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...
I am a dalit, who are you?
Threat of Caste Wars
By Poonam I Kaushish
An old proverb is haunting India. He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount lest the tiger...
Dependence on pvt sector!
Economic Survey
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most Economic Surveys and the recent one too presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lot of optimism, but questions remain...
Tragedy of poverty
Hunger Taunts Bharat
By Poonam I Kaushish
Q) How much does it cost a poor man to satiate his hunger and keep body and soul together...
Additional funds critical
NEP & Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget...
Will usher in prosperity?
J&K Altered
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Kashmir’s dilemma is like Shakespeare’s famous line ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’? Unlike rest of...
End culture of impunity
Dalit Nirbhaya
By Poonam I Kaushish
India is in conflict with its betis. If recalling the horrors of Nirbhaya, Kathua, Unnao, Muzzafarnagar, Telangana etc weren’t gut...
Your lordships object!
Judicial Mutiny
By Poonam I Kaushish
An unprecedented judicial holocaust hit India last week, the likes unseen or unheard in Independent India. All hell broke loose...
Churning in opposition camps
West Bengal Politics
By Sagarneel Sinha
It is going to be a year this May since Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress returned back to power in West...
The Population Imperative
By Dr. Karan Singh, M.P.
(Released on 31 March 1981)
The provisional population figures for the 1981 census have just been released, and before commenting on...
Not good enough for polls!
J&K 'Breathing Free'
By Insaf
Jammu and Kashmir is ‘breathing freely today’. A message that Prime Minister Modi sent out from Srinagar, which incidentally took him...
“Give & take” missing
Water Disputes
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
For those obstinately wanting to stop using the term “Central government” even casually and replace it...
Remove confusion
Covid Ex Gratia
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to quantify within six weeks...
2022:New hopes & promises
Covid Spoils Party Again
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll out the...
Hitting self-destruct button
Disunity In Unity?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Unity in disunity or disunity in unity? Flummoxed? Certainly, as INDIA bloc seems to have developed cracks. In the...
Govt bid to weaken act?
Right to Information
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A Bill to amend the Right to Information Act 2005 seeks to vest the power of...
Worshipping false gods
Religions Gush = Political Slush
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is with us Indians? Why are we so blasé’ about violence? Why do hooligans always get...
Will banks revive Economy?
Growth Imperatives
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The health of the banking sector may be difficult to comprehend. Faced with a severe recession, months before the onset of...
Dignity of Lok Sabha is upheld
By Inder Jit
(Released 16 April 1985)
The Lok Sabha successfully warded off last Wednesday a major assault on its dignity. Full marks for this must...
Budget of hope
Towards New India
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“The Budget will play a great role in building a New “India” , assured the Prime Minister...