Smaller parties to pop up ahead of polls in Odisha
BJP is looking to forge alliance with the regional parties that may come up soon. New Delhi: Paarty-hopping is...
Catch me if you can: Chidambaram gives sleepless nights to CBI, ED
New Delhi: The “long arm” of law has so far not been able to catch up with the influential legal...
Farm loan waiver is just a first-aid, not a cure
Successive governments over the years have failed to develop a strong market mechanism and an effective crop insurance policy to...
Eastern front: BJP senses opportunity in Odisha
PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a slew of projects in the state involving total investment of more than Rs...
Time running out for BJP on temple issue
New Delhi: With the perception gaining ground that Congress succeeded in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan because it adopted a “soft...
Why Modi government failed to address its core constituency
New Delhi: The election results in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the three major states located in the “Hindi heartland”,...
It’s lose-some-gain-some for the BJP in Odisha
While two of its leaders deserted the party, a former IAS officer has joined its ranks. New Delhi: Political...
‘Free temples from state control and make India truly secular’
Government agencies responsible for maintenance and renovation of old temples are stuffing the broken portions with stones, while artisans having...
How religious minorities are enjoying fruits of secularism in India
Sometime ago, the official Chinese media had praised India’s secular fabric saying Hinduism has prevented the spread of radical Islam...
Grounded before take-off
Poor planning, technical issues with aircraft, shortage of pilots and engineers and non-availability of slots are said to the reasons...
How state control over temples is failing secularism in India
The problem is acute especially in seven states, Tamil Nadu being the worst hit, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,...
Train to Leh is of great strategic significance
Both Railways and local BJP MP want it to be declared as a national project. The Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway project...
Train delays arrested, to an extent
Intense efforts of the Indian Railways authorities to maintain punctuality of trains seem to be bearing fruits. An internal report...
Opinion polls raise BJP stakes in Odisha, Modi may fight from Puri
As reported by The Sunday Guardian earlier, the state BJP unit wants PM Modi to contest from Puri. A...
Justice Misra creates history as he ends his tenure as CJI
Expectations that Chief Justice of India Dr Dipak Misra would be able to dispense justice by authoring landmark judgements in...
Constitution holds matter of faith above right to property: Dr swamy
‘The Narasimha Rao government had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in 1994 that if it was proved that...
After JAY Panda, Naveen axeS ‘LOUDmouth’ Dama
Damodar Rout may join hands with Panda to float a new regional party. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) vice-president and...
16 days left for CJI Misra to make judicial history
Among the cases pending before him, the Ram Janmabhoomi, Babri mosque title dispute is the most sensitive one. Now...
Mystery deepens over Jagannath temple treasury’s missing keys
The treasure trove was last opened in 1985 and the keys were later supposed to be deposited with the district...
Jammu Dalits made ‘nowhere people’ by Article 35A
A terribly uncertain future stares generations of a 5,000-strong Dalit community residing in Jammu for more than 60 years now,...
Railways looking to fix train-delays on war footing
Indian Railways is failing to tackle the menace of infinite and indefinite delay of trains across all its zones, despite...
Railways’ exclusive package to celebrate ‘Rakhi’ in Sri Lanka
Indian Railways’ commercial wing Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has come up with an irresistible offer for...
Efforts multiply to delay Ram Mandir verdict indefinitely
Since the case went to Supreme Court in 2017, only supplementary arguments have been heard because of delaying tactics by...
Odia pride rising, odisha to get own anthem soon
The song ‘Bande Utkala Janani’ describes the land of Odisha as the ‘mother’ of her inhabitants and envisages a state...
