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‘Why do we obey rules?’ asks The New Yorker and then stretches the answer till one of the rules is about how everybody has the right to let go of the rules too strenuous to live by. And, from what is happening in our own country at, we can assume that we are living in dangerous times, largely because there is an absence of rule of law.

Supreme Court’s judgment in Zakia Jafri versus State of Gujarat came under critical scrutiny by many former civil servants who form the well-known civil society group, Constitutional Conduct Group (‘CCG’) on Tuesday.

The opposition’s Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha was a ardent follower of Jayaprakash Narayan and handled several ministries at the Central level. He made a mark as Finance Minister as he occupied the sprawling office in the North Block. When Sinha reached the Finance Ministry in November, 1991 to assume charge after having been inducted into Chandra Shekhar government, there was not a single newspaper cameraman to receive him but he was mobbed by electronic media.

The emergence of organised collection centres for scrap gold is introducing a new trend in the recycling of gold in the country. The new trend is spearheaded by major players such as MMTC-PAMP and Muthoot, which are setting up collection centres across the country.

The last time the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) piled on the heat on the Modi government was ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to relegate the BJP to second or even third place. That did not happen. Other factors set the trend for the poll outcome despite the vestiges of the farmers’ agitation blighting the vitiated political environment.

US congress accepting a resolution commemorating the life of the rights defender and Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy, on his first death anniversary and seeking an independent investigation into his death has been a matter of disgrace for the Modi government which only a week back had signed a resolution along with other G 7 members to protect human rights.

New Delhi: Striker Vandana Katariya's 45th minute goal enabled India to salvage a point as they snatched a 1-1 draw against China in their second pool B match here at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Amstelveen on Tuesday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress nursed high hopes from Tripura, but it could not be accomplished. Her aspiration to have one more state under her party’s wings and the recognition of being a national party received a severe shock from the people of the state with all 4 TMC candidates losing deposits in assembly bypolls, which were held on June 23 despite big-ticket campaign.

Newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the centre of public anger and jokes about him abound on Twitter. Apparently, he is not in the country when Sydney is witnessing severe flash floods and inundation. The situation in the entire North South Wales (NSW) is alarming with more than 50,000 people asked to evacuate. Incessant downpours and strong winds have left homes without electricity and highways submerged under water.

India has been implementing the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Schemes for decades for addressing severe malnutrition among children aged 6-36 months and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). However, the malnutritions numbers, which are unacceptably high, point to the fact that there is a lot to achieve. India clearly needs even going beyond the ‘Take Home Ration’ (THR) programme and strengthen the ‘good practices’ across the states and Union Territories.