September is the month that I have always loved the most. September, the month with which the winters starts setting in. When flowers of different colours and hues bloom, releasing a fascinating aroma into the atmosphere. Ever since my childhood,
Shramev Jayate (Labour Prevails), the slogan coined by prime minister Narendra Modi, is not as seductive as Karl Marx’s exhortation, “Workers of the world unite”. But the essence of both emphasises the ultimate triumph of the pro
The radical Islam has put the world in the middle of a war unto death, and it needs to be fought with reason. That is the diagnosis from Tarek Fatah, a journalist and author originally from Pakistan and now based in Canada. After &l
Around $415 million are required to get the quake-ravaged Nepal back to normal, a UN report estimates. The report, ‘Flash appeal for respons
First of all, there is scarcity of studies on drug addiction in India in general and particularly in Punjab, and even the available ones are not being read, they are rather misquoted. It is ironical that in the age of information society, such att
President Pranab Mukherjee has asked the corporate sector to extend their corporate social responsibility (CSR) in rural areas by meeting the infrastructure requirements in government schools and investing in teacher up-skilling. He
MAIT, an apex body representing IT Industry in India, has launched the Digital India Action Group (DIAG) to provide ideas for enriching and accelerating the rollout of Digital India programme across the country. Drawing its members
Not many people, even in Gujarat, would have heard of Gopaldas Desai (1887-1951), the ruler of a tiny place in Saurashtra. Rajmohan Gandhi’s biography of the ‘prince’ should cure not only our collective amnesia, but also the desp
While prime minister Narendra Modi is among the top five in the `most followed` and `most influential people` list on Twitter, union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister worldwide with 24,38,228 followers .
Prime minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet on Wednesday cleared 100 Smart City projects and Atal mission for rejuvenation and urban transformation of 500 cities. The government will spend around one lakh crore on urban development under two new
If there is any entity of the Punjab government which can be praised for making sincere efforts to reform drug addicts, it would have to be the drug de-addiction and rehabilitation programme of the state government. Available in every district, th
At a time when every Indian is busy saving the internet, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) latest move has made them the victims of the same internet. TRAI has revealed the email IDs and personal details of all those people
Being the only one in his basement office, Sharma leaves the toilet door ajar. There is none to spring a surprise on him or be embarrassed of. One winter afternoon, he is in there when he is indeed caught unawares – by a cold pressing revolv
The land of five rivers has enough water; its golden fields run as far as the eye can see; prosperity is writ large over the state, yet there is a pall of sinister, white smoke over its horizon. Punjab possibly has everything a
The government has set a target of 1.5 billion tonne coal production by 2020, raising concerns over the ambitious task. State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) is, however, confident, and says that if the issues of infrastructure, environmental clear
American humorist Erma Louise Bombeck once noted that there is a “thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humour and hurt”. So true, and wise of her. I wish the same wisdom had punctuated the sensibilities of a
What happened in Nepal and how big is the damage? Seismologists say that the quake happened on what is known as a “thrust fault”. This describes the situation when one piece of the Earth’s crust is
The Nepal earthquake death toll reached over 5,000 and more than 10,000 reported injured as relief and rescue operations continued in full swing. READ:
Affirming their support ‘net neutrality’ in a circuitous manner, the telecom operators continue to defend zero rating practice. As the pressure over net neutrality builds up the operators on Friday came out with their version of demand
After almost 45 years in legislative history, the Rajya Sabha on Friday passed a bill that seeks equal rights for the transgenders. The last private member bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in 1970. This bill comes a day after Rese
