Ominous portent from farmer stir, onus on Govt to set the ball rolling for negotiated settlement
B K Jha
The complete shutdown witnessed on March 26 in the wake of nation-wide bandh called by farmers’ union reflects the deep agony agriculturists in the country are going through. The bandh call was given to mark...
No more poll duty for govt officials; independence of EC can’t be compromised, rules SC
AltLipi Network
In a ruling that is bound to go a long way in maintaining the spirit of democracy in the country, the Supreme Court directed the Central and the state governments not to appoint persons holding...
Grim prospects for education: Learning loss to students can only be assessed post pandemic
BInny Yadav
If we have any more trouble in store for us post-pandemic we never know. But while the world is still grappling with the herculean challenges in the second year into the covid-19 epidemic amidst discovery...
For over 70 years, the Central Board of Film Certification has been assiduously reining in the filmmakers in India. Nonetheless, it’s now time it makes way for the ‘Dharma Censor Board’ – a newly constituted...
It’s not an overstatement to say that India is staring a catastrophe in the face, in the wake of a crisis around severewater scarcity. All efforts undertaken by the government in the past to overcome...
With the second wave of corona virus peaking in the country people are coming in its vice-like grip in millions. While many are getting infected with the deadly virus, mortality rate too is on the...
Seventy years of independence, our successive governments, both at the Centre and in the states, have failed to provide an average citizen with the basic amenity – toilet. This is the most upsetting reality for...
Over past the six years of his stint as chief minister, he has emerged a man of action. In the political cesspool, while parties generally make tall and unrealistic promises only to be forgotten after...
The first one thousand days of a child's life determine his/her future. So runs a 2020 television advertisement featuring one of India's top cine stars Amitabh Bachchan dressed in elegant Indian sartorial sherwani and trousers....
A joint family was happily living on the outskirts of village Gauras near Kareli, Madhya Pradesh, away from the hustle-bustle of urban life. The family consisted of an old mother, her three sons, daughters-in-law, and...