Need for strong movement against sex trafficking
The Itanagar police in yet another breakthrough busted an interstate sex racket involving two minors. These girls were trafficked to Delhi and have since...
Assassination attempt on Trump a reflection of gun culture in the US
The assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump, who is the presidential candidate of the Republican party, has put America's toxic election campaign...
Equal justice for all
The personal laws of any religion should not be allowed to become instruments to perpetuate injustice and rob women of dignity and right to...
Modi displayed nuanced diplomacy during talks with Putin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow - his first since the Ukraine war broke out in 2022 - and the tone and tenor...
Get the tactics right
The militancy in Kashmir valley is rising at an alarming rate. The latest strike in Kathua district claimed the lives of five army personnel....
Police flouted democratic rights by detaining anti-dam activists
The detention of anti-dam activists Ebo Mili and Dunge Apang by the Itanagar police while union Power minister ML Khattar was on a visit...
Govt should come clean on eastern Ladakh situation
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has once again raised a very pertinent issue regarding the situation along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. On Sunday, Kharge...
Hathras tragedy: Effective crowd management is imperative
It was a tragedy waiting to happen. Over 2.5 lakh people crammed into a closed tent, without multiple exits, for a religious gathering in...
INDIA and ruling NDA need to work together
The first few sittings of the 18th Lok Sabha and the new session of Parliament have indicated things to come in the future. There...
Long-lasting infrastructure needed
The heavy rains in the last 15 days have caused massive damages across the state. In particular, the road infrastructure has been hit hard....
Duplicity of Western democracies
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally a free man. Mr Assange recently walked out of a British jail following a plea deal with the...
New criminal laws and challenges
Three new criminal laws - the Indian Judicial Code, the Indian Civil Defence Code, and the Indian Evidence Act - replacing the Indian Penal...
BSP’s policies cost it dearly
In yet another flip-flop, BSP supremo Mayawati reinstated nephew Akash Anand as the national coordinator of the party and her heir over seven weeks...
Legislation required to stop honour killings
Even though India is making a name all over the world in the field of economy and science, some age-old practices are still taking...
IMC needs to look into garbage issue
A staggering 9,000 kgs of legacy waste was removed from the Energy Park stretch of the Yagamso River, Itanagar, during a cleaning drive on...
Urgent need for stopping encroachment on IG Park
The picture of kutcha huts having been erected haphazardly inside Indira Gandhi Park, Itanagar, went viral on social media. The citizens have expressed concern...
Crumbling agencies
Something is terribly wrong with India's examination system. The allegations of paper leakage and serious irregularities have been plaguing the system, leading to the...
Speaker issue highlights PM’s undemocratic behaviour
It looks like there will be a contest for the Lok Sabha speaker's post for the first time in the history of India's parliamentary...
Learn from Sunday’s mayhem
A sudden surge of heavy rainfall on Sunday exposed everything that is wrong with the Itanagar capital region (ICR). The heavy rainfall caused blockages,...
Textbooks being tweaked to discourage critical thinking
Distorting history to suit its political agenda has been a defining feature of the BJP's strategy. School textbooks become easy targets for such ideological...