Category: Editorials

Non-serious approach over air pollution is dangerous

  By Vijay Darda | 07-05-2018 Will the Indian government wake up from its slumber after the latest report of World Health Organisation? The latest report of the World Health Organisation on pollution in our country comes as no surprise to me. I keep touring the world and naturally know how serious the problem of pollution is. WHO analysed the

To compete, India needs to be economically strong

  By Vijay Darda | 30-04-2018 The informal summit between Chinese President and Indian Prime Minister is a welcome move, for parleys alone can lead to a thaw in relationship Eminent poet Nida Fazli has penned a wonderful couplet: Dushmani lakh sahi Khatm na kije rishta Dil mile ya na mile Haath milate rahiye! Personally, I share the sentiments expressed

Those who preach hatred must be taught a lesson

  By Vijay Darda | 23-04-2018 Politics has plunged the nation into useless issues; for votes they are playing with democracy Maikhane se  Puchha Aaj Itna Sannata Kyon Hai? Maikhana Bola- Lahu ka daur hai sahib Ab sharab kaun  pita hai? (Why is the tavern so desolate? When people are thirsty of blood, who cares for wine) Someone has sent

Rapists have no right to live

  By Vijay Darda | 16-04-2018 Inhuman brutality inflicted on an eight-year-old girl sends chills down the spine. Incidents of rape are disgrace to the country. It is so horrifying that an 8-year-old girl belonging to a nomadic tribe was kidnapped and brutally gang-raped for seven days and later murdered in the Kathua region of Jammu. But instead of hunting

Cyber attack will destroy us if we don’t take steps

  By Vijay Darda | 09-04-2018 In this age of technology, foolproof cyber security is imperative, for India too is the target of cyber criminals! This is an era of technology and almost all the documents are stored in the computer and are sent from one place to another through the Internet when necessary. From individuals to small companies, big

Is our education system under mafia control?

  By Vijay Darda | 02-04-2018 Several gangs are involved in leaking question papers of examinations across the country, but the government is unable to rein them in! Students all over the country are fuming with anger. The way question papers of the examinations are being leaked one after the other, the students and parents feel highly traumatised. They have

For 200 crore users Mark Zuckerberg is the culprit!

  By Vijay Darda | 26-03-2018 Mere apology will not do, for data theft from Facebook is indicative of the beginning of an unforeseen threat to the whole world Whenever you visit someplace, you waste no time updating your Facebook status and uploading your new photographs. Normally too, you keep sharing your thoughts on this platform. You keep counting how

Will this ‘Sanjeevani’ rejuvenate Opposition?

  By Vijay Darda | 19-03-2018 Victory in by-polls has come as a ray of hope for the Opposition but the path for its unity will be no bed of roses! The back-to-back debacles suffered by the BJP in the by-polls have certainly come as a ray of hope for the opposition parties. Opposition parties feel that the common man

Will dictator Kim Jong-un listen to Donald Trump?

  By Vijay Darda | 12-03-2018 There is hidden political shrewdness in the proposed talks between the two, spewing venom against each other The world is constantly worried over the extremely bitter relationship between the US and North Korea. Both are nuclear-armed countries. The US President Donald Trump has been continuously threatening that he will destroy North Korea if it

Neglect of regional language is dangerous

  By Vijay Darda | 05-03-2018 Non availability of Marathi translation of the governor’s address is surprising; language is associated with our culture and esteem A serious incident happened last week. On the first day of the Budget Session of the Maharashtra Legislature, immediately after governor C Vidyasagar Rao’s joint address to both the Houses in English, the Marathi translation