The National Pledge which is commonly recited by Indians at public events and during Independence Day and Republic Day was composed by a little known Telanganite in Anneparthy, Nalgonda District -...
2018-08-14 17:04:28.0
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A wheel is symbolic of changing times, revolving fortunes of people, and reminiscent of justice that does not discriminate between people or epochs of history. A wheel is always seen as a unifier and...
2018-08-14 17:03:26.0
As India gets celebrating its Independence Day, concerns over honing its human capital come to the fore. These must be addressed if the nation is to seize the opportunity offered by a demographic...
2018-08-14 17:00:30.0
August 15 this year marks the 71st anniversary of Indian Independence. As the Prime Minister unfurls the national flag at the Red Fort, it is a celebratory moment; yet, a certain sense of bleakness...
2018-08-14 16:58:54.0
Parliament might have had its best monsoon session in the last 18 years going by the hours of operations of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and the number of bills passed, yet nothing could explain...
2018-08-13 16:50:39.0
Incorrigible optimists in Pakistan, albeit very few in numbers, are disappointed with the US decision to suspend military and educational training of 66 Pakistani officers under the International...
2018-08-13 16:49:12.0
Perchance I was the Prime Minister of India or failing in that ambitious aim, I was entrusted with the responsibility of conceptualising the speech of the Prime Minister of India this Independence...
2018-08-13 16:48:10.0
Is the corruption enforcement dented? This query begs an appraisal of existing anti-corruption laws. There are two that demand attention. The 'Prevention of Corruption Act 1988' (hereinafter called...
2018-08-13 16:46:54.0
Your columnist was invited to chair the closing session of a study on Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) to India-Bangladesh trade in Agriculture last week at New Delhi. The basic proposition of the study...
2018-08-12 16:44:31.0
As India approaches its Independence Day, it calls for celebrating the past and our democracy. It is also a time to contemplate the future and the democracy that India should become. India has the...
2018-08-12 16:43:11.0
Bombarded by doubting Thomases within the fraternity, the million dollar question today is: can the Buddha of IPS smile again like his alter ego at Swat valley? Historically, more than 62 colonies...
2018-08-12 15:49:12.0
The ongoing bitter diplomatic spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada over Riyadh's human rights record underscores a newly aggressive foreign policy led by the young Crown Prince and de facto ruler of...
2018-08-12 15:48:00.0
