EAC Task Cut Out
Focus on farm sector & tame banks
By Shivaji Sarkar
The poor and the economy have taken centre stage in Indian politics. Prime Minister Modi feels...
India’s dispiriting record
World Health Day
By Moin Qazi
India's economy is soaring and is now the world's envy, but its healthcare system remains an Achilles' heel. As World...
Quotas And Queues
How do we spell merit?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Quotas and queues are back on the political platter wherein our netagan are busy indulging in one-upmanship,...
Holier than thou poll war
Love Jihad
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this heated poll season, India is once again caught in a battle royale between the Gods, another Love Jihad...
Need to lay down new rules
Governor Vs Chief Minister
By Poonam I Kaushish
Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Specially when it...
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...
Ranchi sets alarm bells ringing
MGNREGA Scam
By Insaf
Crooked running of MGNREGA in Jharkhand may just be tip of the iceberg. Its Rural Development Dept has indulged in mega corruption...
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...
Fortify justice delivery system
Judicial Challenges
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), 2020, that judges States on the delivery of justice to people, has found...
Exposes il & fs type disaster
Road Tolls Mega Scam
By Shivaji Sarkar
It's a never-ending exposure. No, it is not a defence deal, but far more serious. The Infrastructure Leasing &...
Time for repositioning
India in the World
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Relations, JIMMC)
On the war on Ukraine, New Delhi’s ambivalent and indifferent position, euphemistically called neutral or...
Tu kaun main khamkha
Law & Order Clash
By Poonam I Kaushish
It all started over who had rights to a particular parking spot which escalated into a free-for-all epidemic...
Tech transfer to cut import bill
Indigenisation of Products
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In recent months, the Centre has given a greater thrust to indigenisation of products to boost up manufacturing. Though rather...
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...
Lease croppers need a pie
Farmer ID Scheme
By Shivaji Sarkar
In a landmark move echoing the ambition of Todarmal’s legendary land reforms under Emperor Akbar, the Indian government has launched...
India’s Rulers and the Republic
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 January 1988)
Several sharp questions are being asked at home and abroad as India celebrates its 38th Republic Day with...
Cec in mps crosshairs
Impeachment Motion
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! Its electioneering season again as Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala go to polls next month with Parties rolling...
Opp Hinduism vs bjp Hindutva
Ram Lala's Consecration
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa September 1984: Vishwa Hindu Parishad begins campaign against Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid threatening to break open locks. Two years...
Sins of defection
Gaddi And Gaddari
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the monsoon season it is raining Party splitting. One doesn’t know who is sleeping with whom and who...
Solidifying historical ties
PM Modi in Bhutan
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan on 21-22 March was significant...