My Story: Ravi – III
Here’s the third part of the four-story novella, by Meenakshi. Ravi tells his story, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Hi! I am Ravi. I work for...
Akhilesh Yadav Plays Soft Hindutva Card
Unfolding his mega plan Akhilesh Yadav said a huge city to be constructed would have massive statue of Lord Vishnu and entire complex would be constructed on the pattern...
Going Up in Smoke That Never Was: A USD 100 Million from UAE
UAE ambassador to India Ahmed Albanna confirms that no aid offer of Rs 700 crore was made by the UAE. This places the Vijayan government in Kerala, the state...
India Wage Report of ILO: Some Hits, Many Misses
The ILO report estimates that the real average daily wages in India almost doubled between 1993–94 and 2011–12 but fails to mention that the Indian GDP quadrupled between 1991...
North East Heading Towards Bitter Political Battle
The way the political scenario is changing in the region is indicative of a virulent political battle on communal lines. NRC is emerging as the most important political issue...
Sunny Side up for Mr Know-all: He Juggles Seven Departments
An MBA and an arts graduate, Sunny Singh, is a senior bureaucrat and the head of several crucial departments, a few of which are technical. In the corporate sector,...
Bank Managers and Cashiers are bribed to get New Currency Notes for Making Wedding Garlands
In an exclusive expose, Mahima goes into the by-lanes of Old Delhi to find out why the new currency notes are not reaching the mango people through ATMs. These...
Vajpayee Leaves Behind Challenge of Good Governance
Unlike the most loved Democrat and a celebrated Liberal in BJP stalwart, Atal Behari Vajpayee, whose passing away on August 16 the entire nation mourned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Secularism was Always a Hindu Credo
If secularisation has to precede development, then both religion and ‘God’ must go. Knock off God, there wouldn’t be religion and division. Knock off religion, God will go off...
Pullout From Regional Partnership of China A Bad Move
China is hurrying to conclude RCEP after the trade war heated up. China tried to gobble up support of other members, particularly ASEAN countries, to make it happen by...