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With the parliament opening its Monsoon Session, a heated discussion is going on in the media about the central government’s move to amend the RTI Act with a view to excluding political parties from its ambit.…

Pilots also are males unless it is a woman pilot. Flying a massive aircraft for hours together takes its toll not only on the body but on the soul too, probably. Once the soul is fragmented,…

These here are terrible times: times when the curse of human flaws, society’s moral turpitude and system degenerations visit upon the most innocent—not just children but also the newborn. Evidences are one too many, and their…

Emperor Asoka is one of the biggest achievers in ancient India. He carried Buddhism from a local faith to that of being a global religion. But his other big achievement was in abjuring violence in a…

The Supreme Court has recently expressed its complete dissatisfaction with the manner in which Sikshya Sahayaks (ad hoc teachers) are being appointed. Labelling them ‘shatrus’ (enemies) instead of ‘sahayaks’ (helpers), does indeed project the utter frustration…

News is rife in New Delhi that in a war of words between a people’s representative (Union Minister) and a top bureaucrat, the officer has obviously had the last say. Much to the chagrin of Union…

The democratic intellect internationally felt that any government created out of that process had to be of, by and for the people. This thought was not limited to any geographical boundary of a country in particular.…

The malaise of Somalia has interestingly and for the first time, drawn international attention but in the matterof development. A poor country. No law and order machinery in place. No governance system worth the name. Thus…

China has stepped up its aggressive stand, making it clear that it is not in a mood to engage in talks as it goes ahead with physical occupation of territory on Indian soil in Ladakh near…

Doctors’ prescriptions have, many a times, been the butt of jokes in patients circle. Forget the uneducated lot even highly educated patients complain that prescriptions handed out by doctors are hardly legible and only trained staff…

When the Justice MB Shah Commission was set up in November 2010 to enquire into illegal mining activities, it had led to a lot of hype and hoopla. Environmentalists went gaga over it and people affected…

The Orissa Government has decided to do away with the top 100 list in the matric results. This may be viewed by some as a regressive step which would discourage young girls and boys to strive…