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By Arun Srivastava Going for the Congress in Bihar does not appear to be tough. The February 3 Jana Akansha Rally of Congress held after 28 years at Patna’s Gandhi maidan made it explicit that Congress has gained considerable ground in the state in the recent months and is...
By Amulya Ganguli Although Arun Jaitley has not been in the pink of health, he is still an indefatigable blogger for the BJP. With the use of catchy phrases such as “manufactured dissent” for those who returned their awards, to the “lies, short-lived lies and now further lies” of...
By Indira Jaising WHAT began with an attack on the powers of the Delhi government to govern in accordance with the Constitution, has ended with an attack on the West Bengal government to govern in accordance with the Constitution. The NDA government at the Centre appears to think that...
By Kalyani Shankar The regional parties will be the king-makers in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. Even the New York Times on Sunday pointed out, “Most analysts believe neither Mr. Modi’s party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, nor the Indian National Congress Party will win an outright majority. That means...
By John Wojcik Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who came to the Trump administration from the Tea Party wing of the Republicans, has announced that the president is suspending U.S. participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and is beginning the process of total U.S. withdrawal in six months....
By Dr Arun Mitra The Lancet, one of the most credible medical journals took up the challenge to study the dietary patterns around the world and then come up with recommendations for a healthy diet. It formed an EAT Lancet Commission for the purpose which had 37 members...
By Arun Srivastava Like its interim budget, which not only echoes the government’s recklessness more than its desperation, the Modi government is contemplating to come out with an interim national sample survey of employment to impress upon the electorates that there has been significant and substantial job creation under...
By K R Sudhaman It is really unfortunate that after three years of fiscal prudence, the Narendra Modi government has indulged in profligacy in the interim budget 2019, apparently with an eye on general elections in April and May, which is not good for the economy, already witnessing strained...
Centre ordered to furnish details of detention centres in Assam – The Supreme Court while hearing a petition highlighting inhuman treatment of immigrants in detention centres in Assam, ordered the Central Government to furnish details of such centres. Further, the Centre has to report as to how many of...
By Amritananda Chakravorty In the last few months, not a single day goes by when the Central Government has not violated constitutional norms, or not targeted human rights defenders or dissenters. 2nd February, 2019 was no exception. The Pune Police arrested the well-known dalit rights activist and public intellectual,...