Devil's Advocate As the debate over the reservations for the Other Backward Classes divides the country, Karan Thapar asks critical questions in an exclusive interview to the Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh.
In India, we have had over half-a-century of reservation. While there is no doubt that reservation is an important instrument of public policy capable of... Read more
Now, a sense of deja vu has set in. The Congress, in its present avatar as the lead party of the many-headed UPA,is attempting to make political... Read more
That is the sad truth. Most of the beneficiaries of quota come from lower middle class or middle class. The law, which should help people from the...Read more
In the corridors of power, politicians and journalists share a peculiarly incestuous relationship based on mutual need. It's a strategic alliance. The politician "feeds"...Read more
If the HRD Ministry were globalised, it wouldn't insist on quotas. Instead, it would set up quality schools and colleges across India where excellent...Read more
As the indefinite hunger strike of medicos continued for the seventh day in a row, a citizen journalist, Nidhi Aggarwal sent us an insight from the AIIMS... Click
Students agitated against the move to hike quota and took out the rally under the aegis of 'Youth for Equality', demanding the PM address the issue himself... Click
Health services in hospitals attached to medical colleges were hit when doctors and students went on strike; and some private hospitals closed OPD services... Click
