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Govt earmarks 215 railway stations for deployment of isolation coaches, to be used as 'COVID Care Centres'

Railways will spread these coaches across all major hotspots in India and cover both the big cities as well as rural, far-off places.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Shopping centers body approaches Punjab, Haryana govts for phased opening of malls; reiterates need for stringent SOPs

The SCAI has endorsed the ability of shopping centers to enforce protocols in a "far more efficient manner" than many others who have benefited from the relaxation, the release said.

The State's response to ongoing anti-CAA protests has one major lesson: India desperately needs police reform

The protests highlighted the incapacity of the police to deal with any form of dissent and constitutional protests. It was evident that archaic response mechanisms, symbolic of our colonial legacy, still dominated police practices.

Two children die in Kishanganj after rain wreaks havoc in Bihar; six districts severely affected, relief work underway

As heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Bihar, two children have lost their lives in Kishanganj.

Sop-onomics beats economics

The campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha election has been dominated by competing welfarism

Populism picks up ahead of polls as Union Budget, state budgets in UP, Rajasthan, Bengal, MP hand out goodies

The Lok Sabha election is upon India and if the government at the Centre and in the states of Assam, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are any indication, then populist budgetary allocations and scheme announcements are what parties in power are banking on as a surefire way of garnering votes.

Rajnath Singh asks railway ministry to make online FIR filing facility available for passengers; MHA to provide support

Asserting that jurisdiction issues, at times, cause harassment to people, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked the railway ministry to start a facility by which passengers can file FIRs online.

Government forces flouting SOPs to control mobs in Kashmir, allege activists; security forces reject charges

Human rights activists have alleged that government forces are defying standard operating procedures (SOPs) to control protesting mobs in Kashmir.

Gujarat Assembly polls: Since HP election date announcement, Rupani govt and Centre have been churning out sops after sops

Several reports in the past ten days have claimed that in the meantime the BJP-led Centre and the Gujarat government have showered the state with slew of sops to "appease" many communities ahead of the announcement of the election dates were announced.

Gujarat election dates announced: Narendra Modi, Vijay Rupani squeeze in a slew of sops before Model Code of Conduct kicks in

Much before the announcement of Gujarat Assembly Election 2017 dates, Narendra Modi government at the Centre and Vijay Rupani's government in Gujarat has been announcing a series of sops.