Good, bad & the misunderstood
Statistical Estimation
By Rajiv Gupta
What public event has the active participation of 640 million people, with even a larger number of spectators? If you guessed...
Needs to change leaf
Congress in Doldrums
By Proloy Bagchi
That politicians are mostly despicable, perhaps need not be emphasized. They are aggressive and vicious where their interests are concerned....
Toh? Ki pharak painda hai!
Flooded & Submerged
By Poonam I Kaushish
Ok, fellow countrymen let lose the volley of expletives, curse all you want. Deadly Covid 19 is growing...
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...
Need to value ground reality
Forestry Report
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
At a time when global warming is critical to human survival, forests play a significant role. Thus the much-hyped State of...
Throttling democractic freedom?
Warning Signals
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In recent days there have been voices of protest from a cross section of society against the policies of the present...
Eye not gdp but ews
Ailing Economy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the midst of the economy being hit severely and government suffering a financial crunch, Prime Minister Modi’s announcement of giving...
WB, Punjab to ekla chalo
INDIA Bloc Discord
By Insaf
West Bengal and Punjab have put a spoke in the INDIA bloc wheel, as of now. Both TMC and AAP respectively...
Govt money is Neta’s money yaar!
Tadka of Populist Revadi
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is a perfect electoral cake rolled out by various Parties to the strains of ‘Vote For Me,’...
Subsidies vital, check prices
High Fuel Prices
By Shivaji Sarkar
The country needs a new approach on prices, taxes tolls and issues of progress. It wants to control prices as...
Warming Signals
Steps too little, too late
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most countries, including India, have announced various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but these are abysmally inadequate....
Plan, no more dithering
Rescue Package
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The continuation of the lockdown for another two weeks with minor relaxation may well be understandable given that the government is...
Sedition for up, Jammu!
Pak Cricket Cheering
By Insaf
It’s no hurray for right to freedom of speech and expression in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu. The administration of the largest...
India must meet challenge
Innovation & Tech Expertise
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The enhanced H-1B visa structure has repercussions alright. However, if the same talent that goes to the US and...
Police & state answerable
Encounter Killings
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The practice of encounter killings continues in India and according to available data of the government, a total of 655 such...
Credibility more than unity
By Inder Jit
(Released on 22 December 1981)
Opposition unity is in the air again. Everyone is talking about the Janata Party’s recent decision to “bring...
Biting more than can chew
Quotas And Queues
By Poonam I Kaushish
Quotas and queues are back on the political platter amidst hectic electioneering in five States. But with a good...
A global revolution
Rule of Data
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Union Health Ministry has no information on vaccine doses procured and administered by private hospitals....
Tech & govt support vital
Raising Farm Output
Open Forum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged States to step up domestic production by accelerating the process for modernisation of...
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...