By Ram Puniyani Indian caste system has been a big obstacle to the journey towards equality. With Independence and the Indian Constitution coming into being, the provisions were made for …
Reservation for economically backward is yet another attempt by Modi-BJP to throw up another ‘jumla’ Read More
By Nirendra Dev The BJP and the central government’s predicament over pushing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is far from over and Union minister Rajnath Singh has been tasked to …
As protest against Citizenship Bill intensify in NE, Rajnath on the defensive seeking normalcy Read More
By Nalini Ranjan Mohanty On January 30, the ICICI Bank came out with a statement that Chanda Kochhar was “in violation of the Bank’s code of conduct, its framework for …
Chanda Kochhar’s statement post her sacking from ICICI Bank is a virtual slap on Arun Jaitley’s face Read More
Samikhsya Bureau It was a typical middle class budget that risks a fiscal slippage, which may ultimately lead to a great down slide in times to come. Scripted carefully to …
Interim Budget from the Modi government was a desperate curtain call before the next show Read More
By Nirendra Dev Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s proposed hyped visit to United Kingdom may come a cropper if the UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt avoids meeting him and …
Pakistani foreign minister Qureshi’s London visit may end as ‘private’ engagement Read More
Even as there has been a raging debate on the constitutional validity of a possible full fledged budget by the Modi government just a few months before the elections, a …
Thanks to his fate and PM’s confidence, Piyush Goyal set to create history for himself Read More
Close on the heels of the success of ‘Mannikarnika-The Rani of Jhansi’, a biopic on life of the freedom fighter, a graphic biography of her life has been launched. Campfire …
Graphic Biography of Lakshmibai launched Read More
A person’s final resting place could be the foundations of a flowerbed or could feed the roots of a tree. This is what Washington state is preparing to legalise. If …
How to compost human body? In US, there’s groundswell of people seeking greener ways to die Read More
By K.P. Pushparaj Endosulfan, an organochlorine insecticide that is being phased out globally, continues to haunt the victims and their relatives here for the last two decades. The story of …
Never-ending story of endosulfan, but the silent killers are never dealt with seriousness Read More
By Nalini Ranjan Mohanty I must say I was surprised to see most leading television news channels virtually dismissing the news of George Fernandes’ death to the tickers. Well, Fernandes …
Firebrand George Fernandes was simplicity personified, his house open for anyone looking for roof over head Read More