By Arun Srivastava There is a famous Sanskrit adage, “Ati Barjayet”; meaning excess is forbidden. But looking at the practices and politics of Narendra Modi it could safely be construed, though he claims to follow principles of Sanatan Dharma and Hindutva that it does not apply to him. Else...
By D. Raja As people all over the world observe and celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, the CPI extends its solidarity to all who remain committed to the fight against patriarchy and steadfastly uphold gender equality. The International Women’s Day celebration started officially in Soviet Russia in...
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The body language of the Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh assembly, Akhilesh Yadav during recently concluded budget session of UP Legislature made it clear that Samajwadi Party was very serious to put up challenge to ruling BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Akhilesh...
By Prabir Purkayastha I met Prof Thomas Kailath seven years back in Delhi, where he talked about how India was on par if not leading, with countries like China in science and technology in the 90s but falling rapidly behind China today with its much bigger investments. Kailath, originally...
By C Adhikesavan Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) will reach another milestone in the history of people’s art and culture between March 17 and 19, 2023 at Medininagar, Daltonganj by conducting its three-day 15th National Conference. Founded more than 80 years ago it is still marching ahead with its...
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the race for the opposition candidate for the post of Prime Minister has commenced, with the recognisable names such as those of Sharad Pawar, Nitish Kumar, Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi doing the rounds. But after Shiv Sena (UBT)...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite commitments made to reduce the hazardous level of common salt, also called table salt, chemical name Sodium Chloride (NaCl), intake leading to increased health risks of heart diseases, stroke, and premature deaths, India has only a provision of mandatory declaration of sodium on pre-packaged...
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Revived democratic struggle in Peru is well along into a second act. There was the parliamentary coup on Dec. 7 that removed democratically-elected President Pedro Castillo and the “First Taking of Lima” in mid-January, when embittered and excluded Peruvians occupied Lima and faced violent...
By Prakash Karat The orgy of violence unleashed in Tripura after the assembly election results were announced on March 2 was an act foretold once the BJP got a majority, albeit a narrow one. As of March 6, around a thousand incidents of attacks and violence by the BJP...
By Binoy Viswam Tripura is once again thrown into the pool of disarray. The innocent people of the north-eastern state are experiencing what the BJP has in store for them, once back in power. For a short span of time during the election campaign the people there hoped to...
By Sushil Kutty Children taught how to cross a thoroughfare are told to stop, look right and then left, and then, when there’s no traffic coming from either right or left, stride forth across to the other side of the road. Of course, there are the ‘zebra crossings’, but...
By K R Sudhaman The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party may be upset by the utterances of noted economist and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan that India may be heading towards Hindu rate of economic growth meaning the economy is drifting towards an era of low growth. But this is...
By K Raveendran The offshore oil and gas sector is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with $214 billion of new project investments lined up. India has also lined up ambitious plans in this regard. According to experts, the annual greenfield capital...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In a business-as-usual scenario, Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in India is set to increase by 40 per cent by 2030. Hence, achieving its targets, would need significant scaling up of its current policies, according to an IMF assessment. Economists in the IMF’s Asia and...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Bhartiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh is launching several schemes to win over voters in view of coming elections to the state Vidhan Sabha. In particular it is concentrating on two sections of voters. The two sections are women and adivasis. For women the...
By Harihar Swarup “I am driven into that space between Britain and India because I exist in that space” says journalist turned—historian, Anita Anand, 50 She was born to first generation Punjabi immigrants to the UK. Her late father, Dr Chantenya Anand, a general practitioner, raised her with a...
By James M Dorsey Gulf autocrats are trying to squash calls for reform of Islamic law with three Bahraini men on trial. Redha Rajab, his son Mohamed Rajab, and researcher Jalal al-Qassab are members of the Al-Tajdeed Society, which encourages discussion and questioning of Islamic law. They’re accused of...
By Kalyani Shankar The just released Assembly poll results in three northeastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura are seen as semi-finals before next year’s parliamentary elections when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a third consecutive term at the Centre. There are 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the...