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Felt like weeping at the plight of Afghan women

   By Vijay Darda | 26-07-2021 Horrendous atrocities being committed on women and girls in Afghanistan Vijay Darda A short video clip uploaded by an international news channel has shaken me to the core. In that video, a fourteen-fifteen-year-old girl is seen screaming and shrieking. Her parents are begging for mercy but Taliban terrorists are forcibly taking away the girl

Why question fortitude of Congressmen?

   By Vijay Darda | 19-07-2021 Rahul Gandhi says those who are scared are free to leave the party. What does it imply? Vijay Darda Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement that ‘those who are scared should leave the party’ has stirred the hornet’s nest in the political circles. People are analysing why he said that those who are cowards or

Those beats of heart and pat on the cheek!

   By Vijay Darda | 21-11-2022 A noble human being, Dilip Kumar was an apostle of peace and an unmatched ‘Kohinoor’ of acting Vijay Darda Dilip Kumar epitomised two personalities. One was Dilip Kumar and the other Yusuf Khan. Dilip Kumar was completely devoted to his acting career as well as direction and Yusuf Khan was committed to the service

We are soil! Heaven resides in this soil!

   By Vijay Darda | 05-07-2021 In our quest for materialistic progress, we do not even think about the soil from which we are born, to which we will all return Vijay Darda When President Ram Nath Kovind bowed down and applied the soil of his village on his forehead saying that motherland is greater than heaven, it sparked a

All round development only can usher in peace in Valley

   By Vijay Darda | 28-06-2021 The Prime Minister’s initiative on Jammu and Kashmir is welcome. Enough of bloodshed, let us give peace a chance. Vijay Darda I have visited Kashmir Valley a number of times and have travelled the Valley in almost all seasons. Everytime I visited the Valley and saw the implausible beauty nature has endowed it with,

When will you change, when will the country transform?

   By Vijay Darda | 21-06-2021 Milkha Singh wished to see an Indian win Olympic gold medal in athletics Vijay Darda I salute and bow down to the legendary sprinter Milkha Singh who got the sobriquet of Flying Sikh. On his departure, two thoughts come to my mind. First, will we ever see a runner like him again? And the

Politics on Central Vista project unreasonable

   By Vijay Darda | 14-06-2021 A modern building equipped with the latest digital technology replacing the 90-year-old Parliament House is the need of the hour Vijay Darda If we just keep trying to prove Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrong on everything, it will weaken the very existence of the Opposition. The voice of the Opposition will carry weight only

Why is inflation unchecked during pandemic?

   By Vijay Darda | 07-06-2021 From cooking oil to petrol and diesel, the prices are skyrocketing. The government must step in! Vijay Darda The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis might not have left any household without a loss of income! Be it rich or poor? Everyone has been hit. Livelihood of crores of people has been affected. Some have lost their

I’m common man, at least give me right information!

   By Vijay Darda | 31-05-2021 Government claims to achieve total vaccination in the country by December, but statistics tell a different story altogether! Vijay Darda There’s only one question on everyone’s lips: How long will it take for the country to achieve total vaccination? The government is claiming that everyone will be vaccinated by December, but the opposition parties

Time to rein in rapacious hospitals

   By Vijay Darda | 24-05-2021 Doctors and paramedics risked their lives battling pandemic but some hospitals tarnished image of this noble profession Vijay Darda Indian culture elevates medical profession to nobility. The doctor is looked upon as a representative of God. The patients expect compassionate service and humanity from the doctors. During the pandemic, not only doctors but the