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It would not be out of line to see New Delhi as a physical representation of colonial India. The body of the city was laid out with the magnificent Viceregal Palace set…
By Vidyadhar Date |

With all the controversy on the Aryan Khan drug issue, this may not be the right time to ask.

By Vidyadhar Date |

A premier library  is being eyed  by some  as a real estate  bonanza.  The Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya near…

By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The Indian economy looks to be in better shape now compared to the conditions that prevailed in the initial phase of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. Inflation at 4.35 per cent…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The overriding of legitimate claims and demands in the name of a great nation waiting to happen signals not progress but regress. We are headed down and the hunger index…
By Vidyadhar Date |

Was surprised to see Tata employees residential building in an abandoned state with broken windows at Bandra Kurla complex this morning.  After inquiries, I…

By Vidyadhar Date |

The only thing appropriate about this public art installation seems to be its location.

By Vidyadhar Date |

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

By Vidyadhar Date |

Swachh Bharat mission is a good idea.

By Ajit Ranade |
The Pandora Papers raise a lot of issues that need serious introspection. However, one hopes that like the Panama and Paradise Papers, they don’t become forgotten…
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No one can allege that India’s health care system is all bad. It has worked some wonders. Two generations ago children grew up with worm infestations and scabies.
By John Chelladurai |
The prophet of nonviolence, Mahatma Gandhi, demonstrated nonviolence as an efficient method of fighting political and social evils, in a manner that no world leader…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Punjab has been a fiasco for the Congress. But it comes alongside one of the better things that has happened in recent years – the induction of Kanhaiya Kumar and…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
As widely expected, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India maintained status quo in the policy rates as also in the policy stance in its fourth bi-…
By Errol D'Souza |
A recent judgement by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), penalising Maruti Suzuki India Limited (Maruti) for indulging in what is considered anticompetitive…