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TALKS WITH BANGLADESH, MYANMAR ARE ON China has come up with a fresh idea to kickstart an organised movement of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to Myanmar. Progress on this critical part of the proposed resolution of the Rohingya…
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CAG AUDIT CANNOT BE AVOIDED The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala and the Centre are at odds over the Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL). Tensions have flared up with the Corporate Affairs Ministry rejecting the…
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FEAR OF HORSE-TRADING PEAKS AFTER FADNAVIS SUDDEN SWEARING-IN No political party has come out of the mess in the formation of the Maharashtra government smelling of roses. It sends out a clear message that they are after power and for that…
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LTTE SLAYER’ MUST NOW EMBRACE PEACE, REASSURE TAMIL MINORITIES Sri Lanka People’s Front candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, is all set to take over the Sri Lankan presidency. A retired…
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BRITISH PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT AT CORBYN’S PROGRAMME The British left can sometimes worry too much about what bosses’ federation the Confederation of British Industry makes of its plans. Big business always likes the claim that a rising…
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RATE RISE MUST TO SAVE ECONOMY, CHECK EURO-TYPE CRASH, VIOLENCE The latest RBI decision to stagnate rates show semblance of reality has dawned. As prices are rising, economy is slowing down and savings are hit, the decision is partially…
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SWEDISH NGO SCA DEMANDS INVESTIGATION CIA-funded militia forces in Afghanistan have been accused of war crimes including extra-judicial killings and the targeting of clinics, according to health workers on the ground. Soldiers in a…
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i. Issue of inheritance rights of an illegitimate child still not settled-The Supreme Court in a recent case noted that the question whether an illegitimate child had a right to inherit from her father’s ancestral property is yet to be…
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REALTY PACKAGE NOT TO HELP BUYERS By Shivaji Sarkar The move to rejuvenate realty sector through Rs 25,000 crore special bank and FI funds looks good but may be misplaced. The cabinet committee nod for the package risks the people’s…
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UNSKILLED WORKERS FACING SERIOUS PROBLEMS It appears that Indians are no more wanted in New Zealand. Else there is no genuine reason to fundamentally change the parameters of the visa issuing rules. In a swift move the New Zealand…
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INDIA HAS TO CHOOSE ITS OWN TIME TO JOIN RCEP The last minute paradox, which led India not to join RCEP, was a bolt from the blue to member countries. At the present juncture, the policy makers viewed RCEP as the bane since this will…
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CENTRE MUST REVIEW URANIUM MINING NORMS The Uranium mining in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, has led to opposition from various sections of the society. The political parties, environmental groups, science associations,…
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ECONOMIC CRISIS IS LEADING TO PRO-FASCIST SURGE Media jubilation reached a climax here on November 9, thirty years after the bumbling, perhaps even misunderstood decision to open the gate for all East Germans to stream through, hasten to…
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FEE HIKE IN JNU: A BODY BLOW TO MARGINALISED STUDENTS Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students are up in arms against the ruling regime. JNU is under attack once again from the Sangh Parivar’s fascist ideology and atrocities. Fee hike is…
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DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN ASIA NEED A REVAMP IN POLICY RESPONSE Asia is at the forefront of the digital revolution promising a radical transformation of the global economy and the society. Many hope that digitalization may well be a key driver…
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CPI(M)’S U-TURN ON ARREST UNDER UAPA Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s stand on the UAPA issue has been vindicated with the party coming round to his view that the State Police was right in slapping the Unlawful Activities…
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ROLLING STOCKS UNITS MAY SOON BECOME PUBLIC ENTERPRISES Twenty years after the corporatisation of the strategic operational division of the government’s Department of Telecommunication (DoT) as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) by the…
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SPECIAL STATUS TO TEMPLE CAN OVERCOME ISSUES OF CONSTITUTIONAL MORALITY The Supreme Court approach of applying the principle of ‘the heart, mind and healing’ in its Ayodhya verdict has gladdened the hearts of millions of Ayyappa devotees,…
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CONCERNS ON EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND SECULARISM REMAIN The Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya has left many concerns and questions for the people of our country. First of all, as was appealed by almost…
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UNITED ACTION OF DEMOCRATIC FORCES IS NEED OF THE HOUR The propaganda mills of the BJP are on over time job to paint it as a victory of their majoritarian fascist policies. But what has happened in Maharashtra and Haryana was the peoples'…
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GREAT SCIENTIST WAS SURPRISED AT MASSIVE RESPONSE TO HIS DISCOVERY One hundred years ago on 6 November 1919, the news desk of Times, London, was dazed, stupefied and delighted when the text of announcement from the joint meeting of the…
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PATH MISDIRECTED, MUST STOP FALL IN SAVINGS, INTROSPECT FRAUD ON PEOPLE IIndian economy rarely had the kind of problem it is facing. The country is in a quandary. It is looking for ways to come out. In 1991, India pawned its gold with…
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i. Power To Condone Delay Under Sec 5 Limitation Act Applies To Special Or Local Laws If It Is Not Expressly Excluded: The Supreme Court held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act can be invoked to condone delay in case a revision under…
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WASTING CHILDREN IS AT WORST, HIGH RATE OF STUNTING Falling of India from 55th position in 2014 to 102nd position in 2019 in Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a terrible global indictment of the miserable performance of Modi government on…
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VETERAN CPI LEADER WAS UNIFIER OF TRADE UNION STRUGGLES Gurudas Dasgupta, the veteran CPI Member of Parliament for nearly three decades and one of the tallest leaders of the trade union movement in the country died in Kolkata on Thursday…
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