20 per cent tcs, jitters biz
Rs 2000-Note Death Order
By Shivaji Sarkar
It has been a shock,big surprise and unexpected. At a young age of six years the Rs 2000 note...
Fixing history or driving wedge?
Sambhal Shahi Masjid Row
By Poonam I Kaushish
It never ceases to surprise how our polity keeps sinking into the marshy cesspool of bloodied religious politicking....
Ecological balance vital
Understanding Biodiversity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The rapid decline in biodiversity, faster than any time in history, with 1 million species facing extinction, many within decades, has...
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),...
‘The end’ of mva Govt?
Shiv Sena Thriller
By Insaf
The political churning in Maharashtra offers a readymade script for Bollywood. The twist and turns in the Shiv Sena drama ensure...
Challenges to conduct one exam
NEET-NET Fiasco
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The new government has been engulfed in controversy regarding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET)examination. That a...
Wb gov-cm play politics!
Of Riots & Refugee Camps
By Insaf
Politics in West Bengal over riots and displaced citizens continues to persist. Governor C V Ananda Bose is quoted...
From non to multi-alingment!
India's Foreign Policy
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The erudite and articulate foreign affairs minister S Jaishankar has of late been...
Who wins –Trump, Modi, xi?
Shifting World Market
By Shivaji Sarkar
World politics and economy is changing. East Asia is becoming the hub of activity and along with the Indian subcontinent,...
Mnc e-commerce ‘slavery’!
Gig Workforce
By Shivaji Sarkar
In an economy struggling to regain momentum, a new threat looms—an exploited class of “slave” workers, lauded by NITI Aayog as...
Elusive peace?
Kashmir Déjà vu
By Poonam I Kaushish
The travails of picturesque Kashmir continue. Last fortnight’s macabre killing of 11 members of non-Kashmiris, Hindu-Sikh minority communities and...
Development vs environment
Phasing Out Coal
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India’s defense of coal use has come in for criticism at and since the COP26. In the debate over phasing...
Draining India’s misery
Dry Is Wet, Wet Is Dry
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was Manic Friday as one woke up to an incessant downpour which embraced the Union...
Needs to change leaf
Congress in Doldrums
By Proloy Bagchi
That politicians are mostly despicable, perhaps need not be emphasized. They are aggressive and vicious where their interests are concerned....
Modi govt must rethink
Deficits & Debt
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is profligate. Its economic policies are away from realism, dependent on only one aspect of development – build, build...
Rule-based rbi for a start
Big GDP Slump
By Shivaji Sarkar
It’s a fall or new beginning. The nation is pondering over the minus 23.9 per cent GDP crash. The...
End of sanctions’ era?
Trump-Putin Meet
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Helsinki meet between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised hopes for a better trade environment....
Major challenges ahead
NDA's 3rd Govt
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With the economy showing some resilience, the challenges before the new government are indeed quite widespread. There is also talk...
Appointment of Chief Justice
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 February 1978)
Top Government leaders are embarrassed by the continuing speculation in the Press in regard to the choice of...
India’s rupee sinks
Gold Shines for Switzerland
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is in a Gold loop. Swiss Refineries and Indian Consumers are weakening the Rupee. The country’s import appetite...