Political upheaval at worst
Punjab Drama
By Insaf
The political drama unfolding in Punjab relegates the IPL season to the background. Navjot Sidhu’s inconsistent batting in the Congress has queered...
All about Modi magic?
Electoral Calculations
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The battle for Lok Sabha elections 2024 is turning out both intriguing and exciting on the political landscape of the country....
School Education
Distressing, needs reform
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The recently released UNESCO report monitoring education has pointed out that 2.8 million children are out of school, 11...
Economy needs free run
Cash & Banks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Fetish of any kind is bad. Of late, the society has started a cleaning operation to the extent that it...
Electoral Reform: A Beginning
By Inder Jit
(Released on 4 March 1975)
The Prime Minister’s invitation to the Opposition in Parliament for a dialogue on electoral reforms and other major...
No jobs, social chaos likely
Rising Ultra Rich
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India added one billionaire every 10 days in 2020 amid the pandemic. This was made possible by rising stock valuation,...
Survivor not defector, new norm
Gaddi Aur Gaddari
By Poonam I Kaushish
A sense of de ja vu overwhelms. Brutally reinforced by the revolving door politics witnessed in the last fortnight...
Crown of thorns?
Office Of Governor
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Karnataka has earned a unique distinction of having given some important lessons on the office...
Tackling pak’s n-bogey
Undeclared War
BBy Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI
Two days ago, in retaliation to unprovoked firing in Uri, from across LoC by Pakistan, Indian army...
Ideas more dangerous than guns
New Grammar of Sedition
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Off with her head, arguments later”, ordered the Queen in Alice in Wonderland. A term synonymous in modern...
Stop rot, save poor depositors
PNB Tarnished Fraud
By Shivaji Sarkar
The banks are in dire need to save their coffers. The latest Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam of Rs 11.4...
Pollution biz at graveyard!
Climate Change Cyclical
By Shivaji Sarkar
The greenhouse global warming and climate change are parallelly being used by pollution lobbies that have turned it into big...
Ill intent or stand buried?
Farm Reforms
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The three farm laws have been repealed, the farmers’ have called it a big victory, but a nagging question lingers—whether it...
Diplomacy & war
India On Ukraine
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The Ukrainian war has completed one thousand days with horrible deaths and devastation...
Is India ready ?
Uniform Civil Code
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the ongoing poll battle in five States with our polity upping the ante of identity politics to suit...
To continue despite curbs
Trade with China
By Shivaji Sarkar
The tension on the India-China border reaching inflection point, trade relations except for semantics, may not be impacted, as the...
Heartbreak India
Migrant Politics
By Poonam I Kaushish
The heartbreaking human tragedy of Asli Bharat migrant workers exodus from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to Madhya...
Bills returned, gets worse
Round The States
By Insaf
Governor-government tussle in Tamil Nadu’s is getting worse. On Thursday last, Governor RN Ravi returned 10 pending bills to the ruling...
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...
Fresh Look at Indo-US ties
The poll battle is hotting up. Salvoes are being fired from both sides. Nevertheless, normal life and work must go on. New Delhi has...