Pankaj Vohra

Centre must intervene in Manipur without further Delay

July 22, 2023

The situation in Manipur continues to be deteriorating on a daily basis, and for some odd reason, the Centre has decided to allow things to remain as they are. After the admission of Chief Minister N.Biren Singh on a prominent television channel, that there were innumerable number of cases of...

Fire in Delhi’s Multi Storey Building should be a wake-up call for NCR

July 17, 2023

On Saturday, a fire that broke out on the ninth floor of a multi-storyed building on Barakhamba Road near Connaught Place, should serve as a wake-up call for authorities in the entire National Capital Region, including parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Although there was no loss of life reported...

Capital Shame as Post-Flooding, Epidemic Threat Looms Large

July 15, 2023

Many Chief Ministers from Sheila Dikshit to Arvind Kejriwal, have in their over enthusiasm, tried to compare the National Capital with several prominent cities of the world. However, what is evident is that successive governments have failed completely in providing a robust infra-structure that can deal with natural calamities. A...

Smart Cities and Unsmart Administrators

July 10, 2023

The manner in which life has come to a virtual standstill in almost the entire National Capital Region following a heavy downpour over the weekend, is a reflection on the kind of administration which is in place. This needs to be clearly understood that if the road ahead is to...

India warns Western governments to rein in Khalistanis

July 8, 2023

The External Affairs Ministry has cautioned several western governments that activities by pro-Khalistani elements in their respective countries cannot be construed as an expression of free speech and freedom. It was pure and simple unlawful action. Therefore, these people who were creating trouble and have threatened to kill Indian diplomats...

NCP ‘Dissidents’ have Sharad Pawar’s blessings

July 4, 2023

The Maharashtra crisis may have taken political circles by surprise, but it is evident that what is happening in the state is the outcome of a series of developments, which also indicate the active involvement of former Chief Minister and strongman, Sharad Pawar. It is a well-known fact that Pawar...

TN Governor R.N. Ravi violates Constitutional Propriety

July 3, 2023

By overstepping his jurisdiction by an act of Constitutional impropriety, Tamil Nadu Governor, R.N.Ravi, has evidently lost the right to continue in his position. Ravi had on Thursday dismissed tainted DMK minister V. Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate earlier. A few hours later, after the State...

Rahul’s Manipur visit upsets BJP, focuses on Explosive Situation

July 1, 2023

Manipur continues to burn with no immediate possibility of a long-term solution, and fresh violence being reported from different parts during the past 48 hours. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who has also now been toying with the idea of commencing the second phase of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from...

Emergency, a blot on Indian democracy

June 26, 2023

On Monday, it will be 48 years since the dreaded internal emergency was promulgated by the then Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi, which many contemporary historians consider as one of the darkest chapters in the recent history of this country. The declaration entailed suspension of basic human rights and...

Needless controversy over Gandhi Peace Award to Gita Press

June 24, 2023

There appears to be no reason why such a huge controversy has cropped up over the decision to present the Gandhi Peace Prize to the 100-year-old Gita Press, which has perhaps published more books than any other publishing house in this country. The award is to mark the centenary of...

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