A lesson in Rohith Vemula’s death: India is shackled to caste
“My birth is my fatal accident”. Six words on a suicide note of a young Dalit student, 16 years into the new millennium has exposed the fault lines in the Indian socio-economic system, where even now, a modern-day version of...
What led to markets losing all they gained since Modi became PM
The Indian markets have nosedived over a combination of internal and external factors. In fact, the markets seem to have lost all that they gained since May 16, 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA to a comfortable victory in...
Debt hit farmer’s invite for his last rites followed by suicide puts Maha Govt to shame!
When a 40-year-old debt-ridden farmer in Jalna district of Marathwada region kept 'inviting' people in his village for his 'last rites', little did they know that he wasn't joking. However his death has put Maharashtra government claim of farmer's upliftment...
Rohith’s death is another reminder that the BJP must stop meddling with varsities, student politics
Ever since it came to power, the BJP has been desperate to saffronise universities and academic institutions and prop up its students' wing in campus politics through subterfuge and political muscle. The ignominy of finding Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya among...
Never mind Modi: India’s equity markets have gone back to the days of Manmohan Singh
When India’s prime minister Narendra Modi took power in May 2014, equity markets cheered and investors were ecstatic. The Sensex, India’s benchmark equity index, touched a record high of 25,000 points on May 16, 2014, the day the general election results...
IS Pakistan’s ‘action’ to shield Prime Minister Narendra Modi from opposition?
Pathankot: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi watching a presentation on counter-terrorist and combing operation by the Defence Forces, at Pathankot Airbase on Saturday. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh and Air Chief Marshal...
Odd-Even success shuts many mouths in media, politics!
Expect the unexpected in 2016. What many turned down as the fluke and superficial law, turned out as a big booster for Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. A famous media person known for his laud mouthed debates confidently argued the feasibility...
Is Modi government sending confusing signals about Pakistan?
The Pathankot terror attack has exposed many chinks in India’s armour in combating and responding to terror. At the same time, initial reports pointing a finger of suspicion at Pakistan have disproved the fallacious impression that the Pakistan army is...
Free Basics : Gateway to internet or Gatekeeper of Internet?
‘Free’ and ‘altruism’ are words that generally have a positive ring to them. But it’s clear that social media behemoth Facebook’s Free Basics programme, which it pitches as an altruistic endeavour to provide the have-nots a bridge to the Internet...
Pathankot Attack : Yet another security glitch!
Nagpur Today picks up this interesting piece penned by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah. Omar has chosen to write this piece for NDTV where the article appeared with a disclaimer. We too follow...
Pathankot terror attack: Inevitable cost of talking to Pakistan
It has happened again. Authorities might not yet have been able to pinpoint the identity of the militants, but at least six of them attacked an Air Force base in Punjab's Pathankot district early Saturday morning, killing two security personnel...
Gandhi’s Agenda Of Prohibition Created Dawood Ibrahim
I have been a lifelong admirer of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, although the reasons for the admiration have changed over time. He was a great political strategist and tactician and one who simultaneously amalgamated moral integrity, popular proclivities and pragmatic politics...
Is Jaitley repeating Manmohan story?
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing at the Indian Cost Accounts Service Day in New Delhi on Sunday. Express Photo By amit mehra 09 August 2015 In many ways, Arun Jaitley is the Manmohan Singh of the BJP. Like Singh, he...
Juvenile should not be bound by age but mental capacity; Criminality should be criteria!
Nirbhaya debate in Parliament has missed a crucial point about the constitutional infirmity in both the unamended law and the amended one. The fundamental premise of the juvenile law is that a person who lacks the mental maturity and understanding to...
Nirbhaya juvenile convict imprisoned for life in society!
There seems to be an emotional storm once again in Delhi post the release of juvenile convict of 2012 Delhi gang rape case. Yes the accused is free now and will be leading his life in the society under the...
Why India needs more bad girls
A small band of funny, foul-mouthed female stand-up comics are our modern gender gurus Radhika Vaz. It was the first time she was watching a female stand-up comic riff about sex, ageing and men, and acclaimed Tamil writer P. Sivakami couldn’t...
Fiction over reality: We created Nirbhaya, but killed Jyoti Singh
The moment we created Nirbhaya, we killed Jyoti, we allowed the fictional to overwhelm the original and a pseudonym to box the real character into the shadows. Jyoti, who? Don’t blame yourself if you cannot locate her in your memory....
Why Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi love to hate each other
Does the prime minister really fear a serious challenge from the Delhi chief minister? Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resorted to hyperbole when he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a coward" and "a psychopath.” His formulation was not only uncivil but...
Kejriwal’s ‘psychopath’ barb shows why he is master of media game
In the wake of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s raids on the Principal Secretary of the Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal has pronounced the Prime Minister a “coward and a psychopath”. Since we do not have the advantage of...
2019 Electoral Battle# Will it be really Modi Vs Nitish?
Those going gaga over the prospects of opposition unity building up around Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar should hold their horses - it's too early to conclude that these disparate forces can form a robust alliance against the BJP-led National...
IS wants everyone to hate Muslims
File Pic After the terror attacks Friday night in Paris, it did not take long for anti-Muslim forces to lash out around the world. A mosque in Canada was deliberately set on fire Saturday, Ontario police say. In Oregon, anti-Muslim protesters...
