Category: Editorials

A battle between truth & falsehood

  By Vijay Darda | 18-11-2019 People stand confused as to why this battle over power-sharing broke out despite giving a clear mandate? According to our mythology, the Mahabharat battle ended on 18th day after its breakout. However, the battle for power in Maharashtra could not come to an end even after 18 days after the declaration of results. The

Neither victory nor defeat, let communal harmony prevail

  By Vijay Darda | 10-11-2019 Faith no doubt is important for us, but even more important for all of us is our country The moment for which we all waited for years has finally arrived. A legal dispute being contested for more than 134 years, has finally been decided by the Supreme Court of the country. The Constitution Bench

Cybercrime no less than terrorism

  By Vijay Darda | 04-11-2019 India is second in the world in terms of internet users, but it is far behind vis-a-vis cyber security The news that the debit and credit cards of 1.3 million Indians are available for sale on a site on ‘Dark Web’ in itself is bizarre and worrisome. It is obvious that only cyber criminals

Cong was nowhere to be seen in poll battle

  By Vijay Darda | 27-10-2019 In Maharashtra, the Congress had neither planning nor the will to contest elections; the party candidates won on their own strength Ever since I became politically savvy, I have not seen such an election when Congress simply gave up without even a struggle. Congress did not fight in this election. It had neither planning nor

Your participation paramount in the festival of democracy

  By Vijay Darda | 21-10-2019 We should consider why Maharashtra does not figure among the top states in the country in terms of voting percentage Whenever polling day arrives, I remember Shyam Saran Negi ji. Negi ji is a resident of a village named Kalp in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency and Kinnaur Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh. He is

Friendship with China okay but what about trust!

  By Vijay Darda | 14-10-2019 Dragon is interested in our large consumer market, but its investment in our country is still mere 0.5 per cent Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu had been the historical port for trade between India and China in ancient times. So when the Chinese president Xi Jinping and our Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent two days

Our festivals true examples of national integration

  By Vijay Darda | 07-10-2019 We are proud that no other country in the world celebrates more festivals than us. Every festival has some message! First of all, let me greet you on the occasion of Navratri and Dussera which symbolise the victory of the good over evil. May your life be filled with strength and you continue to

Growing Indian influence in America

  By Vijay Darda | 30-09-2019 Narendra Modi demonstrated an amazing grip in Houston, launched Trump for re-election & stunned the world While Narendra Modi was waiting for the US President Donald Trump at the event of the American-Indian community in Houston, many Indians felt that our Prime Minister was being made to wait. The general feeling was that Trump

Burgeoning population at the core of our problems

  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 to becoming the most populated country in the world. At

Civility must not be sacrificed while practising hostilities

  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 channels is deteriorating fast. Especially in these days of tension