Cash is king
Notes=Votes
By Poonam I Kaushish
Heard this week’s flavour amidst our ongoing noisy nautanki of democracy: rajniti is the best dhanda and our netagan’s greatest asset...
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...
Jilted love, henry & power of greed
Cash-for-Vote Scam
By Poonam I Kaushish
A swanky new crime thriller has political Delhi agog spiced by jilted love, expensive gifts, luxurious holidays, threats, monetary favours,...
Covid-19 changes nothing
Bihar Elections
Round The States
By Insaf
Elections will be elections, COVID-19 or not. Crowded campaign rallies for Bihar’s first phase of polling on Wednesday...
What should India do?
Trump & Pakistan
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
US President Donald Trump's tweet on New Year eve on Pakistan has radically changed the geopolitical...
Neglect of poor inevitable!
Budgetary Allocations
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Budgetary allocations are broadly made on the basis of expected revenue mobilisation for the year. Obviously, the criteria in making...
Pragmatic Push For Peace
By Inder Jit
(Released on 29 December 1977)
Quiet has once again descended over the historic and imposing headquarters of the United Nations in New York....
Jobs can spur churning
Big Figures, Fragile Upturn
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian politics and economy are queering the pitch. Politically feeble attempts are there with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandshekaar...
900 profs., billions bribery
NAAC Scandal
By Shivaji Sarkar
Stock markets and finance are infamous for manipulation, but few expected India’s education sector to be just as tainted. The National...
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...
Must be budget priority
Refocus On Jobs
By Shivaji Sarkar
It may be imperative on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to refocus the Union Budget from possible populism, an election-time compulsion,...
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...
Immediate action needed
Teacher Education
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The HRD Ministry has launched the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA),...
Act we must, not just observe
Mahatma Gandhi's Relevance
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India grapples with injustice, violence, caste divisions, inter-religious rivalry et al, away from essential pluralism, away from democratic mores, away...
Ias: I am sorry service
DNA OF Babudom
By Poonam I Kaushish
A 10-year old schoolboy feeling nauseas sticks his head out of moving bus hits an electric pole and dies...
Is j&k more vital than bharat mata?
Repeal Of Article 370
By Shivaji Sarkar
Knots and crosses. Everybody seems to be busy playing this game when it comes to strife-torn Kashmir. The Centre...
Alarm for masses & job seekers
Economic Mess
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Economic slowdown in India and uniform acceptance that future is not quite bright is under sharp focus. It gets reinforced by...
A wake-up call
Pahalgam & Aftermath
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
A good deal of debate has been taking place since the launch of...
Will it last till next polls?
Modi Magic in Bihar
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the wake of authoritarian tendencies and wrong policies at the national level, the mahagatbandhan under the leadership of...
Make or break year
Republic At 61
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one feel on Republic day week? Rather how is one supposed to feel? Patriotic? Puffed up in...