By Amulya Ganguli Jan 19, 2019 New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee’s mega rally in Kolkata had one notable absentee. Although many in the Who’s Who of opposition stalwarts graced the occasion, Rahul Gandhi was conspicuous by…
Jan 15, 2019 By Amulya Ganguli Just as Narendra Modi mocked the Congress on the rural employment scheme by saying that it was a living example — “jeeta jagta smarak” — of the party’s failures,…
By Shivaji Sarkar Jan 15, 2019 New Delhi: The latest Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill 2019 on economic criterion for higher caste reservation sounds good, but it has many fallacies and may ultimately create more dissatisfaction as…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi:It was a year Congress President Rahul Gandhi came into his own as a campaigner and strategist, emerging as a powerful voice in the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He…
Dec 10, 2018 By Firoz Bakht Ahmed Tears welled up my eyes, when I was told by my friend, Mohammed Wajihuddin, an eminent columnist, that not a single wreath or even a flower, was laid…
By Amulya Ganguli Nov 17, 2018 New Delhi:Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has lived up to his reputation as a Hindutva hawk. There has been no mellowing of his attitude as is common in…
Oct 1, 2018 New Delhi:The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday asked telecom operators to submit a plan to stop the use of Aadhaar for authentication of subscribers. The Supreme Court last week,…
By Satyen Mohapatra June 27, 2018 New Delhi:The Central government acted swiftly and firmly against child rapists by promulgating an ordinance spelling out death penalty against the perpetrators. Several other measures for harsher punishment and…
By Satyen Mohapatra June 27, 2018 New Delhi:The Central government acted swiftly and firmly against child rapists by promulgating an ordinance spelling out death penalty against the perpetrators. Several other measures for harsher punishment and…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had made India a more tax-compliant society while also enhancing the ease of doing business. On the…
