across job markets. Globally, they are the largest international migrant population. In 2020, there were 17.9 million Indians working abroad. As a result, India
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What’s the message from Maratha quota: Numerically large castes & classes with social heft can game the system. Netas play along to win elections Yet another legislative fiat. Yet another quota. Carving out another slice from the quota pie, this time to the Maratha community in Maharashtra, is like rescreening an old soap opera popular
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Is the flip side of crony capitalism what could be called pally politicisation, by which companies provide funding to politicians in return for political patronage? This is the question raised by the Supreme Court’s ruling discontinuing the electoral bond scheme, introduced in 2018 by BJP, which allowed business enterprises anonymously to buy bonds that they
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As a group of farmer unions from Punjab march towards Delhi once again, they are braced for barricades, barbed wire, water cannons and tear-gas. Their demand for a legally guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops amps up a familiar policy drone: a long-standing hum of discontent that views the protestors as lone beneficiaries
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Supreme Court has revived, resuscitated and restored democracy in declaring the electoral bond scheme unconstitutional. Holding as illegal 2017’s amendment to section 29C of Representation of the People Act, 1951, which had provided an exception to declaration of donation received by political parties exceeding ₹20,000, the original provision has now been restored. Read full story
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SC bench’s verdict that held anonymous electoral bonds unconstitutional is broadly right. The bench banned fresh issue of bonds, and SBI has three weeks to disclose who bought these since April 2019. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author’s own. END OF ARTICLE
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Avijit Ghosh Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from
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On Jan 29, classes commenced at IIT Delhi’s Abu Dhabi campus, a fine example of India-UAE friendship in the field of education. PM Modi’s visit to UAE comes at a time when bilateral relations between India and UAE have been elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Common vision | PM Modi and UAE president Sheikh Mohamed
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Kids no longer burn chillies to scare you away So the other day someone praised my kids and I reverted to childhood and said better remove the evil eye (nazar) with seven chillies and burn them. I recall how we would stand around in suspense as the chillies burnt…the more stinky and sharp the smoke
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Critical minerals race is on. India must work with US-led group to secure these strategic resources It’s good that GOI is looking to press the accelerator on securing supply chains in critical minerals. Critical mineral block proposals received by partner countries in the US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) will be checked out by PSUs, a
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