By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In a surprise move, the government on August 3 withdrew the much-awaited Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill from parliament. After it was introduced in Lok Sabha in December 2019, the PDP Bill was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which tabled the bill...
By Nantoo Banerjee There is nothing to be surprised about Sri Lanka’s decision to dock Chinese ‘spy’ vessel Yuan Wamg-5 at its Chinese-built Hambantota port, last week, despite protests from India. Sri Lanka President’s belated statement that China won’t be allowed to use the port for military...
By Dr Arun Mitra The news that the company producing Paracetamol in the trade name of ‘Dolo’ spent 1000 crore rupees as freebies to the doctors for the promotion of their drug is a matter of concern. It shows the total failure of the government in regulating the...
By Sushil Kutty Unless a plane crashes or a jeep turns turtle, Congress politicians always seem to have a long autumn. The long and short: regardless of what happens, Congress politicians carry on with stoic resolve. Not even self-respect comes in the way. But it is “self-respect” that has...
By K Raveendran A month-long agitation by the coastal fishing community around Kerala’s Vizhinjam port in defence of their livelihood is threatening to stall India’s leading corporate Adani group’s schedule for the development of the port. Hundreds of fishing community members, mainly women from the nearby...
By Anjan Roy Had he been alive, Rajiv Gandhi would have been somewhat of an old man today. He would have crossed 78. But he remains for ever a young man who had once said that he had a right to dream — dream about India. Rajiv...
By Harihar Swarup Here’s something about Nitish and the number 7, Circular Road. As Chief Minister, he has been at 7, Circular Road, while using 1, Anna Marg, the official residence as his office. Now, with CM severing his five-year-old old alliance with the BJP and walking over...
By Nitya Chakraborty The third millennium began in the midst of resurgence in telecom and computer sector. India with its reservoir of technologists soon came in the front line of that global churning with the Indian engineers making a big name in the software sector. But in...
By Binoy Viswam On the 75th year of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi as usual was eloquent in his rhetoric. He minced no words to impress upon the people of India by preaching his government’s commitment to the men and women of the country. Though he addressed the...
By K Raveendran The line-up against Narendra Modi for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is expanding steadily, but not in terms of its overall clout, but in the number of divisions. Mamata Gandhi was seen as one of the early claimants, but her Trinamul is...