By Somrita Ghosh, New Delhi : Children are the worst victims of conflicts, natural or man-made disasters and other social upheavals as they are often rendered abandoned and homeless. Securing a future for children without families is only possible when the government...
By Kushagra Dixit, New Delhi : United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim believes that only India can help itself when it comes to "Beat Plastic Pollution" -- this year's theme of World's Environment Day that the country is hosting -- or to rustle up the finances...
By Sarwar Kashani and V.S. Chandrasekar, New Delhi : A united opposition needs to decide about its leadership "sooner than later" based on "ground realities" to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the next Lok Sabha elections, says senior Congress leader and...
By Nivedita, Noida : Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who has travelled to different countries to fight for children's rights, feels India is going through an "epidemic" situation where no child is safe even inside their houses. This, he says, needs immediate...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : A marriage is not just about the bride and the groom, asserts mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik who has done considerable work on ancient Indian scriptures. In fact, according to him, it has always had a much larger connotation than what is...
By Aparajita Gupta, New Delhi : Amidst death of 13 people and Tamil Nadu government's order shutting down of the 22-year old plant, P. Ramnath, CEO of Sterlite Copper says that "false propaganda dominated over the truth about the company". "We are deeply saddened and...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : After an unprecedented boom in India's publishing industry during the past two decades, many insiders are fearful that it has now reached its saturation point. But the boom is not over, according to David Davidar, who maintains that India...
By Sarwar Kashani and Saket Suman, New Delhi : Former ISI chief, Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani, who has triggered a controversy in Pakistan with a book he co-authored with his once-rival Indian spymaster, says that the army and the intelligence agency of his country have...
By Sarwar Kashani and Saket Suman, New Delhi : At a time when the India-Pakistan border is crackling with persistent gunfire with mounting casualties on both sides, former Indian intelligence chief A.S. Dulat has floated a disruptive proposal - invite Pakistan Army...
Mr Ghulam Peshimam is the Managing Director of Al Samit International, the Manpower Recruitment Consultants, and a social activist; he has very deep experience in social work. Danish Reyaz interviewed him on current political scenario in India; here is an excerpt of...