By K Raveendran The disgraceful incident in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara in which a man ‘auctioned’ his daughters to repay his debt is a social evil that manifests in similar occurrences in parts of northern India from time to time. The incident attracted widespread condemnation and lowered the prestige of India...
By Sushil Kutty Five years back in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the BJP and the Congress were face to face and people were asking the question “what does Gujarat and Himachal mean for the two national parties? In 2017, Aam Aadmi Party was limited to Delhi and nobody thought...
By Prabir Purkayastha The Morbi pedestrian suspension bridge over the Machchhu River collapsed on October 30, leading to the confirmed death of 141 persons and injuries to more than 100. In this column, I will not repeat what is widely known regarding one of the worst bridge disasters in...
By Dr. Soma Marla Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, GOI (GEAC) has permitted on October 18 the environmental release of genetically-modified (GM) mustard. Being the first food crop, the studies by expert question the environmental and biosafety as well as human health risks associated with hasty government approval. Gory experience...
By Rahil Nora Chopra A reshuffle will take place among the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office-bearers, expected after Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections get over. Seemingly, one section of senior Congress leaders wants Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to have a place in the AICC headquarter. The grapevine is...
By Sankar Ray Mystery surrounds the failed assassination attempt on the erstwhile Prime Minister of Pakistan and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan on the seventh day of his protest march on Thursday afternoon demanding snap elections after being forced from office in April this year. He...
By Varsha Ramesh Article 32 is said to be the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution; it acts as a safeguard for all the other fundamental rights. However, it does not have indefinite jurisdiction – it is limited to fundamental rights, as demonstrated by the existence of Articles...
By Amiad Horowitz It appears likely that the criminally corrupt former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be returning to power, despite being under criminal indictment. On Tuesday, Israelis cast their votes in the fifth national election in three years. The more than 4.5 million Palestinians who live...
By Nitya Chakraborty India’s first Nobel Prize winner in Economics Prof: Amartya Sen has stepped into 89 on November 3 this year. It has been a long innings for him as a proactive global intellectual who has made deep impact on the thoughts of the thinking world wide apart...
By Sushil Kutty If nobody has noticed, Wayanad Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi speaks in riddles and then walks away from them as if it was malarkey, meaningless talk, which made no difference to the task at hand, i.e., Opposition unity, and divesting the BJP of power, both...