Opposition chances brighten
By Inder Jit
(Released on 27 April 1982)
Opposition prospects in the mini-general poll are looking up. At long last, good sense appears to be prevailing...
No ticket for ‘criminals’?
4 Assembly Elections
By Insaf
Criminalisation of politics has come into sharp focus at an opportune time. With Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana to go...
India must rethink
US' Foreign Policy
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JIMMC)
The American debacle in Afghanistan has made countries reassess its foreign policy in terms of...
Halt Economic downturn
Foreign Policy Mismatch
By Dr. D. K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Government has now admitted that the economy is in a bad shape. In the...
Cultivating Europe
Modi in Austria
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism
Prime Minister Modi stayed in Vienna from 9-10 July on his way back...
Contours of biz to change
Brexit & Indian Firms
By Shivaji Sarkar
The exit of Britain from the European Union – Brexit – is likely to impact India, businesses based in...
‘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....
How will India quench thirst?
Water Wars
By Poonam I Kaushish
Our first major climate catastrophe is at the doorstep: The search for water and its management has become the most...
Tough, bumpy road ahead
2020: Year The World Shut Down
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll...
Uttarakhand shows way
Cluster Ventures
By Shivaji Sarkar
A country that is having crunch of jobs is going a different way for creation of livelihood in the poorest areas...
Jo jeeta woh sikander!
Crime Pays In Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
Taint is the flavour of the new high stakes poll season in Karnataka. The more criminal and immoral,...
‘Fixed match’, ‘Kangroo court’?
TMC MP Moitra's Expulsion
By Insaf
Will the West Bengal TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s “cash-for-query”case go down in parliamentary history, as claimed by her, is a...
Fantasy or eventual reality?
One Farm Market
By Shivaji Sarkar
If wishes were horses “one India one farm market” would have flown under then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee...
Muslim women unshackled
Game Changing Act
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1985: A five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court overruled the Muslim Personal Law in the famous Shah...
Govt must heed, fast
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The pandemic has induced both good and bad news in the country’s judiciary. On the one hand, the second catastrophic Covid wave...
Routine or renewal!
By Prof (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came on a three-day visit. This was his first...
Time, comfort for all vital
Modernising Railway
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In one of its recent decisions, the Railways will soon bring an engineless high speed train (Train-18) from Howrah to New...
Executive fails miserably
Round The States
By Insaf
It’s crass management catastrophe. The handling of the devastating second wave of the Covid crisis by the Centre has evoked a...
Will set off more social chaos?
Unchecked Poverty & Inequality
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent report of UNDESA World Social Report 2020 titled ‘Inequality In a Rapidly Changing World’ paints a gloomy...
Dubious intent & promises
Ensuing Elections
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Lack of decency and morality are political trends reiterated by leaders. The clamour raised by some states and drama enacted specially...