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February 28, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Lalu in Jail More Politically Relevant Than Lalu Walking Free

Whenever Lalu has to appear before the CBI court in the fodder scam cases or his bail application is rejected, it heralds the end of Lalu as far the...

February 26, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy

Will UP be Free from the Bimaru Tag by Attracting Investors or is it Another Fad of the Yogi Government?

If a substantial chunk of these investment proposals materialises in real terms, after the recently concluded investors’ summit, Uttar Pradesh will leave the ‘Bimaru’ tag far behind. As the...

February 24, 2018
IPA Service
Agriculture, Economy

Policy Experiments May Sabotage Food Self-Sufficiency

The keenness of the BJP-led government runs contrary to its party’s pledge of ‘flourishing agriculture’ taken in its 2014 election manifesto, as well as the government’s own emphasis on...

February 21, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

Modi Government Planning to Abolish NREGA: Beneficiaries Mostly Remained Outside BJP Influence

The BJP was in a denial mode about this social welfare and public works programme, but it refrained from abolishing it. The party chose to use it for its...

February 8, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Taj to Tej and Mahal to Mandir: It is the Ruining Thought that Merits Demolition

Taj Mahotsav or Tej Mahotsav, both are the same things. There is not much difference between Taj and Tej. Our Tej Mandir has been turned into a cremation ground...

December 18, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Exit Polls Predict BJP Victory, AAP questions these Polls

While the News Nation and Today’s Chanakya-News 24 polls predicted the BJP getting a mean of 120 and 135 seats respectively in 182-member Assembly, the Aaj Tak-Axis exit poll...

March 9, 2017
Different Truths News Service
Gender, Special Feature

Beena Lived the Change

They say you need only one person, yourself, to win the battle. And Beena’s journey is a living example of that. Herself being a victim of child marriage, she has...

February 26, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Society

The Culture of Poverty or the Poverty of Culture in UP and Bihar

There are biases and prejudices against the poor. Bhaskar takes two interesting case studies, in Patna, Bihar, and Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, and analyses the cause and effects of poverty,...

January 24, 2017
Different Truths
Crime, Economy, Politics

Inequality: 57 Billionaires hold 58 per cent of the Total Wealth in India

Economist and social scientist, Dr. Bhaskar asks, do we talk about a humane economy or the human face in the economy? It is not rising or falling inequality – it is...

January 17, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

UP in the Lurch; Elections Bring Hope

Assembly elections have been declared in five states. Demonetisation might play a crucial role in Uttar Pradesh. The Samajwadi Party (SP) is caught up in family feud and inner party...

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