2015

Indian Constitution though abolished “Untouchables”. But in reality it is still prevalent very much in our modern society. Occupations such as sweeping, scavenging, leatherwork are still the monopoly of Dalits. Nearly 140 forms of work…

With Japanese Prime Minister Shinze Abe officially committing “Japan and India share basic values that is why ensuring all sorts of coordination between the two nations in every field will be critically important for Asia and the world in…

Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he will be taking two months of paternity leave after the birth of his daughter, BBC reported. His announcement on the timeline received positive messages of encouragement, while…

Amid the noise of the opposition, the Narendra Modi government has taken an appropriate step to ease relationship with Pakistan. It is a strong statement even as terrorist activities grow in that troubled state. It is virtually…

Local activists say moves by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government against the global environmental group are aimed at stifling legitimate India has cut off international funding for the local branch of Greepeace and…

The special sitting of Parliament to commemorate Ambedkar only saw parties try to score brownie points. Opposition must realise that the people are tiring of confrontational politics. At a time when India is making rapid…

That Poshchim Bongo is now “pooropooreeprogoteer moddey pooropooree agroshor ebong neerontor oonnoteer moddey ontorgoto” is fully evident from the irrepressible West Bengal Mookkho Montree Momotaa “Didi” Banerjee’s ‘full grip’ in…

Be Alert about the Game Plan of opposition do not get provoked and fall prey to their tactics and expose the disinformation Campaign – Shri Venkaiah Naidu in BJP Parliamentary Party Meet   The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shri…

India’s juvenile justice laws have been under the scanner in recent weeks, with many activists and women’s rights groups arguing that the law is too lenient for those being prosecuted for crimes including murder and rape. The…

The rhetoric about ‘Intolerance’ has definitely streams in a very selective manner in India. In past months serious attempts have been made to paint the image of the country in a negative colour just because of few stray incidents…

Bloggers and activists say no one who dares to express their thoughts, let alone raise their voice in Bangladesh is safe. About two years ago, Asif Mohiuddin, 31, was on his way to office in an upscale Dhaka neighbourhood when…

For the first time in the Indian Media, it is being reported : HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION is more “Hindu” than ‘Hindu(s/ism) in Hindu-birthland India as they proudly say there “Hum Garv Se Kaha Raje Hain, Garv Se Palan Kar Rahe…

India despite the threat of a severe economic crisis due to climate change, has taken the most inclusive stand at the conference of parties (CoP-21) at Paris. Prime minister Narendra Modi’s stern warning to the affluent countries…

(Event report by Dr Siddharth Gupta & Prateek Jain) India’s fiesta “COMIC CON 2015” vivaciously attracted gentry of cosplayers, animated characters at NSIC grounds at Okhla, New Delhi. The three day event (4th -6th December; 2015)…

Judge Yourself…The Reason of Intolerance. This is the apt heading for the Doyen of “2015 Intolerance” spearheading Intolerance Lobby in India. The doyen is Nayantara Sahgal, niece of the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal…

(Insidious) Intolerance --- That’s irrepressible, indomitable, insatiable, instantaneous, indistinct, indispensable, inequitable, indulgent, indivisible, indomitable, infamy, inexpressive, inflexible, ingenuous, ingenious, ingratiating,…

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 …

“ The great problem in this world is intolerance . Everyone is  intolerant of each other “ --- Princess Diana Provoking Unrest – India a country of bans , strikes and bandhs . Writers returning awards , celebrities…

The government remains the best employer. The seventh pay commission increase of salaries by 23.5 per cent testifies it. It benefits approximately two crore people – less than two per cent of the population - working with the…

The much-hyped creation of 50 world-class stations on Indian Railways is yet to take off. It is still mostly at study stage and mired in various knotty teething problems. First announced by the then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in…

Rahul Gandhi gratuitously broke the cardinal rule of cross-examination and became easy meat on social media and some television screens. But Rahul is not a trial lawyer. He was not in a courtroom. Neither was he…

Hard work and success are two sides of same coin . There is no doubt that scientific advances depend not only on new ideas, conceptual leaps and paradigm shifts, but also to a large extent on technological advances that make these…

It is time for Reserve Bank to raise interest rates, particularly on deposits, to save the investors. Industry, which has misled the government in 2008 and subsequent years, has no case for demanding another “incentive” – subsidy…

          At a time --- literally, now --- when the country’s oldest, eldest political party, 130-year-old Congress is literally tottering, veritably croaking, easily collapsing, even fragmenting facing all-round unpopularity in…

High unaffordable prices, endless wait, incomplete houses and unprofessional attitude is leading the Indian real estate losing people’s trust. It is affecting the economy in many ways. The worst sufferers are public sector banks…