Victory revelries marred

Tripura Post-Poll Violence By Sagarneel Sinha Post poll violence in Tripura has led to shops, houses, rubber plantations being burnt down. Students facing secondary exams are...

Decline in academic freedom?

Scientific Approach By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The findings of the QS World University Rankings released recently have shown that India experienced the highest growth in university...

Sanitation Initiative

Build people’s campaign By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Government’s initiative on sanitation to make the country “open defecation free” by October 2, 2019 is well meaning but...

Need to lay down new rules

Political Diary By Poonam I Kaushish Whoever said different political strokes for different political folks was dead on. Specially when it comes to the high Constitutional...

Creation & quality vital

Unemployment Challenges By Dhurjati Mukherjee Providing jobs is indeed a big change for a populous country like India with a huge number entering the labour force...

One test not for India

Shady Coaches, Huge Costs By Shivaji Sarkar The country needs to go back to the drawing board on centralising entrance tests as the big ones –...

Making a mountain of a molehill

Jinnah Controversy By Poonam I Kaushish Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines? Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...

Assam gives hope to cong

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra By Insaf BJP-ruled Assam has pleasantly surprised the Congress, rather given a fillip to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ kicked off...

Fresh look at India-US ties

By Inder Jit (Released on 11 December 1984) The poll battle is hotting up. Salvoes are being fired from both sides. Nevertheless, normal life and work...

Education & awareness key

Spectre of Elections By Dhurjati Mukherjee Elections are a continuing phase in Indian politics and are held as a process of legitimization of the political power...

Delay cost huge, rework: Cag

Clean Ganga Project By Shivaji Sarkar "The Ganga cleaning project has cost the nation Rs 7304 crore", notes the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its observations...

Environmental Crises

India choking, reduce Co2 By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee Over the last week India is choking. Thanks to the dangerously poisonous air we breathe as most cities...

Upgrading higher education?

Professors of Practice By Dr OisheeMukherjee The recent decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for engaging experts and professionals from various fields as professors of...

Should j&k believe in hope?

Change of Guard By Insaf Will winds of change blow in Jammu & Kashmir? The sudden change of guard –removal of Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu and...

For better or worse?

Speaker's Crown Of Thorns By Poonam I Kaushish Fatigued and bored of the volatile cacophony of accusations flying thick and fast over American billionaire George Soros’s...

Fallout for India

Dropping Iran N Deal By Dr. D.K. Giri Prof, International Relations, JMI Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Nuclear Deal with Iran would have serious...

Routine or renewal!

By Prof (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came on a three-day visit. This was his first...

Vision blurred for needy?

'Crorepati' Politicians By Dhurjati Mukherjee Recent data of an analysis of election affidavits filed for the 64 Rajya Sabha seats is an eye opener on the...

A pattern in confusion

Welfare Corps For Sub-Castes By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Andhra Pradesh Government has recently decided to set up 56 separate corporations for...

Tu kaun main khamkha

Law & Order Clash By Poonam I Kaushish It all started over who had rights to a particular parking spot which escalated into a free-for-all epidemic...