Special Reports
Nagraj Neelakantam In an era, fraught with political turmoil and rising terrorism, dissecting the origins of these issues is vital for devising effective solutions. The surge in terrorism frequently stems from a mix of domestic grievances and foreign interventions. The effort of every Indian shall be to adopt introspective approach, driven by the need to…
Institutional factors in sexual violence against women Institutional failures, including inadequately resourced police forces and ineffective law enforcement, contribute to the continuation of violence against women. Often, cases are either not reported or not fully investigated, leading to low conviction rates. The alleged delay in the 2012 Nirbhaya case exposed significant flaws in police procedures…
Narendranath Menon What is common to banks in Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Turkey? Well, they all pay interest of more than 35% for deposits parked in the banks. While Turkey pays 43.5%, Venezuela pays 36% and Zimbabwe a modest 110%!!! Phew. The runaway inflation in those countries warrants a decrease in money circulation. Attractive rates of…
Brig (retd) GB Reddi West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, is a seasoned and experienced propagandist, rabble rouser, agitator and agent provocateur. For example, the way in which she seized the opportunity of the Tata Nano Singur controversy way back in 2008 over land acquisition – a la modern Goebbels. Mamata Banerjee has made all…
(D Nagarjuna) When a political leader is arrested on proven charges, why should there be a hue and cry.? People seem to have normalised corruption saying that it is not such a serious issue as to push their leader into jail. Just imagine all those unsung people who have spent or currently languishing in jails…
(B. Someswar Rao) Most Indian newspapers on Sept 6 ĺed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the nation should be called Bharat and not India which is the name given to it by the country as a colonial ruler. It was not mere talk. The nation’s President Smt Draupadi Murmu was called Rashtrapati of…
(Jag Mohan Thaken) While participating in a protest march to press for compensation for crop loss in the recent floods in the state, a Punjab farmer, Preetam Singh, died in chaos during a clash between the agitating farmers and the police on August 21. On the call of farmer unions of Punjab, Haryana, and other…
(Although your website will not endorse the views expressed by the author, we find his analysis worth considering to post it in our Special Reports columns for the benefit of our regular visitors. Source: Quora. – EDITOR) (Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam) What’s in store for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming 2024…
Jai ho ISRO appears to be the first patriotic song scripted to salute the entire space scientist community, by SA Khadar, a known lyricist and producer of Little Master High School, Nagole in Hyderabad. While Bharat TV played this out on August 15, to commemorate India’s 77th Independence Day celebrations, the ISRO too communicated its…
(D. Nagarjuna) India, for all the good reasons, has captured the world’s headlines with a remarkable achievement for everyone to be proud of. Our country has enabled every one of us to feel elated after the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3. I was keenly monitoring this project not only because a close relative…
