Railways’ Priority
Bullet train or infrastructure?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent tragedy at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road foot over-bridge where over 23 persons died and 39 injured due to...
Stokes ‘outsider’ debate
Gujarat Exodus
By Insaf
Mahatma Gandhi would be turning in his grave. Gujarat hate attacks have forced thousands of Hindi-speaking migrants flee the State. The exodus...
WB, Punjab to ekla chalo
INDIA Bloc Discord
By Insaf
West Bengal and Punjab have put a spoke in the INDIA bloc wheel, as of now. Both TMC and AAP respectively...
Industry-Agriculture clash
Fight for Space
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Tamil Nadu Government has cancelled the notification issued on constituting a Petroleum, Chemical and Petro-Chemical...
Timely reminder on poll reforms
By Inder Jit
(Released on 10 November 1987)
Top Opposition leaders deserve a hand, thanks to a thoughtful initiative by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,...
Of slogans & genuine work
2019 Election Flurry
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is hectic activity among political parties and their leaders regarding the impending Lok Sabha elections 2019. On the one...
India loses Rs 53 Tr, 12% gdp
Covid-19 Kills 20 Mn
By Shivaji Sarkar
The deadly scourge Covid-19 is officially over killing about seven million people across the world and at least five...
Salaam Bombay, says Delhi?
Maharashtra Drama
By Insaf
Mumbai today mirrors everything that’s rotten with the system and the country. The unfolding high drama between Kangana Ranaut, the Shiv Sena,...
Govt must protect, offer jobs
Migrants, Informal Workers
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The grave situation emerging from the corona pandemic that is destined to continue for at least 6-7 months, or...
Will govts usher change?
Cry For Caste Census
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The demand for caste census is picking up steam in theseAssembly electionsby almost all Opposition parties. The need for...
Neighbours key to dream
Rupee For Global Leap
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Rupee is on at least an 11-year-journey in its quest for quasi international status, even as it slides...
Path to rural rejuvenation
Strengthening Panchayats
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The recent decision of the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to establish a primary dairy...
En route to USA
Modi in France
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha)
The controversy on the participation of Prime Minister Modi in the swearing-in of Donald...
Modi’s next strike?
Secular Civil Code
By Poonam I Kaushish
“40 crore Indians had a tryst with destiny on 15 August 1947, today 140 crore Indians must work towards...
‘Bjp hand in glove’: Cong
Godhra School NEET Scam
By Insaf
Gujarat’s Godhra is in the news again. This time it’s NEET paper leak scam, hitting headlines and disrupting Parliament session....
Fast track caste politics
Pre-Election Mood
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
In recent days, one cannot help noticing that some of the long pending demands of caste groups are...
$4 billion at stake!
Temple Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The temple economy is as large as the Indian budget sustaining the country. Its contours across the religious denominations of Hindu,...
Record hottest July!
Intense Heat
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
Heat temperature has emerged as the invisible engine of planetary chaos according to a recent book titled ‘The Heat Will...
Where is society heading?
Dark Carnival Of Violence
By Poonam I Kaushish
Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper any day. Splashes of social schism gore into...
India & eu in multipolarity era
Redefining Partnership
By Piotr Opalinski
(Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland)
The global order is undergoing profound transformation. The post-World War II system, historically anchored in U.S....