One test not for India

Shady Coaches, Huge Costs By Shivaji Sarkar The country needs to go back to the drawing board on centralising entrance tests as the big ones –...

Opposition unitystumbles

President & VP Polls By Insaf The country can rejoice having its first tribal President Droupadi Murmu. It was a foregone conclusion that the NDA candidate would...

India braces ocean defence

US Extends Garcia To Lanka! By Shivaji Sarkar Amid global turmoil of the Ukraine and Israel wars, a new strategic front opens up in Sri Lanka...

What about common man?

Applauding Govt Feats By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is a tendency of our politicians to applaud achievements wherever the opportunity rises. While there are areas where India...

UN, WIR Reports

India grows, but high ineqality By Shivaji Sarkar The world economy has grown at 3 per cent but still the pace of global investment is uncertain,...

Integrating communities vital

Understanding Nationalism By Dhurjati Mukherjee Political scientists and historians are today engaged in debating what true nationalism is with politicians talking in terms of a new...

Wake-up call for change

'Wrestling' With Me Too By Poonam I Kaushish India is at war with its wrestlers. That too Olympic medalists. For over 13 days wrestlers’ Sakshi Malik,...

Movie halls may play or not

National Anthem By Insaf Three cheers to the Supreme Court! Citizens and cinema goers across the country will no longer need to wear patriotism across their...

Cat out of the bag!

Governor Centre's Stooge By Poonam I Kaushish “Agar Dilli ki taraf dekhta to Lone ki sarkaar banti or mai itihaas mein ek baimaan aadmi ke taur...

Crop diversification vital

Transforming Agriculture By Dhurjati Mukherjee Prime Minister Modi, at the recently held 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) on ‘Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems’ pointed...

ISRO spends less than nasa!

Frugal India & Giant Leap By Shivaji Sarkar The Chandrayaan-3 has made India proud and a noteworthy insight, rather a testimony,that most government departments can effectively...

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 stake over $20 billion

Dhaka Strife Big Threat By Shivaji Sarkar The ongoing unrest in Bangladesh is having a significant impact on businesses across India, affecting a wide range of...

Parliament: Time to evoke esma

Budget Session Trashed By Poonam I Kaushish Yawn! The outcome of Parliament's Budget session predictably went according to script: washed out by the AIADMK's Cauvery...

Deriding basic tenets

Civil Society 'Warfare' By Dhurjati Mukherjee Understanding of society, the process of its growth and development, as clearly enunciated by distinguished scholars, social scientists and philosophers...

Leaders fail parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 December 1983) Parliament and its proceedings have seldom caused greater anguish all round than during the current session, now drawing...

Young & vile poison

"What's The Deal Today" By Poonam I Kaushish As India is busy taking shots at recovery against Covid 19 latest variant Omicron, lost in euphoria of...

Non-starter or game changer?

Delhi's Jhaadu Vs Kamal Delhi, the country’s capital is all set to cast its vote today for the next incumbent to the hot seat of...

More acerbic the better!

Hate Is Now Virtue By Poonam I Kaushish The more things change the more they remain the same. Whereby our netagan are reveling in neech under-the-belt...

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...