Katil=neta, toh kya
Quality Of Leaders
By Poonam I Kaushish
Nothing costs a nation more than a cheap and venal politician. This lexicon was brutally underscored last week by...
Time to take action
Toothless EC, Netas Merry
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this theekha-masaledar just concluded electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neechi and tuch under-the-belt vitriolic language,...
Media must be objective
Fact-Checking
By Sabina Inderjit
The famous quote ‘facts are sacred, but comment is free,’ by British journalist CP Scott, founder of what is The Guardian today...
Globalisation via local route
Atmanirbhar Bharat
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Atmanirbhar Bharat, meaning self-reliant India, is the goal set before us as a panacea to recover...
Eyes on poll battles
Food Soldiers Dilemma
By Poonam I Kaushish
What does one do when a script is stuck between the Sarkar and farmers demand for repeal of three...
Holy conversions!
Mitti, Kajal & Darshan
By Poonam I Kaushish
A 16-year-old Faridabad girl is lured by Hussain in 2023. He takes her to Delhi’s Nizamuddin Dargah and...
Strategic defence pact
Saudi Arabia & Pakistan
By Piotr Opalinski
(Expert, Centre for International Relations, Poland)
The Defence Agreement, signed last month by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, is another sign...
Supreme Court goes wrong
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 March 1984)
The Supreme Court’s judgement on electronic voting has been dismissed widely as of little consequence. Most people feel...
Parachute loyalties rule roost
General Election 2019
By Poonam I Kaushish
As India’s greatest nautanki enters its last three phases of polling we will have stood witness to 900 million...
Centre, states pass the buck?
Mob Violence & Lynching
By Insaf
Who will bell the cat? The Centre or the States as mob violence and lynching continue to cause nagging unease...
Grim & darkest side
Globalisation of Disease
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
US President Donald Trump is reported to have admitted that he would leave Americans stranded aboard...
Sushant death output
Drug Addiction & Crime
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The investigation into the mysterious death of Sushant Singh Rajput is leading the authorities...
Will it work in Karnataka?
'Sharing & Caring'
By Insaf
The kissa kursi ka (tale of the throne) is finally done with in Karnataka! After four long days and nights, the...
Major reforms imperative
Cong Promise on Education
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It is indeed good to hear the just released Congress manifesto promising school education to be made free up...
Making a mountain of a molehill
Jinnah Controversy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines?
Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...
As serious as crime?
Encounter Killings
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...
Millennial brat pack bro!
Parties Invoke Dynastic Gods
By Poonam I Kaushish
In our continuing poll nautanki this week’s flavour is pedigree. No, I am not talking about the canine...
Crime against deities
Idol Thefts
Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A Special Division Bench of the Madras High Court issued a warning while hearing a series of...
Covid-19 changes nothing
Bihar Elections
Round The States
By Insaf
Elections will be elections, COVID-19 or not. Crowded campaign rallies for Bihar’s first phase of polling on Wednesday...
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...