While the second quarter numbers suggest the Indian economy is on the mend, high inflation, sluggish demand and a jobs squeeze remain areas of concern. Experts weigh in on how to ensure vigorous and sustainable economic growth - Issue Date: Dec 27, 2021
Citizens claim that workers of the saffron party used intimidation tactics to stop them from voting, while opposition candidates assert that booth-capturing took place in full view of the police.
'Since the beginning of the poll process the ruling party in connivance with the government machinery has attempted to manipulate everything,' the CPI(M) said.
The surge in the illicit opium trade from the Golden Crescent region has seen India become both a major transhipment hub and a big consumer - Issue Date: Oct 18, 2021
Recent archaeological discoveries in the Tamirabarani river valley have pushed back the earliest date for the emergence of a complex civilisation in the region to near 1200 BCE - Issue Date: Oct 11, 2021