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Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

A cautionary tale for our decision-makers

Overlay this construct with the income-tax data for the same year and the situation becomes even worse.

14 Feb 2019 1:53 AM IST

Presently the only way to resolve the Google News issue is to disable the app or uninstall it till Google manages to roll out a fix.

What, really, is the news', and other media truths

To elaborate, war breaking out somewhere is news because the normal baseline is peace.

13 Feb 2019 3:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

Foreign policy musings as India heads for polls

The government and the national media have let their attention wander from key events that shape geopolitics.

13 Feb 2019 3:08 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

Democracy & referendums: The lessons from Brexit

The EU would have to be asked for an extension but that would be well justified by obtaining the informed consent of the...

12 Feb 2019 12:03 AM IST

Govt shares Rafale price details with the SC, makes public timeline of negotiations that preceded the deal in a bid to dispel doubts about alleged wrongdoing.(Representational image)

The Rafale effect: Make PMO's primacy official?

French industry may enjoy that freedom but no defence company in India has any existence outside the realm of official...

12 Feb 2019 12:00 AM IST

The Central government is not the lone torch-bearer of the nations economic growth. The achievements and failures, the contradictions and anomalies are spread out in both the Central and state budgets.

State budgets a better view of the economy

The achievements and failures, the contradictions and anomalies are spread out in both the Central and state budgets.

11 Feb 2019 6:45 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Withdrawal of criminal cases must be kept free of politics

The Supreme Court laid down the law in a series of cases on the independence of the prosecutor.

11 Feb 2019 12:05 AM IST

In true fascist style, he (PM Modi) is trying to encircle everyone with agenciesThe Union government will last for a month at the most, said Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata scores, but Rahul fails to unite

According to preliminary reports, Congress chief ministers Amarinder Singh, Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel...

10 Feb 2019 12:03 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the TMC Chhatra Parisad foundation day rally at Mayo Road in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo:Asian Age)

Centre-state war may destroy the executive

The SC's directive was hailed as a victory by both the opposing sides the BJP and Ms Banerjee.

10 Feb 2019 12:00 AM IST

Party with a difference shifts away from roots

Another way of phrasing the declaration is that for Ms Irani, the leader is paramount over the party and what it stands...

9 Feb 2019 2:15 AM IST

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Afghan peace needs a proper economic plan

Last year, over 800,000 Afghans were expelled from Iran while some 30,000 returned from Pakistan.

8 Feb 2019 6:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cheers as finance minister Piyush Goyal presents the Interim Budget 2019-20 during the Budget Session at Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

On the jobs front, all is still not well

The government insists that all is well on the jobs front in Mr Modi's New India .

8 Feb 2019 12:47 AM IST