When in last June union commerce ministry published it performance report (of 2020) on ease of business and investment in different states, West Bengal was placed in the third category of ‘aspirers’. The first and…
by Karan Thapar
Perhaps because so many believe that in due course the Supreme Court will rescind the remission granted to eleven men guilty of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven members of her family, I have decided…
by Diptendra Raychaudhuri
Reform is a process that when stalled can create a trap that sucks in the real sense. In India, power sector is a glaring example of it. Caught between welfare demands and market needs, this…
by Chander Shekhar Luthra
After Babar Azam’s team destroyed Hong Kong on Friday, September 2, in their crucial Group A match that they needed to win, the cricket community is assured of a second India vs Pakistan match in…
New Delhi: Finally, Ghulam Nabi Azad, the tallest Congress leader from Jammu and Kashmir and the main mover of the Group of 23 disgruntled partymen (G-23) has bid adieu to his parent party, the Indian…
by Karan Thapar
I’m perplexed and dismayed by the cold indifference with which most of our politicians have responded to the savage attack on Salman Rushdie. In 1988 we were the only major democracy to ban Satanic Verses.…
by Nilofar Suhrawardy
Nitish Kumar (Janata Dal-United) has certainly succeeded in checking his former ally, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s probable move of reversing political tide against him in Bihar. He apparently apprehended this move and did not hesitate…
As India celebrated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on the completion of the 75th year of independence with much fanfare, there appears to be an inherent contradiction in our claim on achievements made since 1947. If…
Immediately after becoming the chief minister of Bihar once again on August 10, Nitish Kumar sounded quite optimistic about the performance of the opposition in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Though it is not easy…
Among the few Muslim women who had actively participated in the Indian Independence movement, Abadi Bano Begum (Bi Amma) was a prominent face. Her active participation in the struggle to liberate the country from the…
