HC plays spoilsport

UP OBC Politics By Insaf The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has gone into a tizzy following a setback to its plan to woo backward...

Path to rural rejuvenation

Strengthening Panchayats By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The recent decision of the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to establish a primary dairy...

Budget Session may end up in a farce

By Inder Jit (Released on 18 April 1989) Parliament seems poised to reduce its Budget session virtually to a farce. The general budget was, no doubt,...

Double Talk on Communalism

By Inder Jit (Released on 9 May 1989) Brave and splendid words were spoken again in Parliament last week to denounce communalism. The nation was alerted...

India exports Brahmos, Pinaka

France Gets Modi Booster By Shivaji Sarkar India’s global arms sales may get a boost with deals with France, which has given rare honours to India...

Prime Minister & The Opposition

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 October 1983) Speculation about the Opposition parties and their third conclave in Srinagar encourages me to share with readers a...

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,...

Wb, Bihar eye opportunity

Cong Results & INDIA Bloc By Insaf The losses in four States, especially in Hindi heartland of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh for the Congress should...

Reaching new heights

Modi In UAE By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the Gulf country UAE on 13-14 February....

Economic Revival

Discard top-down approach By Dhurjati Mukherjee Suddenly there is a great momentum for the need to revive the economy. After recent criticism by former finance minister...

Constitution’s 68th Anniversary

Sacrosanct, flexible & survived   By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) India celebrated the 68th anniversary of adoption of its Constitution this 26th November with...

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...

Collusion= bank swindles

PSBs Privatising = Predators By Shivaji Sarkar Is privatization of public sector banks (PSB) the panacea? A strong lobby seems to propagate it and it includes...

Economy needs free run

Cash & Banks By Shivaji Sarkar Fetish of any kind is bad. Of late, the society has started a cleaning operation to the extent that it...

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...

Centre, states pass the buck?

Mob Violence & Lynching By Insaf Who will bell the cat? The Centre or the States as mob violence and lynching continue to cause nagging unease...

Quota for well-off irrational?

Creamy Layer By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Government's decision, of implementing the concept of 'creamy layer' by disallowing a section of OBCs reservation benefits in the UPSC...

Which master’s voice?

CBI Vs CBI By Poonam I Kaushish It was an unprecedented midnight coup when in the stealth of night 1am CBI Director Alok Verma was replaced...

Wish for Politico-Eco vision

Nation Eye's 2019 By Shivaji Sarkar The year 2019 comes with hopes but the path is murky. Economy needs a new path, resuscitation and people-oriented policies. It's...

Ideal micro-pension plan vital

Social Security Cover By Moin Qazi Notwithstanding the Government's bold step in enlarging the social security cover for low income households, through the mega pension scheme...