The People’s Right To Information
Inder Jit
(Released on 7 August 1984)
Ignorance continues to abound in regard to Parliament, its constitution, practices, procedures and privileges. Thirty-four years as a sovereign...
Balatkar akhir kab tak?
Society At War
By Poonam I Kaushish
A 15-year-old girl leaves home for her tuition classes on 9 January in Haryana. Four days later her body...
Nepal PM Visit
Seeking to rebuild ties
The recent visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India assumes unusually great significance in the current scenario. The...
Dress code or girl child education?
Karnataka Hijab Row
By Insaf
The Karnataka hijab ban row is not easy to resolve. The two-judge bench of Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on...
Absurd, govt must step in
90-Hour Work Week!
Two statements, one by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subramanyan saying there should be 90-hour weekly work, including on Sundays, for...
Is Govt stifling freedom?
New Grammar of Sedition
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Off with her head, arguments later”, ordered the Queen in Alice in Wonderland. A term synonymous in modern...
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...
Prioritising peace
Raisina Dialogue 2025
By Dr. DK Giri
(Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha)
The Raisina Dialogue is an annual event providing a platform for multiple global stakeholders...
States hit by empty atms
Modi's "Cashless" India
By Insaf
The Centre's grand plans towards a 'cashless society' have not only come to haunt it but become a butt of jokes....
Tall claims, nagging doubts
J&K Statehood
By Insaf
Is the Centre putting the cart before the horse, is a question being asked in Jammu and Kashmir. This, as despair and...
Sushasan wins, nitish back
Bihar For NDA, Bi Har For MGB
By Poonam I Kaushish
At the end, it all feels good. A six week, two phase grueling election which...
Humanising entertainment
Banning Animals In Circus
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...
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...
Voters have role beyond poll
By Inder Jit
Millions of our voters exercised their franchise yesterday in a majority of the States and Union Territories. Millions more will hopefully cast...
Adverse impact for India
Melting Glaciers
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The United Nations has declared 2025 as the ‘International Year of Glacier Preservation’, given the critical problem of glacier melting. To...
Right spend in question
Wasteful Nation
By Shivaji Sarkar
Periodic festive post-lockdown sales are not indicators of the economy booming for sustainable development as the slump may loom large. There...
Integrated plan critical
Defence Modernisation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With threats from China persisting for quite a few years, the need for defence modernisation has gained credence in recent years....
India awaits new economy
Curbs On Asset Sales
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Delhi Assembly election award goes to soft inclusive skills against campaigning on hard on issues of identity. It...
Blend of realism & restraint
Vajpayee's Foreign Policy
By Dr. D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee left deep footprints on Indian politics in the six decades of his...
New Delhi should initiate
Resetting India-Nepal Ties
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In a desperate bid to stoke the passion of cultural nationalism, Nepal Prime Minister K.P.S. Oli...