Epilogue

For thousands of years, India was ruled by emperors, kings and tyrants. Some of them were instrumental in rewriting the history of India with their great deeds, although some of these deeds destroyed India’s rich culture. But today, no king of the bygone era is loved by people more than […]

The government has notified levy of increased GST cess of up to 7 percent on mid-size, large and SUV cars. The GST Council on September 9 had decided to hike cess on mid-size cars by 2 percent, on large cars by 5 percent and on SUVs by 7 percent to […]

Reserve Bank’s annual report has surprised many by mentioning that as much as 99 per cent or Rs 15.28 lakh crore of the junked 500 and 1,000 rupee notes have come back into the system, raising questions about efficacy of the mammoth exercise undertaken by the Narendra Modi government last […]

India and China may have completed disengagement of their border personnel at Doklam, but a complete resolution of this critical border issue is far from over. On August 28, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced in New Delhi that both the countries agreed to an “expeditious disengagement” at the […]

  In 1978 Farrukh Shaikh starrer ‘GAMAN’, Suresh Wadekar sang a soul stirrer, “ Seenay me Jalan Aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai, Is shahar mein Har shaqs pareshaan sa kyun hai,” Decades past , this rendition penned by famous lyricist Shaharyaar still ring in the ears and discomfort continues […]

Truly said, that it is easier to make people cry than to make them laugh. A hard luck story skilfully told seldom fails to give your listeners moist tears, but you require a special kind of skill to narrate a story that can send your listeners rippling with laughter. So, […]

Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi often used to say that India lived in its six lakh villages spread over length and breadth of the country. So no government in independent India can ignore this fact and hence job creation has been central theme of economic policy of all governments. […]

India’s Railways serves the vital function of providing travel access to millions, and, as Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his article ‘Third Class in Indian Railways’, have the responsibility of making it equitable and comfortable. It must also be safe. In the 64-year period from 1950 to 2016, passenger and freight […]

“We worried for decades about WMDs – Weapons of Mass Destruction. Now it is time to worry about a new kind of WMDs – Weapons of Mass Disruption.”― John Mariotti The cyberspace is a domain characterized by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and exchange data […]

In a far-reaching verdict that could impact a range of choices of Indians, including food habits and sexual orientation, the Supreme Court on August 24 declared right to privacy a fundamental right. The nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar unanimously held that right to […]