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Need to transform Indian Railways

  By Vijay Darda | 04-09-2017 Financial condition has worsened, there is no money to change unsafe tracks and around 1.22 lakh posts in safety category are vacant When India’s first passenger train between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane was flagged off on April 16, 1853, there were only 400 people on board and three engines named Sahib, Sindh and

Playgrounds needed to save children from killer game

  By Vijay Darda | 28-08-2018 The internet game known as Blue Whale Challenge has perturbed the world and India is not untouched too! It is believed that the blue whale comes to the seashore to die or commit suicide. In the name of this blue whale, a Russian student Philipp Budeikin has created the ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ game. This

Why are children’s lives so cheap?

  By Vijay Darda | 21-08-2017 As usual, the country will forget the inglorious chapter of Gorakhpur deaths but the question will continue to haunt! Some four years back, there was a huge hue and cry when 35 children died within five days at BC Roy Hospital in Kolkata. Four years later, hardly anyone remembers that incident! At that time,

Cacti of challenges in our garden of freedom

  By Vijay Darda | 14-08-2017 There is no doubt that India has made a lot of progress in the last 70 years but the goal is far from achieved yet! Just a few hours hence we will be celebrating 70th anniversary of India’s independence. Of course, being a citizen of a free country is a great privilege for all

Global escalation is a warning bell

  By Vijay Darda | 07-08-2017 The US, Russia and China are engaged in proving their supremacy The continuation of atmosphere of tension between different countries is nothing new. Many countries are also fighting against each other. In many countries of the world, civil war-like situation is prevailing, but some of them have brought about reconciliation and the situation has

Foundation of unity of Opposition shaken

  By Vijay Darda | 31-07-2017 Nitish Kumar was the greatest hope for opposition in the next Lok Sabha elections, but the BJP took him away! Signs had started appearing long back that the distance between Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi is reducing and the bonhomie with the NDA is growing. The whole country was realising this situation, but those

Kovind will not become a rubber stamp President

  By Vijay Darda | 24-07-2017 After reaching the constitutional post, no person belongs to any party, but to the entire nation It is undisputable that a person associated with Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh has reached the country’s highest office for the first time. In such a situation, it is natural for those who do not agree with the ideology of

Nobody gains anything from war!

  By Vijay Darda | 17-07-2017 More than one crore people of Syria became refugees; after Aleppo, Mosul city also fell into ruin First the story of Iraq..! Just three years ago, a man from the Islamic State Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi declared himself the Khalifah of the world from Mosul city of Iraq. Earlier, he occupied a large part of

India’s emergence as star player in a changed world!

  By Vijay Darda | 10-07-2017 India is shaping its foreign policy in such a manner that it should also be in the driver’s seat..! If we look at India in terms of population, then one sixth part of the world resides in India. As a consumer market, India is one of the fastest growing countries. In space science, it

It is not India of 1962, Mr Jinping!

  By Vijay Darda | 03-07-2017 The Dragon is showing dangerous intentions on the border in Sikkim, but it should understand that India is no longer a weak nation To understand the latest controversy between India and China, first take a look at the eastern part of India’s map. You will see a thin strip from the Siliguri area of