Promising - Different Truths

April 12, 2024
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema

Jaya, Swara, and Lara: Three Natural, Versatile Actresses win Hearts of Cine-goers

Smriti profiles three actresses, Jaya Bachchan, Swara Bhaskar, both born on April 9, and Lara Dutta, whose birthday is on April 16. All these three actresses have one thing...

July 26, 2021
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

Empowerment and Wellbeing of African Women

Many cultural customs and traditions infringe on the rights of women and children by subjecting them to abuse, in keeping with Africa’s gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda, and...

February 11, 2021
Mitra Samal
Poem

New Normal

Mitra hankers to return to normal life and the new normal of the pandemic is agonising. An exclusive for Different Truths. For once I forgot about the pandemic, the...

June 25, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Why is Arun Jaitley Wrong on Petrol Tax?

The Narendra Modi government’s oil policy has been so convoluted that it punishes the consumers when international crude oil prices move both ways. When prices go up, the dynamic...

June 20, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, Obituary

Love is Not Love Till you give it Away!

Hemashri pays tribute to a former IAS officer, who was also a pro bono lawyer. His immense love and compassion for others set him apart. In him, she found...

June 11, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

Creamy Layer Turns Messy and Uncanny: Supreme Court Bench Skips Most Contentious Issues

The decision by a vacation bench of the Supreme Court in a case about reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes last week may not have been...

May 29, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Anti-BJP Front Has to Avoid Fate of Janata Party in 1979: Regional Leaders Must Have a National Vision

There is a modicum of truth in Jaitley’s argument that the “chemistry” of a New India will overcome the “arithmetic” of “disparate” political groups because of Narendra Modi’s personal...

May 19, 2018
Arindam Roy
Politics

BS Yeddyurappa Resigns: BJP Fails to Lure MLAs from Congress and JDS to Vote in its Favour

Putting all speculations to an end, BS Yeddyurappa, declared that he was resigning. He did not face the strength of the house. A flash report by Arindam, exclusively for Different...

May 15, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Karnataka Results Show That Modi Magic is Working: Congress Has to Battle Hard for Survival

What helped the BJP the most was undoubtedly Narendra Modi’s continuing popularity and boundless energy. However, the BJP also had the advantage of translating this personal appeal of the...

April 2, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, Politics

Governance Affected by Failed Promises: Can More Jobs Mitigate Our Socioeconomic Woes?

The governance outcomes will remain below par till structural transformation is implemented. The top-down approach has the disadvantage of an overblown apex crushing the little people below. Change, sensitive...

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