Punjab wriggles out of it
Office of Profit
By Insaf
The idiom 'better safe than sorry' makes good sense to the Punjab Government. Aware of growing frustration amongst his flock of...
For better or worse?
Parliament:New Beginning
By Poonam I Kaushish
There are institutions and moments which rise above politics and touches what lies beneath. Parliament is one such, the temple...
Rbi framework inadequate?
Bank Frauds
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding innumerable laws in the country, their implementation is a far cry. Though every government promises 'good governance', the state of...
No perpetual poll snydrome
One Nation, One Poll
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! If the heat-wave was not bad enough, elections really poop one out. Specially, in our country which...
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...
Democracy or Oligarchy?
Poll Campaigning
By Proloy Bagchi
We are in the midst of election season, with as many as five States results to start pouring out early next...
The adani factor
Australian Polls
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The results of recent Australian federal elections surprised observers and analysts across the world. The Labour Party,...
Parliament and Poll Commission
By Inder Jit
(Released on 19 July 1983)
Parliament’s monsoon session, beginning next Monday, is appropriately getting full attention from both the Government and the Opposition....
Requires $80 billion funding
Malaria Comeback
By Shivaji Sarkar
Dreaded malaria can make a comeback amid global warming-heavy rains and needs three times more allocations a year. India suffers a...
Ec notice to Nadda, not Modi!
Banswara 'Hate Speech'
By Insaf
As Rajasthan goes to the polls among 13 States for 89 seats in the second phase of the 2024 battle, Banswara...
The speaker keeps his word
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 March 1984)
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr. Bal Ram Jakhar deserves a hand. Seven weeks ago, he told...
Battle of ‘one-upmanship’
Presiding Officers' Meet
By Insaf
Deliberations at the All-India Presiding Officers’ Conference in Jaipur, Rajasthan has many an eyebrow raised, to put it mildly. Vice President...
Israel war may hurt: Imf
India GDP Rises, Arms Sale Up
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian economic parameters are improving. But would thesebe able to retain the 14-month high Index of Industrial...
Conserving nature critical
For A Better Future
By Dr OisheeMukherjee
Governments across the world strive for a better future for their citizens. The past two decades though have seen...
‘Vendetta politics’ echos
Karnataka Catch
By Insaf
Karnataka Congress, till recently in power, is seething with anger. ‘Political vendetta’ by brute BJP simply doesn’t seem to abate. The latest...
A mixed reaction
'Mixopathy' Protests
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Nationwide protests called by the Indian Medical Association against what it has labeled as “Mixopathy”,...
Will mo-ra make ‘her’ story?
Rahul's Jaddu Ke Jhappi!
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a jaddu ke jhappi which stumped Prime Minister Modi. In one bear hug Congress President Rahul...
Cash is king
Notes=Votes
By Poonam I Kaushish
Heard this week’s flavour amidst our ongoing noisy nautanki of democracy: rajniti is the best dhanda and our netagan’s greatest asset...
Sjm treads Gandhian path
Job Creation Sans Govt
By Shivaji Sarkar
Acute unemployment, the biggest political challenge for the country, is sought to be resolved the Gandhian way by the...
Gandhis, Congress dna
Purge of G 23
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one react to the on-going Grand Old Party’s Circus? Dismiss it as a storm in a...