Will RTI Act become a Toothless Tiger?
RTI Act was passed in the year 2005. Consequent to this, the citizens of the country have been vested with the power to obtain any information related to governance and…
Law & Policy
The EWS quota wrench in the ‘Idea of India’ process
In 2019, the Narendra Modi government announced a 10% quota for “EWS – Economically weaker sections” by passing the 103rd Constitution Amendment which introduced Article 15(6) education and Article 16(6)…
Development or Desecration? : Puri – A live example
The systematic destruction of Hindu religious institutions which has happened under the secular raj – which is nothing but a continuation of the British raj by brown sahibs – is…
Police personnel suspended on torture allegations after recovering Love Jihad victim – Assam
There is tension in Assam’s Darrang district after a Hindu girl abducted by a married Muslim man was recovered by police. The three sisters of the accused, Rofiqul, have alleged…
Aimed at removing Bangladeshi infiltrators, the NRC is claiming Bengali Hindu lives more
The NRC (National Register of Citizens) was first created in 1951 as a register containing names of all genuine Bharatiya citizens. Since 2013, under the strict monitoring and supervision of…
The Hoax Called Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – 2: Panchatantra and Kautilya
In the previous part, we had gleaned through Hitopadesha to understand the message of the ancient Acharya of politics about ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’, encapsulated in a pair of satirical fables. Far…
After Award-Wapsi, it’s time for Naukri-Wapsi drama by Nehruvian bureaucracy
After the ‘Award Wapsi’ drama, which incidentally turned out to be an utter flop, during the first term of PM Modi led NDA government by a select group of so…
The Hoax Called Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – 1: Hitopadesha
ayaM nijaH paroveti gaNanA laghu-chetasAM udAra charitAnAM tu vasudhaiva kuTumbhakaM [“This is my own and that a stranger” – is the calculation of the narrow-minded For the magnanimous-hearts however, the…
Thanjavur Catholic diocese stops residential society from building temple, celebrating Independence day
The Catholic church has stopped residents of a society in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu from building a Ganesh temple on a piece of land allocated for community use. They also managed…
“हिंदू एक मस्जिद में भी पूजा कर सकते हैं” : राम मंदिर मामले की सुनवाई के दौरान जस्टिस डी वाई चंद्रचूड़
न्यायमूर्ति डी वाई चंद्रचूड़ ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में टिप्पणी की है कि हिंदू उस जगह पर पूजा कर सकते हैं जहां नमाज पढ़ी जाती है, क्योंकि हिंदुओं में पूजा आखिरकार…