Saturday, Aug 20, 2022
Aug 29, 2020 Lola Nayar Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac tells Outlook that options given by the Centre to the states over the GST compensation issue have no rationale.
Aug 24, 2020 Preetha Nair Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac says that the state government's position is very clear: since we have provided the land for the airport, we have the rightful claim over its operations and management.
The finance minister says the reverse multiplier impact of remittance will have a major impact and he is expecting 10 per cent of shrinkage of the economy.
Apr 29, 2020 Preetha Nair So far, 2.75 lakh Non-Resident Keralites have registered in the government website to return to Kerala.
He warned that if the Centre insists on NPR, the state government will even disrupt the Census operation as well
In an exclusive article, Kerala Finance minister tears into the 15th Finance Commission’s terms of reference, which he says are undemocratic, anti-federal and divisive
Earlier, Kerala assembly Speaker courted controversy for getting his costly spectacles refunded from the state exchequer.
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The previous Congress-led government had decided to make the state free of alcohol by 2023 in phased manner.
'Left' economists working with Planning Commission wrote back to Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sept 21 on the inclusion of representatives of multinational agencies/consultancy groups in "committees"' constituted by the Commission.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
