The latest WikiLeaks cable which has revealed the U.S. Consulate’s advice to the Obama administration to ‘cultivate’ Mamata Banerjee – proves beyond doubt that the U.S. is meddling in the internal affairs of our country.  The American distaste to the Left parties in India is well known and the U.S. administration would find Mamata as its latest arsenal to topple the 33-year long Left government in West Bengal.  But the scepticism expressed in the cable whethe...

Earth Day in 2011 is being observed. We being a responsible citizen should act and promote its message of preserving the earth’s natural environment. It’s time to pledge to commit one act of green, whether it is of tree plantings, switching off the lights and replacing the old one with CFL or doing laundry with cold water, and much more. This action of green will not only save your money in terms of gas and mileage on your vehicle. So, let’s try the following simple actions:...

Though many voices were raised against Narendra Modi alleging his role in the killing of Muslims in 2002, they were never heeded. Now that a top cop of Gujarat has implicated Modi in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court as having deliberately restrained the law and order machinery from stopping the massacre, one hopes the apex court will render justice to the relatives of the victims. Kudos to Mr. Sanjiv Bhatt! I hope those praising Modi as an able administrator will now introspect.

It refers to the ongoing discussion if Prime Minister should be covered by Lokpal Bill or not. In the present blackmail era of alliance politics, even a notorious one like Madhu Koda can become Prime Minister. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that Prime Minister must be brought under purview of Lokpal Bill, a view also favoured by present Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his predecessor Atal Behari Vajpayee.

However there should be simultaneous working on three other bills als...