Govt should act now
Don't Kill PSUs
By Shivaji Sarkar
The economy is in turmoil. Our administrative system is groping in the dark. The tax system, including toll, fee,...
Impact river system, food security
Melting of Glaciers
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In a recent study by the University of Leeds in the UK, it found that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking...
India poor & unequal
Inequality Dynamics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Inequality is a critical issue for debate and investigation. The recent World Inequality Report 2022,saysglobal wealth inequalities are even more pronounced...
An alternate nationalism?
New Opposition Alliance
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There has been much hype about the new Opposition alliance named INDIA (Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance) which has recently...
Voters have role beyond poll
By Inder Jit
Millions of our voters exercised their franchise yesterday in a majority of the States and Union Territories. Millions more will hopefully cast...
Swadeshi saving to fund Govt
Moving Away From Nehru
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Modi-led NDA-II’s budget has changed the focus to peg India’s finances on village and farms, clearly a visible...
Transparency critical
Election Funding
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court recently directed all political parties to reveal donations they had received in electoral bonds and the identities of...
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...
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....
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...
Besieged Farmers
Diversify, income raise critical
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Farmers continue to agitate across the country for enhanced facilities for a better livelihood. There is definitely a cause...
Govt puts up its hands!
Badgered Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
2020 is a year every individual would wish had not been on the calendar. The devastation is immeasurable. Corrections are difficult....
Cut years, educate more
Costlier NEP
By Shivaji Sarkar
The much awaited New Education Policy (NEP) has turned out to be old wine in not a well-crafted supposedly new...
Challenge to judiciary
Impeachment Politics
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The country is undergoing a bitter experience of playing a dangerous game with our democratic institutions. Notwithstanding...
No place for girls
Rape Country
By Poonam I Kaushish
India is at war with its girls and women. As tales of savagery and nightmarish drugging, beating and rape of...
Compromising our democracy?
Cambridge Analytica
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
A few weeks ago, India was stung by an 'expose' that a foreign company, Cambridge Analytica, was...
India key to recovery
World Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
Even as India’s macroeconomic situation improves, it may not yet be the time to celebrate. The possible third wave is being...
SC peeved over wb panel
Pegasus Scandal
By Insaf
West Bengal stretches it too far or is it an oversight? Going by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s style of functioning in all...
Karnataka triggers debate
Hate Speech Bill
By Insaf
The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 has sparked off a fiery debate. Having got the nod from the Siddaramaiah...
Ecology neglect hits economy
Sheer Cosmetic Data
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is afflicted with some serious issues. The Kerala floods, overflowing of 32 of 35 dams and flooding of all...