Build global pact, bust mafia
Shun War Cry
By Shivaji Sarkar
The dastardly attack on CRPF jawans in Pulwama has caused remorse and frenzy for revenge. There is shrill cry of...
Imeratives for heath sector
Third Wave
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
A third wave is predicted in India any time between September and December. Scientists and leading doctors predicting this wave...
Will next govt alter situation?
Pervasive Insecurity
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The ongoing debate about present-day insecurity that we are witnessing in society is growing all the more with elections underway....
Needs to reorient stategy
BJP's Aspirations Belied
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent elections results in Haryana and Maharashtra are a clear pointer that BJP’s popularity has been on the wane....
2G & Tamil Nadu
Dmk rejoices, back in demand
By Insaf
It’s finally time for the DMK in Tamil Nadu to celebrate and not just heave a big sigh of...
Two states renew hope, peace
AFSPA Withdrawn
By Insaf
Holding peace is rewarding. The Centre has rightly acknowledged it in two north eastern States. Early this week, Union Home Ministry revoked...
Psu-Pvt must work as one
Govt Exit Bid
By Shivaji Sarkar
It’s not easy to be in the driver’s seat on a bumpy road, which began long before the pandemic in...
Question of governance
Tribunal Reforms
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
During the practical lockdown of Parliament debates during the monsoon session due to uncontrollable disturbances by...
Is foreign policy an issue?
Indian Parliament Elections
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview that elections in India are...
Quality & conservation critical
Emerging Water Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The demand for water in India is growing at a rather fast pace at around 2.8% compounded annual growth rate...
Abolishing Triple Talaq
Boost to gender equality
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The recent landmark judgement of the Supreme Court striking down the controversial Islamic practice of instant talaq, has...
Political harlotry unbridled
By Inder Jit
(Released on 16 June 1981)
Prostitution is legally banned in India. But political harlotry continues to flourish brazenly. What is worse, it is...
Where is society heading?
Violence Rhetoric Of The Times
By Poonam I Kaushish
Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...
Fantasy or eventual reality?
One Farm Market
By Shivaji Sarkar
If wishes were horses “one India one farm market” would have flown under then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee...
Manufacturing hub envisioned
No More Critical Exports
By Shivaji Sarkar
The call for atmanirbhar Bharat has been given a new touch for “enhancing capacity, creativity and skills”. In his...
US wants India cut tariff
Modi-Trump on New Turf
By Shivaji Sarkar
The world is galvanised, shaken, in a trance with Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency. There is hope,...
Shocker & whiff of hope
Haryana, J&K Verdict
By Insaf
The verdict in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir polls comes both as a shocker and a whiff of fresh air. While...
North East upbeat
Removal of AFPSA
By Insaf
Well begun is half done!Chief Ministers of North East, particularly Assam, Nagaland and Manipur are upbeat as the Centre’s announcement of...
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...
Gdp surges to $212 bn
Bengal Rises To 6th Rank
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is West Bengal on a trajectory of growth? Is it belying allegations of a laggard state? May be....