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The writer is Trinamool's Parliamentary party leader, Rajya Sabha
July 19,2024 08:10:39 AM
Fairer distribution of time between the government and the Opposition needs to be addressed, to uphold the principles of accountability and representative democracy.
Sun, Jul 21, 2024July 04,2024 17:08:33 PM
Before the election results, most would have asked — Awadhesh who? But the SP’s first-time MP from Faizabad will be INDIA bloc candidate for Deputy Speaker
Thu, Jul 11, 2024June 21,2024 08:19:42 AM
This is an opportunity to do away with laws that put the rights of citizens at risk.
Fri, Jun 21, 2024June 07,2024 07:30:04 AM
It revolutionised election communication, with virtual engagement taking the place of large public meetings that are not always feasible in the summer heat.
Fri, Jun 07, 2024May 24,2024 07:15:35 AM
In the heat, dust and rhetoric of elections, let us remind each other not to take ourselves so seriously
Fri, May 24, 2024May 10,2024 08:09:26 AM
As is well known in marketing, you can get someone to buy something once, or even twice, but eventually the consumer will see through you.
Fri, May 10, 2024April 26,2024 09:21:31 AM
Many officials, trained and subscribing to the Sangh ideology, currently work under various union public services.
Fri, Apr 26, 2024April 12,2024 06:50:30 AM
Peaceful protestors were detained and moved to an unknown location, with no explanation offered
Fri, Apr 12, 2024March 29,2024 18:11:03 PM
From employment to Digital India, Nari Shakti and others, the BJP government has yet to fulfil its many promises
Sat, Mar 30, 2024March 14,2024 21:50:18 PM
In more than 60 countries, polls will decide direction of societies ruptured by conflicting ideologies
Fri, Mar 15, 2024March 01,2024 07:55:17 AM
For all its talk, from Shaheen Bagh clampdown to inaction in Manipur, the Modi government has failed the women of India
Fri, Mar 01, 2024February 16,2024 07:07:46 AM
Daily struggles of ordinary men and women do not find a place in the government’s interim Budget Session speech in Parliament
Fri, Feb 16, 2024February 02,2024 06:56:09 AM
Commitments made in past decade find little mention in current Budget Session speech
Fri, Feb 02, 2024January 19,2024 07:07:03 AM
Railways, bridges, tunnels, roads – they are marred by delays and poor quality, while government is elsewhere
Fri, Jan 19, 2024January 05,2024 07:07:53 AM
We are all for reform. But in the name of reform, let us not become more repressive than the colonisers
Fri, Jan 05, 2024December 21,2023 19:25:54 PM
This is the columnist’s first communication since his suspension from the Rajya Sabha. No commentary. Just the facts
Fri, Dec 22, 2023December 08,2023 07:07:17 AM
Some wit in parliamentary debates makes them more robust. Let’s not take ourselves too seriously
Sat, Dec 09, 2023November 24,2023 07:00:31 AM
Stopgap solutions like odd-even usage of car number plates or temporary smog towers will not solve the problem. Long-term national policy interventions are needed
Fri, Nov 24, 2023November 09,2023 17:28:38 PM
Examination of Union government schemes reveals that they are more hype than substance and non-BJP-run states have a better scorecard of implementation
Fri, Nov 10, 2023October 27,2023 07:07:04 AM
The practice of sending parliamentary delegations presented a unique opportunity for capacity-building and engaging with the UN, as also to get an insider’s view of diplomacy. But the BJP has worked to short-circut this since coming to power in 2014
Fri, Oct 27, 2023October 13,2023 07:12:15 AM
It has led to data drought and crackdown on those who bring crucial information to light
Fri, Oct 13, 2023September 29,2023 07:45:35 AM
Rightful wages under MNREGA have been denied to 1.4 crore workers in Bengal. Is anybody listening?
Sat, Sep 30, 2023September 15,2023 07:17:46 AM
My most joyous times in Parliament have been with you. Thank you for the friendships, the bonds and the decency you made space for
Mon, Sep 18, 2023September 01,2023 07:07:04 AM
On the occasion of Mother Teresa's birth anniversary and seven years after her canonisation, some shared moments
Sat, Sep 02, 2023August 17,2023 18:30:24 PM
Digital Personal Data Protection Act can lead to muzzling of voices within the media, civil society and Parliament
Fri, Aug 18, 2023