Editorial

Union Government has submitted the names of 627 foreign account holders  to Supreme Court and has said that half of them are resident Indians who could be prosecuted under Income Tax laws and rest of them are NRIs. If one knows the pace of…
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At a time when the Jammu and Kashmir Government is talking of inclusive development for all by extending essential services, the reality is that certain villages in the State are yet to get potable water. Power supply remains evasive. Both…
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Kushan Mitra Indian low-cost airline IndiGo burst into the scene with a mega-order for 100 aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2005. It had people asking who and what IndiGo was. Yet, it is a sign of IndiGo's success that almost no eyebrows…
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YURI  RAJPUT ''In our country moral life is shaken to its foundation. Love of wealth and power has gained wide acceptance. Most of us live on the surface of life with no moral earnestness. A crisis of character is our present predicament…
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Hiranmay Karlekar Eric Hobsbawm, the eminent historian who passed away not so long ago, wrote in Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century, "The second (the first being printed publication) fine art which is doing well…
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The growing menace of stray-cows, dogs and buffaloes-is posing a threat to the people especially the road users at night. One finds most of the roads occupied by these animals. A cursory round of various areas of the city is just enough to…
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At a time when India is advocating peace in the neighbourhood especially with China, an Arunachal Pradesh minister's assertion that the state will experience a 'Kargil like situation' holds some weightage. He laid emphasis on the lack of…
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 Dr. Daleep Pandita Recent instructions issued by Vigilance Commission to government departments to celebrate vigilance week with full enthusiasm is merely a symbolic tokenism for such a short period that has been continuing for the past…
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Ashok K Mehta One country in the neighbourhood where the Modi magic has worked dramatically is Nepal. With his marvel of oratory and a few symbolically-choreographed acts in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conquered the hearts and…
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Bharat Jhunjhunwala Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to bring foreign investment from NRIs and multinational corporations-from the United States in particular. But the bonhomie is superficial. The standoff on major contentious…
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