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Devyani, the IFS officer, has not only been labeled as a dalit by Behenji Kumari Mayawati but now her father, a retired IAS officer has alleged that she is the victim of a CIA conspiracy. Coming…

The issue of all issues today, correct or not, is the sexual harassment that women undergo in public places. Caught in a spate of such accusations are not just ordinary people but some of the high…

Last week, the Supreme Court, by reversing a Delhi High Court order and making homosexuality illegal and punishable by law in this country has made many people sit up and think. This is being considered a…

“People’s welfare first,” was how President Pranab Mukherjee advised students as he addressed Visva-Bharati University a few days ago. “The welfare of human beings should be topmost in the minds of youngsters when they go out…

The Congress has taken a major beating as the results of four of the five states up for polls showed Sunday. In Delhi, three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, on whom the party banked for support, has…

Kandhamal is a district where communal equations remain fragile. Memories of the 2008 riots are still fresh, though everything might appear normal on the surface. The wounds inflicted on the people’s psyche are yet to be…

Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India never was one big happy country. Kings and monarchs ruled their little or big kingdoms in their very own unique style, thereby creating very many little countries. The British empire, in it’s…

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, these days, visits India occasionally! Such is his busy schedule, hopping from one country to another, that he can at best escape the heat building up in Delhi against him and the…

Hoodwinking could be the name of the game, but the not-so-young prince in the Congress empire has in one sweet go not only crossed all its limits, but also questioned both the sense and sensibility of…

The Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005 had a government sponsored Amendment moved in Parliament which has been partially thwarted. The Lok Sabha, on 05 Sept 2013 (Wednesday) decided to refer the matter to a Standing…

All over the world, indiscipline is punished. A social custom or enacted law always holds precedence over inpidual likes and dislikes. This thought creates the root from which has developed national characters. National development is only…

Without doubt, by virtue not only of his position but also of his experience and stature, Pranab Mukherjee, although physically a very short man of no noticeable features, is the tallest leader around us today, and…