Baraat without bridegroom?

Kashmir Local Polls By Insaf Kashmir has a different narrative, no matter what Raj Bhavan in Srinagar or North Block in Delhi says. Imagine campaigning for...

Rank under pandemic

Rule of Law Index By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court has asked the government to treat a writ petition filed in...

Big budget path not easy

Farmer, Trader Welfare By Shivaji Sarkar The Narendra Modi government begins its second term by opening up its kitty for the newly- emerging rural farm sector...

Sweety, here’s to women power

'Her Story' Made By Poonam I Kaushish ‘Her story’ was made when Parliament passed the historic landmark 128th Constitution Amendment Bill Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill...

Halt Economic downturn

Foreign Policy Mismatch By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Government has now admitted that the economy is in a bad shape. In the...

Knee jerk reaction

RBI's Rupee Plan By Shivaji Sarkar The Reserve Bank of India engages in knee jerk reactions to arrest the decline of the rupee against the dollar....

Retail inflation highest

High Trucker Costs By Shivaji Sarkar Galloping inflation needs to be immediately checked. It hurts the government more than the common man, creating a cycle...

Connecting the dots

Pahalgam & Pakistan By Prof (Dr) D.K. Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) In a conference in Hyderabad on 24 and 25 April, I was...

Whose corrupt in whose eyes?

‘Power’of Corruption By Poonam I Kaushish When does money become dirt? When it begins to stick. As the Kartigate corruption saga explodes on the political firmament, it has...

Improbable, no solution

Early Covid Vaccine By Dr. Oishee & Dhurjati Mukherjee India has overtaken Russia to take the third position in the world with corona infections rising at...

Kal neta aaj rajyapal kal neta

Governors Revolving Door By Shivaji Sarkar Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Alas last week in a...

Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc

Parting Ways In Kashmir INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate each...

Campus Politics Unlawful

Repeat court verdict By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court decisively banned student politics in college campuses...

Will goa drama replay?

Political Uncertainty By Insaf Nagging political uncertainty looms over Goa. With the BJP-led coalition burning the midnight oil to find a replacement for ailing Chief Minister...

But will males be fair?

Making 'Her'Story…. By Poonam I Kaushish In this silly season of political ennui women power seems to be the flavor of the week. Starting with Congress’s...

Fiscal turmoil, uneven growth

UN Predictions By Shivaji Sarkar The global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth, as India enters a vibrant political phase and...

Food Intake Vital

Eat health & say goodbye disease By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Food is essential for human survival. But the nature, type and quantity of food intake needs...

High costs, doubtful probity

UP Elections By Shivaji Sarkar The extravaganza of expenses in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election,...

Jugglery of growth figures

New GDP Data By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent re-estimation of GDP using 2011-12 as the base year has created a controversy and not without reason...

Aser report not encouraging

Primary Education By Dhurjati Mukherjee Primary education in the country is neglected as the States do not have the resources to invest in schools and upgrade...