States

WEAK COURTS AND STRONG EXECUTIVE MARK INDIAN DEMOCRACY The downgrading of the credentials of India’s constitutional democracy has been a subject of severe domestic and global critique in recent times. Nevertheless, the Indian diplomatic…
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COMMUNIST STATE ALSO BOASTS WORLD’S BIGGEST ARMY Few countries in the world have seen a single political party, following a democratic succession system within, enjoying such a long uninterrupted power and political authority as the…
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NEW DELHI SHOULD DO MORE TO HELP ITS NEIGHBOUR’S ECONOMY Chinese president Xi Jinping came to India and had an “informal summit” (the second one after the Wuhan summit last year) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi down south in Mamallapuram…
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The Central Government in the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to continue with the scheme of Modernisation of State Police Force in view of outcry from the States, with renewed vigour and higher allocations. This followed its…
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​As Punjab going for polls early next year,​ ​it​ is set to test the presence of Modi wave .​ Let us not forget, ​the ground​ fact, that AAP had already bagged 4 parliamentary constituencies in the strong presence of Modi and…
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In a state where only 34 per cent women receive ante-natal care and a mere 22 per cent go in for institutional delivery, and where there is a dire need to shore up women’s access to contraception, elected women like Meera, Savitri…
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It’s been a long, tough fight for rights, recognition and respect but, gradually, the transgender community is finally being given the right opportunities to be included in mainstream. It’s been a long, tough fight for rights,…
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Even though it is easily predictable that a Dravida --- in the absence of a non-Dravida --- will be the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in 2016 like always --- as far as memories go back --- it is clear that none of the Dravida…
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For Andhra Pradesh devoid of a proper capital as well as a big commercial city after historic Hyderabad went to Telangana in the bifurcation, organising an investors’ meet is an audacious move in itself. In this backdrop, turning…
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Kerala has a cosmopolitan and composite culture.  It is an integral part of Indian culture.  The rich cultural heritage of Kerala is a synthesis of Aryan and Dravidian cultures developed over millennia under the influence from …
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The state has achieved near universal enrollment. The challenge now is to guarantee learning for every child. Start by letting teachers concentrate on academic work - Even in today’s age of technology, teaching in…
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The Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh conjures up a picture of poverty and backwardness in the minds of most people. The area has lagged behind agriculturally and economically due to its typical geographical terrain and climatic…
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By : Himadrish Suwan This quote from Mahabharata is quite apt and defines the situation well : ‘’When the Gods deal defeat to a person, they first take his mind away, so that he sees things wrongly. Time does not raise a stick and…
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By Soumitra Bose/Mukesh Kumar Sinha Mumbai for all? Hitherto, That’s how it has been. Vasudeiva Kutumbakam or Universal Brotherhood truly synonymous with Mumbaikars. Cosmopolitan Mumbai is how it is synonymous with all over the world.…
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By Soumitra Bose/Mukesh Kumar Sinha  Tamil Maanila Hindu in Tamilnadu Prant (Mamallap, Pondicherry, Madras {now, Chennai}, Thiruchirapalli, Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Rameshwaram) : It is mentioned in the Bhagavat Geeta that Bhakti is born…
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Kind attention Hon’ble Prime Minister What makes Varanasi or Kashi less privileged than Ping Yao – a 14th Century Chinese city; Ouro Preto – a 17th Century Brazilian city; or Grand-Bassan – a late 19th century town of Côte…
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By Soumitra Bose Forward-looking, Inherently Enterprising, pro-Development, India-friendly, For-India-Of-India-By-India imbibing, pragmatic Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar has come to the rescue of more than (so far stuck) 2,000…
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By  Mukesh Kumar Sinha, Bengauru Crucial Food for immediate irretrievable, intractable, irrefutable thought (many in the present Government/s are already into it, they are seriously contemplating on it to avert the social holocaust in…
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