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Despite the Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment Act. 1992, which came into force w.e.f April 24, 1993, inserted Part IX in the Constitution of India and accorded Panchayats a Constitutional status as institutions of local self-governance for rural India, the Centre and States continue to interfere in the way of realizing this dream envisioned in the Constitution of India through non-devolution of powers, providing insufficient funds, playing politics through centrally or state sponsored schemes, and the worst allocating huge amounts in the budgets but remains unutilized.

All retired judges currently alive and kicking should ask Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju to name the ”few retired judges” who are part of the “anti-India gang” that is undermining the Indian judiciary by asking it to play the role of the Opposition. The Law Minister must come clean and not bury his head in the sand like so many ostrich. If India is threatened by an “anti-India gang” aided and abetted by retired judges, it cannot be kept under wraps.

US policy-makers quick move to rescue the beleaguered Silicon Valley Bank is an object lesson in what can be described as “real economics” in parallel to real-politic.

BOSTON: Donald Trump, on Saturday morning, March 18, posted a message on his social media platform Truth Social that "leading Republican candidate and former president of the United States (himself) will be arrested on Tuesday next week". The imminent arrest would be in connection to a year-long investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office into a hush money scheme involving a porn film actress, Stormy Daniels. Trump also called for actions against his possible indictment calling his supporters to "protest, take our nation back". Trump complains privately that he believes he is going to be indicted only because, he thinks, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “hates” him.

Notwithstanding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s repeated statements during his recent tour in the UK saying that Indian democracy is under threat, the growing trend of elected political authoritarianism poses a big challenge to the system. The trend is also being witnessed in many other democracies outside the developed world. India would have performed much better but for its corrupt and family-controlled political parties finding comfort in democratic authoritarianism. Political parties in power for long tend to become highly authoritarian and corrupt. Their leaders are aided by undereducated and low quality legislators.

Bhopal: Six Olympic medallists, as well as six reigning world champions, will headline a field of 198 shooters from 30 countries at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage, to be held here from 20 to 27 March.

New Delhi: Putting up yet another dominating display Nikhat Zareen and Manisha Moun recorded facile wins to move into to the pre quarters of the of the Mahindra IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Crowd favourite Rashid Khan let go the four shot lead as Philippines golfer Migel Tabuena overturned a six-shot deficit to win the second edition of The DGC Open here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Defying the odds, Preeti put up a tenacious show to stun World Championships silver medallist Lacramioara Perijoc in a thrilling bout while Nitu Ghanghas and Manju Bamboriya also secured emphatic victories at the Mahindra IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Saturday.

New Delhi: Overcoming opening double bogey and a rain-induced break, home favourite Rashid Khan fired four-under par 68 and with a total of 11 under 205 took the sole lead at the end of the third and penultimate day of US$750,000 DGC Open at Delhi Golf Club here on Saturday.