Big boost after Ayodhya
Religious Tourism
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Religious tourism, which has always attracted both domestic and foreign tourists, is expected to get a big boost in the coming...
Nations divided at Cop28
Fossil Fuels & De-Carbonisation
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Controversy took centre stage at COP28 with many countries resisting the term for the first time for a global...
Is the shift imminent?
Electric Vehicles
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Electric vehicles are causing a buzz. Not only aren’t these being promoted to tackle the looming environmental crisis, but the consumer’s...
Amid great expectations
Mid- Term Cabinet
By DrS.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Mid-term Cabinet reshuffle, though anticipated for some time, has come as a surprise to insiders as well...
Solution for socialproblem?
Wages for Housework
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
General Election is the time for worst hate speeches against opponents and lavish promises for voters. Among the...
Not done, Guv
Tittle-Tattle
By Poonam I Kaushish
A storm in a tea cup or a major Constitutional face off between a Governor and Chief Minister? Depends on which...
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...
Katil =neta, toh kya
Greed For Power
By Poonam I Kaushish
We hang petty thieves and elect criminals to public office. Three stories, one in Delhi which smacks of vindictive...
Real or make believe?
Viksit Bharat@2047
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recently released approach paper ‘Vision for ‘Viksit Bharat’@2047’ notes that India is at a turning point in its history and...
‘Bjp hand in glove’: Cong
Godhra School NEET Scam
By Insaf
Gujarat’s Godhra is in the news again. This time it’s NEET paper leak scam, hitting headlines and disrupting Parliament session....
Safety a critical issue
Jr Doctors' Strike
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The junior doctors’ strike in West Bengal has drawn sharp focus on safety of doctors while discharging their duties....
Stringent action vital
Air Pollution Hazards
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A 10-year assessment of air pollution across major urban centres has found that none of the country’s top cities met...
Kiski laathi aur kiski bhains?
CBI's Questionable Credibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is it about Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it is always in the eye of the storm?...
Tu kaun main khamkha
Law & Order Clash
By Poonam I Kaushish
It all started over who had rights to a particular parking spot which escalated into a free-for-all epidemic...
Democracy? You joking
Our Autocratic Parties
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s been a week of mea culpa, home truth and tutorials. Of ghisi-piti real politik whereby the old order...
‘Opposition jodo yatra’ begins?
Gujarat Verdict On Rahul
By Insaf
A Surat court, in Gujarat has thrown the Congress into a tizzy. Opposition leader and its former President Rahul Gandhi...
Whither Indian Parliamentary Democracy?
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 September 1966)
Parliament’s monsoon session has made all right-thinking people sit up and ask: whither our young democracy? Undoubtedly, the...
Developed world ‘disappoints’
COP29 & After
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The yearly climate talks and extensive discussions have not yielded much result. The UN Environment Programme assessment showed that several...
Uniform civil code anyone?
Modi's New Gamble
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this monsoon season it’s raining defections in Maharashtra where the BJP-Shiv Sena ‘double engine’ Government has now been...
Parliament and the opposition
By Inder Jit
(Released on 15 January 1985)
All eyes are on the new Lok Sabha, which is due to assemble today for its first sitting....