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Bizarre train collision raises rail safety issues

07 Jun 2023

A multiple train collision, which killed at least 288 persons and injured about 300 others, has brought the issue of rail safety to the fore. India’s railway system originated under private auspices in the colonial period. It is now the nation’s biggest state undertaking. With 115,000 kms of track, India boasts of the world’s largest rail network.

Parliament’s majesty rests on commitment to democracy

29 May 2023

Amid needless display of political discord and street protests against deficiencies of the democratic system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation a new Parliament building, which he said represented the aspirations of India’s 1.4 billion people. The building was constructed as part

Centre must re-think response to Delhi authority

22 May 2023

The bewildering variety of India’s constituent units, in terms of size, political and cultural traditions etc, persuade the Constitution makers to devise a system which left room for each to practise democracy in a manner that suits its circumstance best. After a process of consolidation, which was completed in stages, now there are

Big Karnataka win raises Congress party’s hopes

15 May 2023

The Congress party is all set to come back to power in the southern state of Karnataka after imposing a crushing defeat on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Assembly elections last week. The first spectacular electoral victory in a long time showed that the grand old party, which the BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

Casting a shadow on SCO ministerial meet

13 May 2023

Some acerbic exchanges took place between India’s S. Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s ministerial meeting held at Panaji,

India set to play its part in global recovery

01 May 2023

At the close of the financial year that ended on March 31, India’s nominal gross domestic product at current prices was estimated at Rs.232.15 trillion (US$3.12 trillion). Also, India was reported to have the world’s third largest base of privately held start-up companies with a value of more than US$1 billion. Together they are valued at $332.7 billion.

Climate change issue needs concrete steps

24 Apr 2023

As India braces up to face what may be the worst summer in living memory, concerns over climate change and the authorities’ preparedness to cope with the situation are rising.

Regime’s legislation record not flattering

18 Apr 2023

Under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, India had become the world’s fastest growing large economy. But the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government was embroiled in corruption charges.

Modi begins battle to extend reach in South

10 Apr 2023

Nearly a decade after Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party to power at the Centre, it has grown steadily, replacing the Indian National Congress, which had spearheaded the freedom movement, as the nation’s largest party. Yet it is still to become a truly pan-Indian party. The Constitution provides for elected governments

Controversy over degree lingers on

03 Apr 2023

A controversy over Narendra Modi’s academic qualifications has pursued him from his early days as the Prime Minister. In a judgment delivered last week, the Gujarat High Court quashed the Central Information Commission’s directive to the Gujarat University to make available copies of relevant documents to those

BRP Bhaskar

Indian journalist with over 50 years of newspaper, news agency and television experience.