Age of andolan jeevi
Propaganda Politics
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on “international conspirators” who were out to discredit India by...
Time for Bharat Bhakti?
Gyanvapi Mosque
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was music to Shiv Bhakts as Har Har Mahadev had his way, say and came out trumps. In a...
Additional funds critical
NEP & Budget
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget...
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...
Will gripe reap dividend?
Culture Of Protests
Political Diary
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly political season where Governments are busy indulging in symbolism of ‘my Dalit Chief Minister...
A jinxed peace road
Battle-ing Indo-Pak Ties
By Poonam I Kaushish
Neighbour or enemy? Both. India-Pakistan relations are like a roller coaster ride. All depends on which way the political...
Law unto themselves
Rakshak Ya Katil?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always. The sordid tale has it genesis in...
Expedite power reforms
'One Nation, One Grid'
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The various lockdowns in several States due to the Covid-19 pandemic, fortunately did not impact the manufacturing and services...
India’s crony capitalism
The Adani Euphoria
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Adani saga has unfolded itself and the print media is making headlines on the Hindenburg report and the resultant...
Katil =neta, toh kya
Greed For Power
By Poonam I Kaushish
We hang petty thieves and elect criminals to public office. Three stories, one in Delhi which smacks of vindictive...
Price tag on votes
Yutan Sunya
Youth 1: Is baar vote karne ke liye kitna paisa mila tha?
Youth 2: Hum logon ko 5000 mila hai.
Youth 3: Dhet, yeh toh...
Can we save parliament?
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 December 1983)
Parliament continues to decline — and so also public standards. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha...
All is not well?
Patna Vs Delhi
By Insaf
Tit-for-tat is being played out in Bihar. An angry Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inducted eight new ministers in his Cabinet...
Jpc on policy correction?
Wasteful Litigation
By Shivaji Sarkar
Even as 2018 dawns, the shadow of a scam, which a judge now says never was, will continue to be cast...
Record hottest July!
Intense Heat
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
Heat temperature has emerged as the invisible engine of planetary chaos according to a recent book titled ‘The Heat Will...
Kiski laathi aur kiski bhains?
CBI's Questionable Credibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is it about Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it is always in the eye of the storm?...
Blurred j&k strategy?
BDC Polls
By Insaf
Kashmir conundrum deepens. Elections for Block Development Council are to be held on October 24. Both Srinagar and New Delhi want to...
High costs, doubtful probity
UP Elections
By Shivaji Sarkar
The extravaganza of expenses in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election,...
Separation of powers blurred
NTF For Covid-19
By DrS.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court hasset up a 12-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate public health response to...
New model of governance in new year
By Inder Jit
(Released on 2 January 1990)
Familiar resolutions and exhortations are withusagain in the New Year, which also marks the beginning of the new...