The real heroes emerging out of the coronavirus situation are several state governments. Long before the central government plunged into action, many state governments had undertaken various preventive measures to halt the spread of the virus. The states of Kerala, Maharashtra, and Delhi need a special mention for their early efforts to curb the virus …
While schools, colleges, examinations, business meetings, social and cultural gatherings are cancelled or postponed, the horse-trading of MLAs continues in Madhya Pradesh. While the medical practitioners and sanitation workers are courageously battling to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus, a recently retired Chief Justice of India took his oath as a Rajya Sabha member. .In …
The lessons for Congress party from Jyotiraditya Scindia’s exit episode are simple and straightforward. A leader, who has been very close to Rahul Gandhi and was sharing charge of Uttar Pradesh with Priyanka Gandhi until recently, developed a deep sense of uselessness about whatever he was doing or not doing in the grand old party. …
The BJP leadership, which is over-sensitive about the subject of election victories, and is fully aware of who delivers the ruling party its electoral dividends, obviously chose not to disappoint the perpetrators of violence. If violence could only be stopped after 96 hours, it is entirely possible for the union government to control it within …
Engagement with diverse ideas, acceptability of different tactics, and broader unity against the hegemony of fascist ideas are the need of the hour. The Aam Adami Party’s epic victory in the Delhi assembly elections is a validation of the work undertaken by the Kejriwal government in this half-state. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s resounding defeat, on …
Is the preservation and strengthening of democracy an objective for this government, or is democracy just a means to achieve certain political objectives? When a choice exercised by his predecessor is certainly available at the disposal of the Prime Minister, why is it not even tried? Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a speech to …
A doyen of the feminist movement in Maharashtra, Vidya Bal passed away at the age of 84. Vidya Bal passed away at the age of 84. A doyen of the feminist movement in Maharashtra, Vidya Bal was known in most of the middle-class households. Some held her in high esteem, while many dubbed her and …
‘नागरिकत्व (दुरुस्ती) कायदा २०१९’ ची कोणत्याही परिस्थितीत अंमलबजावणी करण्यासंबंधीची वक्तव्ये केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री, अमित शहा आणि सत्तेतील इतर अनेक नेत्यांद्वारे देण्यात येत आहेत. दुसरीकडे, काही राज्यांनी या कायद्याला लागू न करण्याची भूमिका घेत राज्य विधानसभेत या संबंधी ठराव पारीत केले आहेत. नागरिकत्व हा पूर्णपणे केंद्र सरकारच्या अख्यत्यारीतील विषय असल्याने या संदर्भात राज्यांची स्वायत्तता कितपत आहे, हे …
Today, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is offering an alternative political platform to Shiv Sena’s Hindutva politics. But we need to see how long Raj Thackeray’s new theatrics last, and how much of an impact it will create in the state’s politics. It is a déjà vu moment in Maharashtra’s politics, particularly in Mumbai. Raj Thackeray, in a …
The CAA is certainly good for the 30,000 odd refugees whose citizenship otherwise would get delayed by a few more years. However, it discriminates based on religion, which will destroy the communal fabric of our country. The central government and its ideological followers attempted to club together CAA, NPR, and NRC in chronological order. Since it …
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