Treading cautiouslyPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiSenior BJP leaders admit that deportation of illegal immigrants is near impossible though it has been on the party’s agenda in Assam.
Jantar Mantar Displacing dissentPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiWith the National Green Tribunal banning all protests, dharnas and demonstrations at the historical Jantar Mantar, the already shrinking space for dem
Notion of impurityPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiShould a natural and biological process be used to discriminate against women, all in the name of religion? The debate spearheaded by “happy to bleed”
Culture Festival Against all normsPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiThe World Culture Festival organised by the Art of Living Foundation on the floodplains of the Yamuna flouts environmental concerns and established ru
Defence Soldiers’ lamentPurnima S. Tripathi in New DelhiDefence personnel, who voted for Narendra Modi in large numbers, are unhappy about the unkept promises.
AAP crisis The real KejriwalPurnima S. Tripathi in New DelhiThe Aam Aadmi Party is shorn of its tag of being a party with a difference because of the undemocratic tendencies that have developed in it.
Neoliberal spiritPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI In New DelhiThe Independent Evaluation Office, set up by the previous government to evaluate key Central schemes, goes to the extent of examining the role of the
The Armed Forces A soldier’s worthPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiThe government continues to deny both serving and retired soldiers their rightful pay and perks and has quietly buried a Fifth Pay Commission study wh
Uttarakhand Himalayan tragedyPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiThe havoc that followed torrential rains in Uttarakhand had been in the making for many years. Rampant construction and unmindful digging and blasting
Partners' concernPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiThe smaller constituents of the NDA, such as the Janata Dal (U), are pleased with Advani's statement and have expressed their discomfiture at the hard
Commissions and omissionsPURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiThe Planning Commission's decision to disband all the consultative groups, in response to the Left parties' opposition to the inclusion in them of mem
Friction in the alliancePURNIMA S. TRIPATHI in New DelhiThe United Progressive Alliance and the Left parties position themselves for a fight on the issue of the interest rate cut on Employees Provident Fund
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
