Cash is king

Notes=Votes By Poonam I Kaushish Heard this week’s flavour amidst our ongoing noisy nautanki of democracy: rajniti is the best dhanda and our netagan’s greatest asset...

Not good enough for polls!

J&K 'Breathing Free' By Insaf Jammu and Kashmir is ‘breathing freely today’. A message that Prime Minister Modi sent out from Srinagar, which incidentally took him...

Jilted love, henry & power of greed

Cash-for-Vote Scam By Poonam I Kaushish A swanky new crime thriller has political Delhi agog spiced by jilted love, expensive gifts, luxurious holidays, threats, monetary favours,...

Covid-19 changes nothing

Bihar Elections Round The States By Insaf   Elections will be elections, COVID-19 or not. Crowded campaign rallies for Bihar’s first phase of polling on Wednesday...

What should India do?

Trump & Pakistan By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) US President Donald Trump's tweet on New Year eve on Pakistan has radically changed the geopolitical...

Neglect of poor inevitable!

Budgetary Allocations By Dhurjati Mukherjee Budgetary allocations are broadly made on the basis of expected revenue mobilisation for the year. Obviously, the criteria in making...

Pragmatic Push For Peace

By Inder Jit (Released on 29 December 1977) Quiet has once again descended over the historic and imposing headquarters of the United Nations in New York....

Jobs can spur churning

Big Figures, Fragile Upturn By Shivaji Sarkar Indian politics and economy are queering the pitch. Politically feeble attempts are there with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandshekaar...

900 profs., billions bribery

NAAC Scandal By Shivaji Sarkar Stock markets and finance are infamous for manipulation, but few expected India’s education sector to be just as tainted. The National...

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...

Must be budget priority

Refocus On Jobs By Shivaji Sarkar It may be imperative on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to refocus the Union Budget from possible populism, an election-time compulsion,...

Your lordships object!

Judicial Mutiny By Poonam I Kaushish An unprecedented judicial holocaust hit India last week, the likes unseen or unheard in Independent India. All hell broke loose...

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),...

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...

Ias: I am sorry service

DNA OF Babudom By Poonam I Kaushish A 10-year old schoolboy feeling nauseas sticks his head out of moving bus hits an electric pole and dies...

Is j&k more vital than bharat mata?

Repeal Of Article 370 By Shivaji Sarkar Knots and crosses. Everybody seems to be busy playing this game when it comes to strife-torn Kashmir. The Centre...

Alarm for masses & job seekers

Economic Mess By Dhurjati Mukherjee Economic slowdown in India and uniform acceptance that future is not quite bright is under sharp focus. It gets reinforced by...

A wake-up call

Pahalgam & Aftermath By Dr. D.K. Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) A good deal of debate has been taking place since the launch of...

Will it last till next polls?

Modi Magic in Bihar By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the wake of authoritarian tendencies and wrong policies at the national level, the mahagatbandhan under the leadership of...

Make or break year

Republic At 61 By Poonam I Kaushish How does one feel on Republic day week? Rather how is one supposed to feel? Patriotic? Puffed up in...