Editorial

With Governor's rule in place in Jammu and Kashmir, now the blame game among political rivals has come out in the open. The parties should also blame the electorates who voted for them whole heartedly giving a record turnout for the State.…
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At a time when there is a decline in the prices of petroleum products worldwide, India has not followed the deregulation route in true spirit and has raised the excise segment on fuel three times since November. This kind of pricing has not…
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B S Prakash Starting with the financial crisis that soon engulfed America in 2008, it has been a difficult ride in one way or the other for Obama. Is it a handicap for a leader to be cerebral? This is a question that admirers of President…
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Dr. PP Singh Where as the Indian Independence Act 1947 provides that as from the 15th the day of August 1947, there shall be a set up and an independent Dominion known as India owed that of Govt of India Act 1935 shall with such omissions,…
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Gautam Mukherjee When India became independent, to our credit, not all the Congress stalwarts counted themselves as Leftist. Many, like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, C Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, amongst the notables, were decidedly…
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J. R Aryan It goes without saying that India is the largest democracy of the world but it is also very true that the corrupt political virus has awfully been consuming the fibres of our democratic structure,- and the communal and…
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra Irrespective of the vigour of the new Defence Minister and an emphasis on Make in India, several developments over the last few months have made clear that the army modernisation programme, at least, is turning into a…
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A tense border, a flurry of intelligence alerts from foreign agencies, a hijack alert or an explosion abroad on Air India flight between New Delhi and Kabul, a warning over use of sea route by militants and terrorists to target hinter land…
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Jammu should follow New Delhi experiment, where the police have decided to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 for obstructing an ambulance carrying a critical patient to hospital. With the growing traffic and hardly caring for traffic rules the road…
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 Balbir Punj The one word that could capture the spirit of 2014 is 'transformation'. That the total change in the political and economic scenario has emerged out of the expectations of a young India and a leader who could understand and…
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