Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once called Pakistan an ‘international migraine’. The failure to fulfil six key obligations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) only indicates Islamabad’s lack of commitment in the…

While the decision of the Supreme Court to appoint a retired judge as a one-man committee to monitor the measures taken to prevent the burning of crop stubble in the states of Punjab, Haryana and…

The novel coronavirus is proving to be a tough bug to crack. In a huge disappointment, the WHO study on the drugs prescribed to prevent and treat Covid-19 has left healthcare providers with no definite…

Even as teaching has been shifted to the online mode ever since the schools were shut down in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in March-end, it has exposed many a glaring gap in our…

THE Centre has finally blinked to break the deadlock with the states over GST compensation. The Union government will borrow up to Rs 1.1 lakh crore on behalf of the states to meet the shortfall…

The much-awaited meeting between the Union agriculture secretary and representatives of farmers’ organisations from Punjab turned out to be unproductive, if not counterproductive, laying bare the disconnect between the government and the protesters. The leaders…

In a move that promises to empower women by giving them a socio-economic uplift, the Punjab Cabinet has approved 33% reservation for women in direct recruitment in government departments, boards and corporations. The aim is…

Incorrigible as ever, China is in no mood to blink first. Instead, it has the temerity to dub India as the aggressor. Just over a month after the foreign ministers of the two countries worked…

The failure of the authorities in Haryana to allot flats meant for BPL families in Bahadurgarh shows how the government machinery functions when it comes to implementing schemes on the ground. The flats, constructed under…