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Labour laws ditched under cover of pandemic

11 May 2020

The mowing down of 16 migrant workers by a goods train in Maharashtra last week turned the spotlight on a massive human tragedy enacted in the wake of the ill-planned...

Modi has concerns to address besides COVID-19

04 May 2020

Coronavirus cases are still rising in India, though slowly. The rigorous lockdown imposed at the end of March appears to have slowed down its spread. It is, of course,...

Many lessons the pandemic is teaching us

27 Apr 2020

Even as it sweeps across the world, the coronavirus pandemic is imparting important lessons to mankind. Some of the lessons are easy to grasp. Some need to be distilled out....

Steps to kick-start stalled economy weak

20 Apr 2020

As the coronavirus lockdown entered the second month, the government eased some restrictions, beginning this week. Simultaneously the Reserve Bank of India lowered interest rate on commercial banks deposits with...

Hopes and fears about post-COVID-19 world

13 Apr 2020

Even as the killer virus that spreads Covid-19 continues its depredations worldwide, speculation is rife on how it will affect life on earth. Quite naturally, Americans are in the lead...

Indian economy thrown out of gear

06 Apr 2020

While it will take several weeks to come to any firm conclusion about the trajectory of the coronavirus in India, it is already clear that it will have a big,...

Coping with growing coronavirus onslaught

30 Mar 2020

With fewer than 1,200 cases and 30 deaths reported nationwide, India still figures low in the global coronavirus chart but preparations to face the worst onslaught, likely during April-May, are...

India needs to go beyond symbolism

23 Mar 2020

Large parts of India are under lockdown to break the chain of transmission of the Coronavirus which has already made its appearance in more than half the states. Happily,...

Huge state effort on to save private bank

16 Mar 2020

The Indian government appears to have recognised finally the need for swift and determined action to restore the health of the banking sector and regain public trust. The government...

Some are heart-warmingly working for peace

02 Mar 2020

A week after Delhi exploded into violence, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing host to US President Donald Trump, harrowing accounts of wanton attacks on innocent members of...

BRP Bhaskar

Indian journalist with over 50 years of newspaper, news agency and television experience.

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