Shrinking sphere of liberty
At the 72nd anniversary of Independence, India celebrated the successful freedom struggle against the British. It is also time to...
Pro-370 Gandhis’ alienation from masses is showing
Congress leaders are walking out of the party, speaking against the official line, and the top leadership is behaving like...
Pro-370 Gandhis’ alienation from masses is showing
Congress leaders are walking out of the party, speaking against the official line, and the top leadership is behaving like...
Bahraich: Aspirations in gloom
Expertise of private professionals is being used for oversight, monitoring of poverty-alleviation programmes. Bahraich, UP: Seema Devi, an Anganwadi...
The Rs 344cr mutual fund ‘scam’: Real or SEBI’s creation?
New Delhi: Awanish Kumar Mishra, promoter of Allied Financial Services Pvt Ltd (AFSPL), which has been accused of a Rs...
Bank nationalisation, a timeless evil
On 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong took “one giant leap for mankind.” A day before that, Indira Gandhi...
Moral police enters wedding pandals
Guest control laws came into being in the 1960s against the backdrop of wars and shortages. Politics and statecraft,...
Privatisation needs both intent and courage
If the government stays the course, it will not only be able to address the issue of resource crunch but...
Focus on infra, not on reforms in Budget 2019
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s maiden Budget has made it abundantly clear that the government is in no mood to expedite...
Dogma must not trump science on GM seeds
The objections to GM crops are doctrinal rather than fact-based. But the Luddite groups, though microscopic in numbers, are loud,...
Rahul: A remote controlled persona
Every person has a persona, about which most people, especially public figures, are very particular. Politicians are hugely more careful...
Only reforms can revive economy
The government should remain confident about the moral correctness and economic efficacy of reforms. It will require liberalising measures. ...
Presidential form would strengthen our democracy
The system is predicated upon the separation, and not concentration, of powers. This can curb unilateralism that our political masters...
Phoney debate on presidential form
The myth, that in the presidential form of government the President is all powerful, has persisted in India for decades....
Modi 2 ought to be about reforms
The government tried to sell the white elephant called Air India, but failed. PSUs have been used to support the...
Wretched of the earth
While the officials are busy making Smart City project a success, sanitation workers continue to be neglected. The death...
Rahul’s dangerous Left turn
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, despite fighting against communists at Wayanad in Kerala, is keen to appease the Left. This is...
Impossible is possible in politics
The manifestos announced dwell in a surreal world, the world which has been conjured up with ludicrous premises and unadulterated...
Jet: The cross taxpayer has to bear
Goyal couple’s exit paves way for an infusion of funds worth Rs 1,500 crore by lenders, most of which are...
Growing absence of genuine Indian culture
Even the basic prerequisites of civilisation are getting eroded. A nation becomes powerful only if there is cultural progress. ...
Late, but not too much
At present the shadow of war is looming large and boisterous nationalists are having a field day, but incorrigible peaceniks...
A top politician and key officials kill an Indian unicorn
63 Moons, founded by Jignesh Shah, accuses Chidambaram of abusing his office to bring the company down. NEW DELHI: It is...
We can, but we won’t take on Pakistan
The ostracisation of Pakistan should be the prime objective of not just our foreign policy, but also of all concerned...
Frailty, thy name is Manmohan Singh
His conspicuousness lay in having the most misplaced concept of loyalty, to a person rather than the Constitution. That was...
