Bhagwat on a Mission to Saffronise Bihar
RSS is aware that it would be a tough proposition to win over the OBCs, EBCs, and Dalits and persuade them to sever their relations with their mentors. In...
MPs Petition Gives New Twist to the Judge Loya Case
In the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, appearing for Admiral Ramdas, argued that there were sufficient reasons to suspect the alleged death of Judge Loya, including several inconsistencies in documents....
Modi Captivates His Audience With Words: Is it Sound over Substance?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making a keynote address at the World Government Summit in Dubai. He never fails with words when it comes to these matters, irrespective of...
Routing of BJP in By-Polls a Sign of Change: Heavy Anti-Incumbency Hangs in the 2018 Air
Whichever way one looks at the results of by-polls in Rajasthan, this is a clear win for Sachin and a loss for Raje. The Chief Minister has an occasionally...
Azaadi Does not Brook Compulsion-Vumpulsion, say JNU Students
More than 7,000 students of JNU have collectively and compulsorily boycotted compulsory attendance. Teachers, too, are refusing to mark attendance. Here’s a report for Different Truths. The word ‘compulsory’...
A Damp Squib Budget that is neither Prudent nor Populist: Customs Duty Hike Runs Counter to Modi Claims
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, presenting his fifth budget, has not refrained from creating hostages to political fortune. With elections to as many as eight assembly states due this year...
Left Should Work for Three Stage Unity of Opposition
The two Communist Parties-the CPI and the CPI(M) have a big responsibility in working for forging unity of action of all those forces who are now positioned against the...
Budget 2018-19: Healthcare Becoming Election Issue like Everywhere Else
Budget 2018-19 is a vision document masquerading as a vote-catcher. It has programmes with promise in them to lift millions out of poverty. The intent is there. All that’s...
How Reliable Are the Indian Banks?
Will the FRDI Bill become a law with enhanced investor protection, as per the assurance of the finance ministry? Tarun examines the debate on the said Bill, in the...
Amma Meri, a Bold Film, Exposes the Bitter Truth of Agrarian India
Here’s an exclusive interview, by Mahima, of the independent writer-director Tarun Jain whose short film, Amma Meri, has got the honour to be screened at the IFFI, Goa. A thought-provoking film...