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The euphoria of social activism has evaporated. That it lacked staying power was evident early enough when Anna Hazare’s decision to shift his venue of protest from Delhi to Mumbai in December, 2011, exposed the movement’s fragility. In contrast to the surging crowds, which attended Anna’s meetings in the national capital during the summer of that year, large empty spaces were visible in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla complex ground when Anna held his meeting.

Well-wishers of Punjab must have been shocked by the spate of recent worrisome happenings in the state. To mention a few: the promises of ensuring free and fair elections and zero tolerance to corruption and lawlessness have been violated more than kept: a minister -third one- faces allegations of promoting corruption and nepotism; and, the police which is supposed to maintain law and order has itself become law violators by acting at the behest of ruling Akali leaders and their district minions.

In the midst of India’s current slow down in growth, India is said to be the third largest economy in the world. This is what the OECD has put out in its latest review of the global economy. Third largest, mind you, in purchasing power parity terms only.

KOCHI : There is some good news. The official weather forecasting agency, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has confirmed that South West Monsoon has entered Kerala coast in due time on June 1

New Delhi: Padma Shree Dr Avinash Chander took over as Scientific Advisor to Indian Defence Minister and Secretary Defence Research & Development and Director General of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

New delhi: The new Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 released by the Indian Defence Ministry, here on Saturday aims to balance the competing requirements of expediting capital procurement, developing a robust indigenous defence sector and conforming to the highest standards of transparency, probity and public accountability, while laying a strong emphasis on promoting indigenisation and creating a level playing field for the Indian Industry.

There seems to be no end to the theatre of the absurd being enacted by the Congress in the state. In an unedifying spectacle, reputations have been ravaged, dignities dented, and images tarnished. The shenanigans have gone on in utter disregard of the sense of revulsion it has created among the people.

The fear of losing business has gripped Bangladesh. It was interesting to see a New York Times column by Fazle Hasan Abed, one of the most successful long-time fighters against poverty, in the wake of the building collapse which left hundreds dead in several garment factories in the country. It was interesting because he spoke up for local workers, but in exclusion of the fact that they are workers in a global chain of production.

Gross exploitation of tribal people of Bastar over decades has led to building of what has come to be known as the ‘Maoist insurgency.’ It culminated in gruesome killing of 27 Congressmen including as important leaders as Mahendra Karma, Chhattisgarh PCC president Nand Kumar Patel and grievously injuring senior leader V C Shukla. As a matter of fact, almost the entire leadership of the state Congress has been wiped out.

New Delhi: India is committed not only to go ahead with the Nalanda University project in cooperation with donar countries but has also planned development of the tourist circuit covering activities of Lord Buddha.