By Vijay Darda | 23-09-2019 Though second most populated at the moment, India may soon become most populous country in the world It is really surprising that the country which started the family planning programme in 1952 has failed to curb the population graph and is now very close
By Vijay Darda | 16-09-2019 The unrestrained language of news channels of the two countries at a time of heightened tension between India and Pakistan is worrying I rarely watch TV news channels because of my preoccupations, but whenever I do, I feel that the language of Hindi news
By Vijay Darda | 09-09-2019 There is no need to feel disheartened, hurdles pave the way to success, we will soon touch the Moon Though we might not have attained the outcome we were expecting from Chandrayaan-2, yet we must not call this campaign an unsuccessful one. Chandrayaan-2 covered
By Vijay Darda | 02-09-2019 The party which once epitomised India has fallen by the wayside today and it is also hamstrung by lack of passion for rejuvenation The Ganesh festival brings a new energy every year. It is not only a festival of devotion but is also the
By Vijay Darda | 26-08-2019 Jobs are declining ceaselessly due to economic slowdown and unemployment is at 45-year high In my column last week, I had briefly referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in relation to ‘wealth creator’. I had written that the wealth creators, that is the
By Vijay Darda | 19-08-2019 After one nation, one Constitution, one flag and one tax, a step towards one election now! Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fulfilled the dream of one nation, one Constitution and one nation, one flag. Jammu and Kashmir has neither separate Constitution nor flag now. Both
By Vijay Darda | 12-08-2019 Historic, brave and long-awaited step by Modi-Shah duo for Jammu and Kashmir I am fully supportive of the decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government on Jammu and Kashmir and which have been passed by the Parliament of the country. The valley has been
By Vijay Darda | 05-08-2019 On the Unnao rape case, the Chief Justice of India observed: ‘What is going on in this country?’ The Unnao rape case and subsequent happenings are not just a crime story. This story is the story of a shabby system where a domineering MLA
By Vijay Darda | 29-07-2019 Composite Water Management Index report is frightening; ground water will be zero in 21 cities next year By making public the report of the Composite Water Management Index 2018, the Niti Aayog has opened the eyes of the whole country. Dreadful picture of the
By Vijay Darda | 22-07-2019 Our ISRO is producing one wonder after another and the day is not far when an Indian will land on the Moon! When many people in India stayed awake on July 15 to see the Chandrayaan-2 blast off into space, I was in Austria and