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...

Cong must tread cautiously

Three States In Bag By Insaf Three States in its bag should stimulate a distraught Congress. It is upbeat no doubt, but it needs to tread...

As serious as crime?

Encounter Killings By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...

Who will emerge Chanakya?

Bihar's Poll Chakravyu By Poonam I Kaushish Countdown for Bihar Assembly elections has begun. With 7.4 cr voters sealing the fate of who among 243 MLAs...

Success & failure

Lockdown 5 By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) On the eve of opening several public places like malls, restaurants and places of worship on this...

What’s in a song?

Vande Mataram By Poonam I Kaushish Much ado about nothing! That is the sum total of a debate in Lok Sabha yesterday to celebrate 150 years...

Unplanned urban growth!

Himalayan Catastrophe By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir have been ravished by floods and landslides this year. It’s...

Democracy takes a beating

Karnataka Drama By Insaf Mockery of democracy and constitutional authorities! This is what developments in Karnataka post-poll sadly reflect. Changing the rules of the game, brazen...

Modiji, heal India

Seven Year Itch By Poonam I Kaushish Call it the seven year itch but the cruel Covid summer 2021 has brought Prime Minister Modi to the...

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...

Tragedy of poverty

Hunger Taunts Bharat By Poonam I Kaushish Q) How much does it cost a poor man to satiate his hunger and keep body and soul together...

Tiptoeing  stealthily

Uniform Civil Code Anyone? By Poonam I Kaushish In this poll season of freebies galore interspersed with vitriolic hate speeches and venomous tu-tu-mein-mein by BJP and...

Throwback to non-alignment?

Congress Foreign Policy By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Indian National Congress in its 84th plenary session held last weekend, strongly censured Modi government's...

Testing Time for Rajya Sabha

By Inder Jit (Released on 11 March, 1980) Attention is widely focused on the Rajya Sabha as both houses of Parliament reassemble today for a brief...

Crime is politics

Katil=Neta, Toh Kya By Poonam I Kaushish In this placid political season India’s Capital is in the throes of a novelle grammar of protests with thousands...

Aid spread of education?

Knowledge Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee Eight more British universities are set to begin operations in India in the near future, following the University of Southampton’s opening...

Delhi’s ugly power battle

Politicians Vs Bureaucrats By Insaf The power battle in Delhi has crossed all limits. The alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash last week by two...

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....

CEA stokes hope

Asian Gloom By Shivaji Sarkar After a long time Chief Economic Advisor Surbramanian Krishnamurthy has given a boost to the confidence of the nation with his...

Bjp’s Nirvana 2019?

Ayodhya Again By Poonam I Kaushish Politicians are an unholy lot! They take a "holier than thou attitude" on anything and everything be it religion or...