Now ‘undeclared’: Cong

Emergency Revisited By Dhurjati Mukherjee The BJP is marking the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, emphasising how power was misused by Late Indira Gandhi for personal...

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...

Vital for good governance

Judiciary's Role & Power By Dhurjati Mukherjee There has been for long a serious debate about the Judiciary’s powers and whether it is going beyond its...

More silkyaras in the making

Ladakh To Manipur - Billions Los By Shivaji Sarkar Ignoring the Himalayan warnings has become a habit. Kedarnath tragedy lessons were never learnt. Had it heard...

Eam gets it wrong!

India's China Policy By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof, International Relations, JIMMC) In the meeting of Consultative Committee on External Affairs held last Saturday, an animated exchange occurred...

Govt startup schemes aren’t personal properties of officers and MLAs

Editor, Days ago, the honourable chief minister, while appreciating and applauding, shared on his social media handle about an Adi youth who has taken up...

‘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....

Where is society heading?

Violence Rhetoric Of The Times By Poonam I Kaushish Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...

Rural strategy critical

Towards Transformation By Dhurjati Mukherjee Discrimination in India has greatly affected our society and widened social and economic inequality. Besides, we witness another form of discrimination,...

Towards closer Indo Japanese ties

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 November 1985) Japan appears to be looking forward to opening a new chapter in Indo-Japanese friendship and cooperation. This is...

Recession fear grips

Fortune Lost In Stocks Crash By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian stock market is crashing again, perhaps on artificial resuscitation and gasping. The pressure is building. Recent...

Game of power?

Language Wars By Poonam I Kaushish A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, said Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. A quote which underscores...

Retail inflation highest

High Trucker Costs By Shivaji Sarkar Galloping inflation needs to be immediately checked. It hurts the government more than the common man, creating a cycle...

Tripura latest to wield

By Insaf UAPA Stick BJP-ruled Tripura is the latest State to join others in brazenly using the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to stifle citizens’...

Hits crores, ruins economy

Target Samosa-Jalebi By Shivaji Sarkar India’s fight against obesity may soon come with a public notice — stuck next to your favourite samosa stall or jalebi...

Politics goes off track

Balasore Train Tragedy By Insaf Politics over human tragedy is sadly a given. The devastating train accident in Balasore, Odisha turns out to be yet another...

Time to take action

Toothless EC, Netas Merry By Poonam I Kaushish In this theekha-masaledar just concluded electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neechi and tuch under-the-belt vitriolic language,...

Afresh initiative

NITI Aayog & SDGs By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics JIMMC) The NITI Aayog launched on 23 November, thefirst SDG Urban Index that ranks our...

Judiciary must act

Increase in PILs By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Replying to the debate on the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2021 passed by the...

Uk goods may swamp

FTA: 'India To Be Import Led' By Shivaji Sarkar The recently-concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the United Kingdom marks a critical shift in...