The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay the uploading of data collected in the recently-concluded Bihar caste-based survey by the Nitish Kumar government is welcome. Those who are opposing it argue that it violates the fundamental right to privacy, by compelling people to reveal their caste, which indeed sounds stupid and also ridiculous. The reason is…
After a long-long time, interesting arguments challenging the apex court’s sharp observations equally appear to have been countered by the defense counsel of the Gujarat state Government in the release of the convicts of the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. Interestingly, the exchange of heated arguments also exposes perceptions as well as interpretations differences between…
With the general elections just eight months away, the Times Now ETG seems to be the first to come out with an opinion poll on possible verdicts set to go in favour of which party or alliance. As usual, the emergence of alliances of Opposition parties in a bid to challenge the rightist Bharatiya Janata…
Finally, the Opposition in its new avatar as Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) seems to have got a stick to beat with the ruling dispensation led by Narendra Modi on graft charges. That the recent Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) report flagged some discrepancies in the database of a centrally sponsored health scheme and the…
India and Pakistan are celebrating their 76th anniversary of Independence from colonial British India. But the wounds and stains while parting between predominant provinces of both the Hindu and Muslim communities are yet to fully heal. It may be difficult to fix blame on any individual or groups for the undoing of unity among these…
The latest government’s order on prescription of even generic drugs mandatory shall be a welcome move. The new order makes it clear that all doctors must prescribe generic drugs, failing which they will be penalised and their licences may even be cancelled. The National Medical Commission (NMC) in its ‘Regulations Relating to Professional Conduct of…
On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three important bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the British era Indian Penal Code (1860), Criminal Procedure Code 1898 (1973), and the Indian Evidence Act (1872). It is a welcome move by the government to get rid of the outdated criminal laws which don’t sync with…
As expected Prime Minister Narendra Modi went ballistic. He deftly used the Lok Sabha to floor the Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) bloc of the Opposition parties during his first 90 of 130 minutes’ response on its no-confidence motion. And, he effectively utilised the Parliament as the launching pad of the National Democratic Alliance…
The attempt of the newly-formed Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) bloc of the Opposition parties to take on the mighty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre appears to have ended in scoring yet another ‘self-goal’ ahead of this year’s assembly and next year’s general elections. Its decision to move…
The recent revelation by The New York Times (NYT) regarding the investigation over the expansionist China’s funding to destabilize nations that pursue democratic practices, has come not as a surprise. It was the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that began investigating the New Delhi-based NewsClick over foreign funding in 2021, well before the last week’s NYT report…
