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Eliciting support from Opposition-ruled states in his government’s fight against NEET, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to 12 of his counterparts stressing the need to “put up a united effort” to restore the primacy of State Governments in administering the education sector.

How do opposing social and political forces deal with each other and learn to coexist despite their conflictual positions? We explore this question in this article today by referring to a chapter on...

Barring 1993, in all elections from 1988 to 2013, PPP and MQM combined polled more than 50% votes in Sindh

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she was stunned to hear that the Bill was being tabled without taking into consideration the reservations raised by TMC. She even called the amendments "anti-people features".

West Bengal CM wrote, "The reduction of the role of the state public utility bodies, the unchecked enhancement of the role of private corporate bodies, and the curtailment of the authority of the states in the power sector together imply a sinister design, whereby crony capitalism will get nourishment at the cost of the states, the public sector and the common people at large."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that states were not consulted properly before the initiation of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Parliament and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "refrain from the ...

Tourism and the Concurrent List Issues of putting tourism on the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule are more complex in the North-eastern states than perceived.   |  2021-08-04T10:00:11+05:30 Issues of putting tourism on the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule are more complex in the North-eastern states than perceived. A restricted travel regime coupled with complexities of land laws will give rise to a plethora of legal issues if the proposal is pushed without adequate consultatio...

Uttar Pradesh’s population control plan is not only unconstitutional – it may also be disastrous The fatal conceit underlying the Bill is that a reduction in the total fertility rate will lead to sustainable economic development. Representational image. | AFP The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has released a draft Bill on population control. Titled “The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021”, it comes on the heels of the 2022 As...

The recurring sociopolitical and economic crises as well as insecurity challenges bedeviling the nation have been variously attributed to marginalization of certain regions in the scheme of things in the nation’s corporate existence. The clamour and agitations have gotten to a boiling point with the rise in demand for self-determination through secession and or separatism. For the agitators, if the country must remain united and enjoy relative peace and stability, then, the solution is restru...

The writer is a consultant in employee relations at AKUH and teaches labour welfare laws at IBA. THOSE who receive pension from the Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) are wondering why the monthly amount has not been increased through the central budget for 2021–2022. The answer is that any amendments in the labour laws cannot be carried out through the Finance Act. In this respect, a two-judge bench of the Sindh High Court had, through its judgement of Feb 26, 2011, nullified the...