‘Supari’ for good men

SC Plays Crime Pooper By Poonam I Kaushish Crime does not pay … as well as politics. Wherein thousands of our criminal-politicos slug it out for...

Media exposed

The sting operation carried out by news website Cobrapost have exposes how Indian media houses plays scandalous politics behind the scene. During the investigation...

Bureau of convenience

His Master's Voice By Poonam I Kaushish What is it about the Central Bureau of Investigation that has it always in the eye of the storm?...

High debt vs duty hikes

Setting 5-Year Pace By Shivaji Sarkar The Central Budget to be tabled on 1 February has many hearts beating, a lot of hopes rising and will...

Rail Accidents

Dictats, speed mania culprits By Shivaji Sarkar Two rail accidents occur, about 30 people die, Railway Board chief resigns, Air India chief replaces him, Railway Minister...

It’s only life, stupid!

India Choked By Poonam I Kaushish “What’s the use of a hospital bed now? He is already dead. All are dead. The Administration is hopeless, useless,”...

All is not well?

Patna Vs Delhi By Insaf Tit-for-tat is being played out in Bihar. An angry Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inducted eight new ministers in his Cabinet...

Moscow and Delhi closer than ever

By Inder Jit (Released on 29 November 1988) Indo-Soviet relations have been greatly strengthened by the three-day visit of Mr.Mikhail Gorbachev to New Delhi — his...

No jobs, social chaos likely

Rising Ultra Rich By Dhurjati Mukherjee India added one billionaire every 10 days in 2020 amid the pandemic. This was made possible by rising stock valuation,...

A dangerous trend

Violence in Politics By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) At the venue of the farmers’ protest site at the Singhu border in Sonepat, Haryana,...

Decline of parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 8 April, 1980) Parliament and its functioning is regrettably not receiving from its sovereign matters, the people, the close attention it...

Survivor not defector, new norm

Gaddi Aur Gaddari By Poonam I Kaushish A sense of de ja vu overwhelms. Brutally reinforced by the revolving door politics witnessed in the last fortnight...

Humanising entertainment

Banning Animals In Circus By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Centre’s draft proposal to ban the use of all animals in any performance,...

Spiritual outreach to saarc

Reclaiming United India By Dr DK Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) A comrade attending a conference with me in Budapest somewhat surprised me as he said, “you...

This needs to be ablished

High IT A Myth By Shivaji Sarkar Almost 81,000 Indians earned over Rs 1 crore a year, screams Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Is there...

Govt meddling intolerable

Distorting History By Dhurjati Mukherjee A section of accomplished scholars have accused the Centre of its ongoing attempts to distort history. The recently held Indian History...

A government must govern

By Inder Jit (Released on 14 July 1987) Top level exercises are on once again at New Delhi and Chandigarh to cope with terrorism, which continues...

India & eu in multipolarity era

Redefining Partnership By Piotr Opalinski (Expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland) The global order is undergoing profound transformation. The post-World War II system, historically anchored in U.S....

Keep politics at arm’s length

Rift in Judiciary By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Unstoppable politics has already entered the portals of the judiciary with the CPM General Secretary, indicating...

North-East’s gdp share 2%

'India Grows 3.3% 2020-23' By Shivaji Sarkar The Reserve Bank of India monetary policy is only a small part of India’s economy. A tighter rate regime...