Psu strengthening vital
Food, Fuel Inflation
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian economy may have started recovering with the unlock but galloping inflation, increasing healthcare expenses and rising unemployment are...
Tmc mp defiant, party silent
'Cash For Query' Scam
By Insaf
Will West Bengal’s TMC’s firebrand MP Mahua Moitra weather the political storm in the ‘cash for query’ scandal involving her?...
GNCTD bill: Delhi govt undermined
By Insaf
The AAP government in Delhi is seething with anger and rightly so. Its powers have been curtailed with a lieutenant governor (LG) being...
Govt needs self control
Dissent Vital For Democracy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. An adage which nails our leaders’...
Focus on small farmers vital
Open Forum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Agricultural reforms are imperative in our country as these have a high potential to look after a major segment of...
Upgrading higher education?
Professors of Practice
By Dr OisheeMukherjee
The recent decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for engaging experts and professionals from various fields as professors of...
Govt, corporate must revisit
Gandhian Morality
By Shivaji Sarkar
Modern India, its democracy, the economy and Mahatma Gandhi are inseparable. No discussion even for Gandhi baiters is possible without...
Tough, bumpy road ahead
2020: Year The World Shut Down
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll...
Don’t solve problems
'Landmark' Farm Bills
By Shivaji Sarkar
The bulldozing of the two bills -- Agricultural Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Simplification) Bill and Farmers (Empowerment and...
Indian cities to be hit
Global Emissions
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Just on the eve of the World Environment Day, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has come out with its latest ‘State...
Delay cost huge, rework: Cag
Clean Ganga Project
By Shivaji Sarkar
"The Ganga cleaning project has cost the nation Rs 7304 crore", notes the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its observations...
Muslim women unshackled
Game Changing Act
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1985: A five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court overruled the Muslim Personal Law in the famous Shah...
K’taka polls to douse or ignite?
India Sitting On A Tinderbox
By Shivaji Sarkar
As Karnataka goes to the polls, a number of economic issues are coming to the fore, price rise,...
Religion & power politics
Lingayat Minority
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
BJP President Amit Shah's categorical announcement that his party will not support a minority religious tag to...
Nda adds to upa Legacy
Kinks In Manmohanomics
By Shivaji Sarkar
An economist strangely goes political to criticise a government that follows his Manmohanomics of liberalisaion, globalisation, privatisation with the same...
Are these being adhered to?
Constitutional Principles
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
As the nation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Constitution, number of questions come to mind regarding the country’s adherence to it...
Stop rot, save poor depositors
PNB Tarnished Fraud
By Shivaji Sarkar
The banks are in dire need to save their coffers. The latest Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam of Rs 11.4...
Money does talk!
$7 Billion Election
By Shivaji Sarkar
Elections are becoming trickier, opaque and a game of money power. Rigging polls is no more a hush-hush matter. In...
No end in sight
Govt Control of Temples
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A private member bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha seeking freedom from Government control...
Oli’s historical visit
India & Nepal
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The three-day visit last week of Nepalese Prime Minister KPS Oli turned out to be "fruitful,...