Misdirected measurement
Olympics, NEET….
By Rajiv Gupta
Most readers will be familiar about the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat at the Paris Olympics 2024 where an extra 100 grams...
Sinister shawdow in S. India
Lanka's Jehadi Killings
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The house searches and arrests of three suspects in North of Kerala by the National Investigating...
Coalitions back on centrestage
39 Modi's NDA Vs 27 Jeetega INDIA
By Poonam I Kaushish
2014 we bid adieu to messy multi-Party coalitions amidst fractured mandates. But as happenings last...
Kaun sa aur kaisa dar?
BJP Taunts Opposition
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1956: Erstwhile Railway Minister and Prime Minister Shastri resigned for Ariyalur train accident. “In view of Constitutional propriety...
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...
Suspense in 4 states
Rajya Sabha Polls
By Insaf
Four States provided a nail-biting finish to the elections for Rajya Sabha’s 16 seats. While polling was underway at the time...
Hungry, jobless India
Super Inflation
By Shivaji Sarkar
Multiple taxes, unemployment, high 10.49 per cent wholesale price index (WPI) rise and severe income losses are thawing the nation amid...
Thrust on Nuclear power vital?
Reducing Emission Intensity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The year 2024 was the warmest year in the history of the Earth, the first to exceed 1.50 C pre-industrial...
HC plays spoilsport
UP OBC Politics
By Insaf
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has gone into a tizzy following a setback to its plan to woo backward...
Winner takes all!
Regional Satraps Rise
By Poonam I Kaushish
At the end, it was all about feel good. A two month long, eight phase grueling election which culminated...
The Population Imperative
By Dr. Karan Singh, M.P.
(Released on 31 March 1981)
The provisional population figures for the 1981 census have just been released, and before commenting on...
Bjp must see writing on the wall
Anti-Incumbency Factor
By Sagarneel Sinha
The 2024 Lok Sabha election is inching closer to its end with two phases remaining and initial trends are changing. At...
Whose life is it, anyway?
An Intolerable Toll?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Stuck records are tiresome. But when tragedy struck Capital’s New Delhi’s railway station Saturday night killing 18 people and...
Russian business doubles
India-China Brawl
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a global world. One button switches off, another opens. As India gets into a stand-off with China, there...
Reactions from India
Assad Falls in Syria
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
The 13-year civil war in Syria ended with the fall of Basher...
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...
Damages $56 billion
Wealth Lure Kills 10000
By Shivaji Sarkar
The pursuit of wealth, a better lifestyle, and ambitious tourism projects are driving India towards reckless development in fragile...
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...
Relishing religion in political dish
A Meaty Affair
By Poonam I Kaushish
Move over meat eaters, Saffron storm-troopers are relishing the ban on sale of non-vegetarian products during Ram Navmi as...
Maha impropriety
'Secular' Row
By Insaf
The word ‘secular’ has led to a storm in Maharashtra. New Delhi is being asked to sack Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari,...