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...

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...

Fresh entrant, new hope

UP Politics By Insaf Uttar Pradesh politics has a new star on the horizon. The entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Congress General Secretary in-charge of...

Mountain out of molehill

Wakf Act By Poonam I Kaushish Phew! As Delhi simmers in rising heat wave, it is better than political stewing on the contentious  Mussalman Wakf (Repeal)...

Time to wake up on defence

Modi's tsunami-2 By PK Vasudeva Certainly, the election results are a Tsunami-2 for Modi, bettering his 2014 performance. Riding on a massive saffron surge sweeping through...

Will winds of change blow?

G 23-Sonia Meet By Poonam I Kaushish Political Delhi resembles a battle field as Parties trade charges and finger point on the ongoing farmers’ maelstrom. With...

Constitution’s 68th Anniversary

Sacrosanct, flexible & survived   By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) India celebrated the 68th anniversary of adoption of its Constitution this 26th November with...

Of victims & fake winners

Quota In Perpetuity By Poonam I Kaushish Indians are succors for tamasha and come election time trust our politicians to unleash their pet all-season freebies: reservation...

Cutting emissions vital

Agricultural Productivity By Dhurjati Mukherjee Increasing agricultural productivity is undoubtedly a national goal, more so as India is thinking of emerging as a major producer in...

Election Omission

Delay opens govt largesse By Poonam I Kaushish Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? Tragically, the lines between a political opponent and a sworn enemy have got...

Why not lifelong ban?

Court Asks Jan Sevaks By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 1996: “Which MP doesn’t take money…people who have made money from coal and iron…money in thailis and...

Roadmap for India’s future

  Vajpayee's Economic Vision By Shivaji Sarkar Seven years had passed since liberalisation of the Indian economy. Some years were troublesome. Scams such as that of the...

Oil, $ surge = wage, farm crisis

Rate Rise To Boost Savings By Shivaji Sarkar The world economy is in turmoil as crude touches a high (since 2014) in the wake of US...

Loathsome but unavoidable

Personal Poll Attacks By Inder Jit (Released on 5 October 1999) Unlike top leaders of the BJP, the Congress and other parties, I am not upset by...

Cuts deficit, boom likely

RBI $ Trade Magic Bonanza By Shivaji Sarkar A staggering windfall has hit the Indian treasury as the Reserve Bank of India delivers its largest-ever dividend...

The assault on federalism

By B.K. Nehru (Former Governor and Diplomat) (Released on 6 February, 1990) The Constitution of the Republic of India is federal; it is the union of the...

Listen to Ladakh

Protest Gone Awry By Poonam I Kaushish Political India is in the midst of a loud cantankerous cackle on Ladakh. Busy dissecting, debating and deliberating six...

Planned desert in offing

Jewar Airport By Shivaji Sarkar It couldn’t be more ironical. As India played host to the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties of the UN...

Economic crisis looms

Policy Paralysis By Shivaji Sarkar Election time is show time. The minuses are swept under the carpet as rhetoric rules the roost. Manifestos are not necessarily...

Expunctions in house a scandal

By Inder Jit (Released on 30 March 1982) Giani Zail Singh’s gaffe over Hitler in the Lok Sabha has proved to be a blessing in disguise....