Buy Peace From Barrel of a Gun: Rakesh Sinha
Uri’s grim story has hurt 130 crore people of India and the country collectively realised that days of dialogue and diplomacy with Pakistan are over. The RSS, Jan Sangh and later the BJP have never been unambiguous in their reading of Pakistan. Its very creation was based on the narrative of deconstruction of democracy, secularism, and indivisible civilisational history...
Islamic Madrassas, Funding And The Government
Imagine rooms in madrassas full of young boys dressed in traditional attire -- the kurta pajama and skull cap -- busy learning nuances of the faith. Rocking their little bodies in rhythm, they recite the Quran and commit it to memory. Now, imagine that these Islamic seminaries exist only on paper. An ongoing inquiry which Department of School Education ordered...
Special Rail Budget Becomes History, To Be Merged With General Budget
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposals of ministry of finance reforms relating to merger of railway budget with the general budget, advancement of the date of Budget presentation from the last day of February to the 1st of February and merger of plan and the non-Plan classification in the budget and accounts. All these changes will be put into...
Delhi’s 7 Race Course Road Renamed As Lok Kalyan Marg
The Prime Minister's residential address will now be 7 Lok Kalyan Marg and not the famous 7 Race Course Road with the authorities today approving the renaming of the iconic British-era road in posh Lutyens' Delhi. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal....
ఆమ్నెస్టీ దివాళాకోరుతనం!
ఆమ్నెస్టీ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ ఒక ఎన్‌జివో. లండన్‌లో 1961లో ఒక ఆంగ్ల కార్మిక న్యాయవాది పీటర్ బెనిసన్ దీన్ని ప్రారంభించాడు. పోర్చుగల్‌లో నాటి నేతల మానవహక్కుల ఉల్లంఘనను ఉటంకిస్తూ ప్రతిరోజు ఏదో ఓ చోట ప్రజలపై పాలకులు జరుపుతున్న దౌర్జన్యాలను నిరసిస్తూ ఆయన ఆంగ్లపత్రికలలో వ్యాసాలు రాసేవాడు. అదే కొందర్ని మేల్కొల్పింది. బెనిసన్‌కు కొందరు సహచరులు అనుచరులు లభించారు. కొయింబ్రాకు చెందిన ఇద్దరు విద్యార్థులు వెలిబుచ్చిన అభిప్రాయాలతో ఏకీభవించని పోర్చుగల్ ప్రభుత్వం వారిని నిర్బంధించింది. నాటి ప్రభు త్వం కమ్యూనిస్టులను వ్యతిరేకించేది. ఆ దేశ...
India Slams UN Human Rights, Says ‘Ambiguities’ In Its Governance
In yet another sharp rebuff to the UNHCHR's reference to Jammu and Kashmir, India today said it was concerned at "persisting ambiguities" in the UN body's governance and asserted that the violence in the state was "choreographed" from across the border. Hitting out at Pakistan, India also emphasised that it has shared evidence of terrorists who came across the border...
You Broke It, You Fix It
In the past fortnight, there have been two important developments that have had a direct bearing on the relationship between the judiciary on the one hand and the legislature and executive on the other. The first was the refusal by Justice J Chelameswar to attend a meeting of the Supreme Court collegium, citing the lack of transparency in the...
Organic Farming Is Milking the Environment
“Milking the environment is Hindu life style not killing in the name of development. Keeping this in view, it is time to reconnect our society towards organic farming for healthy and prosperous nation,” said Sri Kacham Ramesh, Madhyakshetra Boudhik Pramukh of RSS, on the occasion of “Farmers Day” celebrations organised by Bhartiya Kisan Sangh Telangana in Hyderabad on 11th...
The Cultural War Against Hinduism
We can expect this cultural war against Hinduism to become more pronounced in the future. A long-term vision and deep strategy is required— an unwavering determination to deal with an ongoing global clash of cultures. Hinduism has the oldest, most profound and many-sided culture in the world. This vast Hindu culture is rooted in the village customs of the common people...
9-year Old Librarian Educates Kids In Her Slum
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, a perfect example of this powerful quote by Nelson Mandela has been manifested by Muskaan Ahirwar, a class three student from a slum area of Bhopal is the best example of this. “I am very happy. My parents and my friends are also extremely happy. I...
