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WILL BJP’S FARMER OUTREACH PLAN NEUTRALISE FARM LAW ANGER?

19 Feb 2021

The BJP recently held meetings to discuss the impact of the farmers’ protests in over 40 Lok Sabha seats spread across Haryana, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh where the Jat vote counts. Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP chief J.P. Nadda have held meetings with party MPs and MLAs...

CHINA VACATING FINGER 4 AREA OF PANGONG LAKE, DISMANTLING SHELTERS

16 Feb 2021

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has finally started vacating the Finger 4 area on the northern bank of Pangong Tso Lake that it had occupied last year and tried changing the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The Chinese troops have begun dismantling shelters...

How Army is helping women cricketers from Kashmir

15 Feb 2021

Anantnag district in the south Kashmir region is always in the news due to multiple, mostly negative reasons. To counter this, 19 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army and Aseem Foundation had organised a Women Cricket League in this region in October 2020. Local teams from the district had participated enthusiastically...

CONSENT OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY OR CLAN NOT NECESSARY ONCE TWO ADULT INDIVIDUALS AGREE TO ENTER INTO WEDLOCK: SC

15 Feb 2021

In a latest, landmark, laudable and learned judgment titled Laxmibai Chandaragi B & Anr. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. in Writ Petition [Criminal] No. 359/2020 delivered just recently on February 8, 2021, the Supreme Court minced just no words to make it absolutely clear that the consent of the...

Andhra govt must respect the system of checks and balances

15 Feb 2021

The essence of democracy is the idea of “of the people, by the people, and for the people”. The people are the kings in a democracy, since they are the ones who choose the best among them to govern them and fulfil their aspirations and further the nation. Prime Minister...

NEED TO PROMOTE TRANS-DISCIPLINARY CULTURE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

15 Feb 2021

In the post-Covid world, one area that is undergoing tremendous change is in the field of education. It has bought out many reforms in the content delivery and in the mode of examinations that were earlier not admissible for the academic community. Can we think of conducting a PhD viva...

Success of Higher Education Commission of India depends on good leadership

15 Feb 2021

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has recommended complete overhaul of the regulatory mechanism. It has recommended that there would be only one umbrella institution, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), which will be responsible for the overall growth and development of higher education in the country. An attempt...

Antony accuses Modi government of ‘surrendering’ to China

15 Feb 2021

The Congress has mounted its attack on the Modi government over the issue of disengagement with China in the Ladakh sector. On the occasion of the second anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack, Congress fielded its senior leader and former Defence Minister A.K. Antony to launch a blistering attack on...

DEVELOPMENT, NATURE AND DHARMA

12 Feb 2021

A few days ago, Uttarakhand witnessed yet another flood and I am not sure I want to call it a “natural disaster” which could give the impression that it wasn’t caused by human activity. Since I am no expert on the subject, let’s just say that it may or may...

INDIA’S DEFEAT IN CHENNAI TEST RAISES SEVERAL QUESTIONS

10 Feb 2021

Team India`s defeat at Chennai against England raises myriad questions, whether they are still recovering from the winning streak at Brisbane being the biggest one. Did India under-estimate the England spinners, Joe Root and the sultan of swing James Anderson? Nevertheless, India needs to strive on a war-footing to get...

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