Virbhadra’s dangerous gamble with Himachal’s future
Raja Virbhadra Singh is 82 years old and a record five-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. While he pleaded with the public to help elect him for the last time during the 2013 election, the people are convinced he is not going anywhere. With his son not ready to take the mantle,
Indian Railways: Engine of growth with innovative ideas and implementation
It seems like Indian Railways is indeed going to be the engine of India’s growth; becoming the harbinger of acche din for the Indian masses. The Suresh Prabhu-led Railways Ministry will now be providing travel insurance to its train passengers for an unbelievable one paisa, starting from
Not enough to de-criminalise suicide attempt; act on prevention as well
Mental health problems have assumed menacing proportions in India. Given that suicide is linked to the mental state of a person and the suicide rate in the country is alarmingly high, the focus of Governments and non-Government organisations on addressing the mental health problem, should
What’s so special about Pakistani artistes that we pamper them so ?
What is so special about the Pakistani artistes that a good section of the Hindi film industry has decided to go against the national mood to defend them? Nobody is against the artistes per se. But is it too much to ask of them to at least condemn the terror strikes on India and condole the death of
Indus Water Treaty and the China Bogey
Ever since the Uri misadventure carried out by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists, India has put in cold storage the policy of ‘strategic restraint’ and declared an all-out offensive against Pakistani deep state — encompassing the political, diplomatic and economic offensives.
Yechury’s absurd views on India-Pakistan ties reflect Indian communists are ailing
The infatuation of Indian communists with “internationalism” at times borders on the absurd or simply reveals their out-of-depth status in India. This obsession with “internationalism”, which I have termed as the “Comintern syndrome”, sees Indian communists come up with the most
Pakistan Being Isolated
In view of pre-summit escalation of violence by Pakistan and subsequent expression of non-participation by member states in the SAARC summit that was scheduled to be organized in Islamabad in November, Nepal, the current chair of the SAARC has declared the summit cancelled.
Communist Violence: Victims of marauding Red brigade – The Tale of Anoop & Ajeesh
Anoop used to visit different States for performing Theyyam art and also performed on various television shows. His shows were popular for their energy and subtlety. Our team interviewed Ajeesh, Anoop’s brother, to know the details of his death. Ajeesh narrated how on December 16,
Paradigm shift in India’s policy towards Pakistan-sponsored terrorism
The bogus ‘strategic restraint’ in dealing with Pakistan has been done away. It had never yielded results for India and it would never have. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Government realised it sooner than later, and this will prove to be good for the country. The fact is that ‘strategic
In name of population growth, mess of skewed sterilisation
The Supreme Court’s recent order to close sterilisation camps in the country has come as welcome news for many women groups, healthcare activists and other civil organisations, who had for long expressed concern over successive Governments’ poor strategy to control population, which had hit
