Assam, a critical case
Migration & Citizenship
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The deadline for the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam...
The assault on federalism
By B.K. Nehru
(Former Governor and Diplomat)
(Released on 6 February, 1990)
The Constitution of the Republic of India is federal; it is the union of the...
Leads jobless growth
Tough Governor, PSU Sales
By Shivaji Sarkar
Dr Manmohan Singh had semi-political and political stints long before he rose to become a finance minister, bestowed with...
Mistaken for healthcare
Right To Health
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
COVID-19 pandemic that has shattered life everywhere has raised many questions over health status of...
Forgotten & blurred?
Gandhi's Vision
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The ongoing farmers’ agitation should make policy makers take a relook at Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘gram swaraj’ (village self-rule), wherein the farmer...
Probe sought in ‘Mega Scam’
Ayodhya Land Boom
By Insaf
Hey Ram! The temple in Ayodhya brews another controversy. An investigation by a national daily has revealed that since Supreme Court...
Cry on the wall
Arrest Me Too
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is the season of the political jihadis whereby the licence to allegedly question the Government becomes a ticket...
What did it change, achieve?
Surgicl Strikes
By Poonam I Kaushish
It's been a sluggish dull political season brightened by two news, one from black money haven Switzerland that Indians bank...
Govt needs self control
Dissent Vital For Democracy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. An adage which nails our leaders’...
Understanding the neighbour
Indo-Pak Conflict
By Dr DK Giri
The Indian sub-continent is grossly gripped with conflicts between India and Pakistan, intensified by war-cry emitting from both nations. Under...
Opposition unitystumbles
President & VP Polls
By Insaf
The country can rejoice having its first tribal President Droupadi Murmu. It was a foregone conclusion that the NDA candidate would...
Democracy is not a harlot
By Inder Jit
(Released on 18 September 1979)
Much of our medieval and modern history is beginning to make sense at long last. The treachery of...
Toxic air turns a windfall
Car Sales' Boom
By Shivaji Sarkar
Scrappage is a profit accelerator. By some industry estimates, it can add 30 per cent or more to automaker profits,...
Production targets critical
Strides In Defence Sector
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh should be more than satisfied. The defence budget has got the highest allocation of Rs...
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...
Sainyam & sankalp not enough
Losing Covid Fight?
By Poonam I Kaushish
In Covid 19 season, I am daring to pick two truisms. One, tomorrow never comes. Two, as economist John...
Dmk eyes political gains?
Imposition of Hindi
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The imposition of Hindi through the three-language formula in the southern states has sparked off a debate with Tamil Nadu...
Economic re-statregy must
Arithmetic Vs Welfare
By Shivaji Sarkar
The byelections results are a clear signal for the ruling combine for changing its economic policies. The results are not...
It becomes sweeter
Jan Dhan Yojana
By Moin Qazi
India's flagship financial inclusion programme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), got a big boost as the Government is...
Can India protect farmers?
Global Food Plenty, Prices Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
India’s food economy in 2026 looks comfortable. Granaries are overflowing, vegetable prices are slipping, sugar is in surplus,...