The Indian state today seems to proclaim that everything in the country is in danger – whether it is religion, culture, communal harmony or public peace and tranquillity.

An average of 61.14 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered daily in the week from June 21-27 which dropped to 41.92 lakh doses daily in the subsequent week from June 28-July 4.

Government prints money to fund six-lane highways and Bullet trains. Savings and investment are declining but wealth 'creators' favoured by Govt are growing faster than ever, explains Sonali Ranade.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the BJP had 'crossed' all limits to stop the nomination of a woman in the polls.

It has been reported that third wave can be delayed if 30-40 per cent of people are vaccinated, but only about 5 per cent of India’s population has been fully vaccinated so far.

Of all the ministers analysed, 33 (42 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, said the Association for Democratic Reforms report citing their poll affidavits.

“Ruling regime in UP has ushered in a model of governance which swerves further and further away from values of the Constitution and rule of law with each passing day,” the letter points out.

Helping tycoons to grow monopolies is not helpful because domestic monopolies grow at the cost of citizens while export champs help the nation grow at the cost of other markets, writes Sonali Ranade.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has been indicted in an alleged case of corruption relating to denotification of prime land in Bengaluru in 2006 when he was deputy CM.