-NDTV.com Farmers Protest: Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the three border points since November 26 last year claiming that the three laws are against their interest.  New Delhi: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait today warned the government that there would be an escalation of protest at the Delhi border if the government does not revoke the controversial farm laws by November 26. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief's new warning came...

-Scroll.in Such methodology to gauge the effectiveness of policing has only resulted in underreporting of cases and institutionalising dishonesty. We are happy to blame the politicians and the government for the various shortcomings of India’s criminal justice system but are reluctant to understand certain underlying reasons for these and focus on possible solutions. Two of these problems are corruption and general unfriendly behaviour in the police department. Most citizens know how difficult it...

-TheWire.in A new report has studied 17 alleged extrajudicial killings in the state between March 2017 and March 2018, and found that no police officers have been held accountable in any of them. New Delhi: A new report by civil society organisations has highlighted how a culture of impunity is allegedly being pushed at all levels after ‘extrajudicial killings’ in Uttar Pradesh, with the police regularly being let off the hook for...

One is almost certain to hear this from an economist that if something is available at free of cost or at a subsidised rate thanks to government intervention, then people tend to overuse or overconsume such goods/ commodities. So, the best solution is to create a market for such 'almost freely available' or 'highly subsidised' goods or commodities. Once people start paying to use or consume such goods/ commodities, they...

-PTI/ Newsclick.in Any decision to entirely clear both carriageways of roads or march towards Delhi will be taken by SKM, said a farmer leader, as Delhi Police removed barricades in Tikri and Ghazipur following SC orders. New Delhi: With the Delhi Police beginning to remove barricades at two farmer protest SITes -- Tikri and Ghazipur -- farm union leaders on Friday said the move vindicates their stand that they never blocked roads...