Under the visionary leadership of chief minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat has been spinning the wheel to be a success model in water management programme. Gujarat is the only state where groundwater level has considerably increased in the last eight
As finance minister of union cabinet, Pranab Mukherjee forgot to elaborate about the much awaited 12th five year plan during his budget speech in parliament, which is aimed to strive for “more financial inclusion”. Instead, he chosen a
Today, corruption is as dangerous as an enemy or the terrorist attack. It eats up the taxpayer’s money and keeps the country poor and its defence weak. The army chief in his statement puts the corruption as cancer and honestly feels the syst
“Give me a firm place to stand and I shall move the world.” This philosophy of Archimedes with the “lever concept” application in modern industry helped civilisations multiply and produce wealth faster. Shame! A nation who
Private news-channels usually ignore Parliamentary proceedings, except the unruly scenes and disruptions which are considered ‘newsworthy’ and TRP-feed. The government should make it compulsory for all private news-channels to relay on
Akhilesh Yadav instantly bowed to compulsion of muscle-politics just on taking oath as UP’s Chief Minister when he inducted ‘independent’ MLA Raja Bhaiyya in his cabinet even though his own party had a comfortable majority in the
This refers to media reports about party tickets being considered for Rajya Sabha to defeated political heavyweights in the recently-held elections to the state assemblies. It is an irony that physically and mentally disabled George Fernandes was
The brief euphoria generated by the private microfinance institutions (MFIs) withered away with the collapse of their doubtfully structured model. Its representative face in India, Vikram Akula’s high rise and bottom low with SKS microfinanc
Casualty of “truth” in the big battle between law and logic for a correct date of birth of the army chief remains hidden. Can truth, army discipline, promotion procedure, speculative line of army chief succession and input of personnel
Gujarat’s success stories on the development and good governance front under Narendra Modi’s leadership have been applauded by leaders, economists and intellectuals in all corners of the country. At present, no leader from any party ca
Had Uttar Pradesh been a country, it could have been more populous than most of the 170 countries that exist today, and if by choice, also had it been a democracy, it would have been the fourth-biggest democratic nation. However, it is true that,
Heavens as we learn in religious teachings are known to provide unlimited luxury and rewards to angels. People on earth are assumed to qualify for a heaven by virtue of good deeds. “Tax Heaven” is a hush-hush “Th” t
For the first time at the UN general assembly an Indian PM openly aired his views on the global governance deficit. Role of America driven Western powers to push external solutions via force in Libya was under fire by Dr Manmohan Singh. Fact
Change is the essence of life, the old order yields to the new. However, all changes are not historic in the impact they have on society, economy or polity. But among the many changes that India has witnessed in last decades, its convergence to th
It was at a hurriedly organised citizen’s meeting at Guwahati Press Club where serious concern was expressed at the increase in poaching and killing of wildlife in various parts of Assam. A resolution at the meeting, held on December 3
Endless price rise in Petrol, milk vegetables, dal , cooking gas, railway tickets,electricity and water bills is having no resonance with people. With no increase in salary, wages and profit Aaam Admi (common man) feels cheated. Congress argument
Be it a poem, portrait, play or any law making process in a Parliament, every artist gives every creation a name. There is no artist like a mother, who gives birth to a child but gives the child the father`s name. Both parliamentarians and Team An
There are hidden lessons to be learnt from the Bollywood blockbuster Lagaan, released in 2001. A village of peasants prays to the rains gods for good rainfall. But the gods fail to pay heed. The Hindu king who was controlled by British la
