With the Allahabad High Court’s ruling on whether to go ahead with conducting a scientific survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) slated for Thursday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s off-the-cuff-suggestion during a TV interview has sparked off an interesting row. Although, neither Yogi per se nor his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government…
Well, the 21 members of Parliament (MPs) of the multi-party Opposition delegation has visited the strife-torn north-eastern state of Manipur. Despite a mild criticism from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, MPs of the 16 Opposition parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) bloc completed their two-day visit,…
The recent report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asking for banning smartphones from schools points to the dangers of introducing technology to young minds. This should be a welcome proposal, that too in a nation like India, where the younger population is more, to prevent its adverse impact, like restlessness,…
While the Centre’s request to reconsider its earlier decision on the extension of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure, the Supreme Court judges asked the Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta whether there are no other competent officers in the department to replace him. The poser is sharp and clear over the Lordship’s apprehensions on…
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre seems to have set the tone for next year’s electoral battle. This was evident from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement at the inauguration of the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday. He assured to make the country…
The monsoon session of Parliament appears to be yet another washout. A determined and unrelenting Opposition wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response in what it describes as ‘genocide’ against the tribal Kuki community in Manipur. But, can they substantiate their serious charge and gain any political mileage in the upcoming state and the next year’s Lok…
With the elections just a few months away, the sensational ‘Red Diary’ episode seems to have put the Ashok Gehlot-headed Congress government in Rajasthan on the mat. Rajendra Gudha, whom Gehlot fired as a minister on Saturday, waved a red-coloured diary in the House claiming that it contained information on questionable financial transactions, which resulted…
The gaming sites, which are 45 in total across India, are posing a challenge to the security agencies as well as the concerned state governments, as more and more youngsters, especially school- and college- going, are falling prey to them. Although, the Centre has made a draft regulation for these websites in January 2023, they…
The demand for social justice in all and sundry institutions may be justified. But, can ‘merit’ be overlooked to implement reservations is a disturbing question. The latest demand of the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s demand for consideration of reservations even in the appointment of judges indeed appears to many as the most dangerous…
The much-awaited statement has come from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation in Manipur. The brief remark was made outside the Parliament yesterday in his usual or customary few minutes before the monsoon session begins. Usually, such brief statements before the sessions are just appeals to the Opposition and treasury members not to lose…
