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...