Price tag on votes

Yutan Sunya Youth 1: Is baar vote karne ke liye kitna paisa mila tha? Youth 2: Hum logon ko 5000 mila hai. Youth 3: Dhet, yeh toh...

Policy overhaul critical

Induced Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar India needs to look at its falling demand, rising bank, power and fuel charges, high tax and toll rates. This is...

India in hurry, Bangladesh lukewarm

Worsening Ties with Dhaka By Shivaji Sarkar It’s a historic event. India and Bangladesh have entered a critical phase in their diplomatic relationship. On December 9,...

Plans may lead to revival

Banking Sector It is heartening to note that the Government is likely to push through some key decisions ahead of the General elections. On the...

No talk, act on global warming

Glacial Burst By Dhurjati Mukherjee Global warming needs a lot more attention in the country following the recent glacial burst in Uttarakhand and . While experts...

Will new policy meet target?

Right to Water By Dhurjati Mukherjee Yet another National Water Policy is on the anvil. The Union Water Resources Ministry has finalised a 10-member committee under chairmanship...

RBI warns belt tigtening

Voter Fears Realistic By Shivaji Sarkar The definition of “vikas” (development) apparently changes as Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls, hard-pressed voters harp on myriad problems,...

Not just cong wanting

Intra-Party Democracy By Sagarneel Sinha The recent All India Congress Committee elections for the post President, where Mallikarjun Kharge defeated Shashi Tharoor, has yet again brought...

Buzz in global economics

Critical Raw Materials By Dr. Bruno Surdel (Expert, Center for Intl Relations, Poland) Critical raw materials are a hot topic in global economics and geopolitics. They are...

Will Modi & nda deliver?

Harmony & Poverty By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is indeed very difficult the understand election dynamics and what impact the issues would have on the end results....

Neither a trumpet, nor rubber stamp

By Inder Jit (Released on 28 February 1989) The President, Mr. R. Venkataraman, has let down the Constitution,the two Houses of Parliament and the country in...

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...

Where is the vaccine?

Policy in a mess By Poonam I Kaushish The proof of the pudding is in eating. In medical analogy proof of India’s vaccine failure is in...

Up on high suspense, alert

Mandir or Masjid? By Insaf Uttar Pradesh has been put on high alert. The Supreme Court’s upcoming verdict on Ayodhya land title dispute following arguments sealed...

High costs, doubtful probity

UP Elections By Shivaji Sarkar The extravaganza of expenses in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election,...

Relishing religion in political dish

A Meaty Affair By Poonam I Kaushish Move over meat eaters, Saffron storm-troopers are relishing the ban on sale of non-vegetarian products during Ram Navmi as...

National job policy wanted

No Employment Growth By Shivaji Sarkar National and international predictions indicate over seven per cent growth. It is commendable in the not so bright world scenario....

Where is bjp taking country?

Corruption & Ineffective Governance By Dhurjati Mukherjee Corruption in public life is a big problem in India and in spite of tall talk by leaders there...

Sjm treads Gandhian path

Job Creation Sans Govt By Shivaji Sarkar Acute unemployment, the biggest political challenge for the country, is sought to be resolved the Gandhian way by the...

Electoral Reform: A Beginning

By Inder Jit (Released on 4 March 1975) The Prime Minister’s invitation to the Opposition in Parliament for a dialogue on electoral reforms and other major...