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Given the debacle in Delhi, is INDIA left with any future?
There are too many questions regarding the I.N.D.I Alliance. Was the alliance for all times to come? Or till such time the Bharatiya Janata Party was defeated? Or was it limited only…
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Delhi’s new dispensation should walk the talk
BJP’s handsome win in Delhi and the AAP keeping about a third of its seats in the outgoing Assembly is not the end of the political smear. The next few months will…
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Under a hugely widening financial crunch, Maharashtra Govt. trying to trim expenses
Unlike ever before Maharashtra government is trying to trim its expenses, some wisely, some not so wisely so that it can save money to keep its flagship project, Ladki Bahin Yojana of…
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Menace of VIP, VVIP culture; common man suffers because of privileges they enjoy
Soon after the Maha Kumbh stampede, the Uttar Pradesh government decided to withdraw the validity of VIP passes on important days when the huge crowds surge hugely. This applied to a day…
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Kumbh Mela: Sudden stampede created chaos resulting in deaths, injuries to numerous pilgrims
A question haunts me as I write this is the 17-hour delay in announcing the casualty numbers after the stampede between post-midnight and pre-dawn hours at the Prayagraj’s Triveni Sangam on Wednesday.…
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Davos economic forum: States hoodwink public by signing local agreements at the summit
Kerala promoted as God’s own country that follows Leftist ideology, participated in this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) after an 18-year gap and sent its industries minister, P Rajeeve, to present the…
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AAP’s toughest challenge yet; there is a touch of defensiveness too
Aam Aadmi Party which came into existence with the derring-do of the common man and formed a government in its first electoral outing in 2013 has come a long way. It stayed…
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All work no leisure, makes life complicated; but capitalists won’t understand
First, it was the IT czar, Infosys’ Narayana Murthy who wanted employees to work for 70 hours a week so the Indian economy could be taken higher. Second, S N Subrahmanyan, L&T’s…
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Delhi polls: It is the voter, not parties, under test
Election dates for Delhi Assembly elections required to be held in February are yet to be announced, but the bruising battle for votes has already begun with the BJP’s tallest leader, Narendra…
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Debate in Parliament is becoming a letdown; public should rise against such ugly scenes
As a voter, I feel let down by our members of parliament (MPs). Recent times have shown how a citizen, whether he is responsible enough to vote or not, should also be…
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Give break to debate on Savarkar, Nehru; let’s focus on today: Uddhav Thackeray
Congress “should cease talking about Savarkar” and the Bharatiya Janata Party should end its litany of complaints about what Nehru did, said Uddhav Thackeray. It is perhaps the best advice anyone could…
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Maharashtra: Day one of governance–41 ministers without portfolios
It is unprecedented. The Maharashtra State Legislature had its first sitting in Nagpur today where all the 41 ministers including the two deputy chief ministers, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar occupied the…
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Delhi polls: AAP moves quick, mocks BJP, keeps Cong away
The dates are yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India for the contests for seats and supremacy in the Delhi Assembly, but the Aam Aadmi Party has already moved…
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Maharashtra and J&K: Story of two states, two models of capital shifts
All Jammu and Kashmir political parties want to revive the Darbar move, a biannual shuffling of the state capital between Srinagar and Jammu – the valley and the plains – but it…
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The ‘deputy’s’ is a political office, not constitutional; Maharashtra has two of them
When Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde were sworn in as ‘deputy chief ministers’ of Maharashtra, they were being sworn into positions that had no mention in the constitution. They were, as courts,…
