Maldives is the most iconic archipelago in the world: famous for its sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters and called as Tourist “paradise”. With its population of just 345,000, is becoming famous for recruitment of Jihadis to Islamic State (IS), Military Coup, Political uncertainty, the arrest of Supreme Court Judges, Political Activists,[Read More…]
Our Constitution has laid down the maximum strength of Rajyasabha as 250 under Article 80. In this, 238 can be representatives of States & 2 UTs namely NCT of Delhi and Puducherry and Rest 12 can be nominated Members. The present strength of Rajya Sabha, however, is 245, out of[Read More…]
Ajmer North is an Urban Assembly constituency which has around 2Lac Electorates. Sindhi, Rawat Rajputs, Gujjars, Brahmins, SCs – many castes have the presence in this assembly segment. The Constituency has the Sindhi community dominance and Constituency has been represented by nominees of this migrant community since Independence. As per[Read More…]
“An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication[Read More…]
Rajasthan Bypolls for Loksabha Seats Ajmer and Alwar as well as Assembly Seat Mandalgarh were called as Semi-final to the Assembly Elections due the later year 2018. All these 3 seats were with BJP which have been handsomely won by Congress this time. This result is a panacea for State[Read More…]
One of the desirable traits constantly mentioned in the Adarsh Balak (ideal boy) posters is the habit of getting up early in the morning. It was most famously articulated by Benjamin Franklin who said, “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” and the[Read More…]
The word “Haqqani” comes from Darul Uloom Haqqania, a Madrassa in Pakistan attended by Jamaluddin Haqqani founder of this Haqqani Network. The Haqqani family hails from southeastern Afghanistan and belongs to the Mezi Clan of the Zadran Pashtun tribe. Haqqani is believed to have studied in the Dar al-Ulum Haqqaniyaa[Read More…]
At the outset let me begin by saying my fascination to learn the fundamentals of Hinduism is not new nor out of place. I am a devout Seventh Day Adventist who apart from studying the Bible in detail by virtue of it being my own religion, have also completed my[Read More…]
As I sit by the window of my office, perched on the fourth floor of one of Pune’s busiest commercial areas, I observe a little girl around 9 years old in her school uniform, with a packet of chips, run along the newly constructed footpath and as I smile at[Read More…]
Padmavat after name changes and several cuts is finally ready for release but the path has not been easy. The Supreme Court recently ordered in favour of the Padmavat makers and allowed it to screen the film in the four states that had banned it (Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and[Read More…]
Without any further ado, let us all acknowledge that India is going through a socio-political transition that has caught the nation off guard. Narendra Modi is a far from reticent PM; he continues to be a full-time BJP karyakartha, who actively participates in electoral enterprise and crafts his governance in[Read More…]
Cervical cancer, most commonly caused by the sexually transmitted Human Papilloma Virus, (HPV) poses a great risk to the Indian women. Globally it is the fifth most common cancer in humans and second most common cancer for women. In India, it is the most common cancer for women. It is[Read More…]
2017 will be an indelible year for the Bihar polity. The second half in particular, which started with CBI raids at the residence of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, followed by an FIR against the then Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav which eventually culminated into Nitish Kumar calling[Read More…]
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
Who doesn’t like a good laugh every now and again? – The saying that ‘’laughter is the best medicine’’ is absolutely true. The reason for this is that when we laugh, were able to decrease the stress hormones that give us sleepless nights and also complicate our life, our body[Read More…]
If you are a regular on social media, chances are, as November approaches, you would have come across NaNoWriMo, a short form for National Novel Writing Month. It is an annual, global and open for all creative writing platform that encourages the participants to start and complete a 50,000 words[Read More…]
Blue Whale Challenge is a deadly and sinister game that has reportedly claimed the lives of a hundred of teenagers across the world. A couple of days back media reported another teenage suicide in the city of Panchkula, Haryana linked to Blue Whale. His last words, “‘I should just die,[Read More…]
The recently released Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017 by the International Food Policy Research Institute paints a grim picture of a country with the second largest and one of the fastest growing population. India ranks 100 out of 119 countries in GHI, which is worse than its last year rank[Read More…]
Today, on MK Gandhi’s birthday, I analyse his greatest contribution to the Indian nation and its polity – his understanding and practise of the ultimate political weapon that shaped the Indian independence movement and continues to shape the political discourse today – ahimsa or non-violence. Gandhi redefined non-violence not only[Read More…]
Louis XVI in 1787 reminded the Parlement of Paris in vain that it was a mere registering body of royal edicts. Indian Parliament needs no such reminder, for it has, of its own free will, reduced itself to that position. In the Westminster system that we follow, the executive is a creation[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s trip to the United States of America where he interacted with political and business leaders, students, and Non Resident Indians is being largely seen as a success. It has been universally admitted that the young leader spoke with clarity and honesty seldom seen in politics. He was reflexive[Read More…]
Large part of discourse that has centred around critiquing technology has been insistent on one common theme: the death of face to face conversations that are fast and firmly being replaced by digital modes if communication- Skype, Whats App, emails, FaceTime and Facebook etc. Recently a picture surfaced of a[Read More…]
Being a woman is a strong security for me: Gauri Lankesh It was Gauri’s self-confidence two decades back. But.. “Even the stringent opponents of my father cannot fire the same quantum of salvo against me. It is because of the fact that I am a woman. And my womanhood is[Read More…]
When a wealthy and powerful nobleman asks the hand of his neighbour’s youngest daughter, it terrifies her family. While he boasts of a luxurious palace and riches, there is a hitch – all his previous wives have mysteriously disappeared. Yet the girl gets married to him against her will. One[Read More…]
The manner in which the Sunanda affair has been pursued by some sections of the media raises several questions on journalistic ethics and how TRP driven sensationalism coupled with a latent political objective can erode basic norms of fact checking and accurate reporting, which are considered basic to, andessential in,[Read More…]
