Tuesday, May 13, 2025
No more lal batti culture, time to rein in on haughty babus
  Every now and then, one gets to read and hear about the erratic, arrogant and at times aggressive behaviour of the civil servants who abuse the power vested in them by the constitution with impunity,...
When chips were down, courts rise to redeem lost glory, instil faith in democracy
As the Covid19 struck India hard with vengeance in its second wave we were witness to a phenomenon where democracy was put to test with many institutions failing in their calling. At a time when...
eco-friendly cremation
  The dance of death that India witnessed during the disastrous covid-19 surge in April-May was quite traumatic with people scrambling for hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, and medicine to save their loved ones. The ordeal...
  On a day the Congress turned 136, Rahul Gandhi, tipped to be party chief again, courted controversy. The Gandhi scion skipped the party’s foundation day ceremony on December 28 as he flew to Milan, Italy reportedly...
things move in Bihar only when high court intervenes
  Like the rest of the country the healthcare scenario in Bihar in the wake of coronavirus outbreak is grim. If on the one hand the unprecedented surge in the epidemic is taking a heavy toll...
  Ten days have passed since the world's largest Covid vaccination drive kicked off in India to curb further spread of the deadly infectious disease. The programme aims to develop antibodies in countrymen by administering two...
Centre-state tussle casting a long shadow on Indian federalism
Election after election keeps India in a state of perpetual war with itself. The chaos borne out from the political slugfests continued to bedevil the nation’s progress throughout its 70-odd years of history and still...
I can call myself Generation X. Probably the generation that has seen most of the changes. The life has changed quite substantially. In fact, everything changed. Those days, there used to be no internet and...
Covid in Bihar
Till June 8, Bihar was among those states in the country which reported low death toll from coronavirus despite the fact that the number of cases recorded was quite high. Hence, the new figures the...
Covid Second wave in India
  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...