West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, PTI reported. However, there was no official statement about who would represent West Bengal in the meeting in the absence of the chief minister, the sources told PTI. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant is likely to be present in the…
Our study started with no such preconceived meanings. It performed an emic or insider’s deep dive into the contours of aspiration for the world of mass or mainstream young India, a world described in our previous column in Mint (‘Young India is fuelled by agency but is being failed by structure,’ 24 March) as one…
Taking to the streets: Protesters take out a rally demanding justice for the victim in the R.G. Kar rape-murder case in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy,…
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targetted the Centre and Delhi government for the hardships of patients staying outside All India Institute of Medical Sciences in national capital. In a video shared on X, the Congress parliamentarian met with patients and their family members staying on road, footpaths, and subways. In the video, Gandhi, can be seen…
A view of the UPSC Headquarters in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy In a first, the Centre on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) allowed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates’ identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of…
The proportion of Indians living in multidimensional poverty has fallen substantially in the last 10 years—from 29.17% in 2013-14 to 11.28% in 2022-23—the government’s economic survey report 2023-24 released on Monday said. The number of people living under poverty has been reduced by more than half with significant improvements made in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar…
