Fresh on the heels of the AugustaWestland VVIP Chopper deal/scam there are two other defence deal that is making the rounds. The similarity starts with the fact that even these two were signed during the Congress led UPA regime and BJP Govt is now probing the terms, authenticity and purpose of the deal. This probe has been ordered even as the Govt and the Opposition Congress party are engaged in […]
As I sit to write this article, I am sure whichever part of India you might be in, water crisis is a reality for you. Be it in the form of water rationing, sky high product prices resulting from drought condition or innumerable reports of hapless farmers resorting to the extreme measure of committing suicide unable to cope with the shortage of water and the resultant impact, water woes have […]
A report by the US Commission for International Religious Freedom is doing the rounds and securing column space in most major dailies this morning. One key finding that is repeatedly finding prominence in its 2016 annual report is the Commission’s take on India. According to this report, “Religious freedom in India was on a “negative trajectory” in 2015 as religious tolerance “deteriorated” and religious freedom violations “increased.” My biggest question […]
If you look at the marketplace around you there is one brand that is hard to miss amidst the plethora of international brands. Yes I am talking of Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali products. Be it Big Bazaar or Big Basket, the corner grocery store or the standalone outlets of Patanjali, Baba Ramdev’s ayurvedic solutions from skin care to masala, from detergent to daily needs is giving established MNCs a run for […]
It’s no doubt one of the most marquee developments in the agricultural field in India till date. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the National Agriculture Market portal (eNAM). In this initial phase it will integrate 21 mandis across eight states for online trading of farm produce and commodities. The Prime Minister targeting to double the income of farm workers said ‘agriculture sector needs to be seen in a holistic […]
As phase two of polling is underway in Assam, one question that is perhaps on every one’s mind is how will this round of polling in the eastern part of the country pan out for BJP, especially after its debacle in Bihar. Will the Bharatiya JanataParty and Modi magic make a difference in the Himalayan state or would the Brahmaputra valley continue to see a predominance of the Congress raj. […]
The President of India gave away the Padma Awards at a special function on March 28. These awards which were announced on the eve of Republic day in January were finally handed over by the President at a glittering event. So you could ask what’s so special about these awards and why do we need to devote a chunk of the web space to discuss them. Well for the first […]
The recent chatter about Chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and the supposed patriotic bias conveyed through it set me thinking about this whole concept. Frankly before this entire debate started, I had never visualised Bharat Mata as a saffron clad Devi riding a tiger, despite being a practicing Hindu. While the concept of motherland is wrought in our very DNA, the idea of worshipping a Goddess of the same name […]
The Aadhaar Bill has finally seen the dawn of the day. The Lok Sabha passed it last evening, though the amendments proposed by the Rajya Sabha have been rejected. So finally the 1 billion plus citizens of India have a legally backed Aadhaar at their disposal and this becomes the center point for all their target based financial benefits and subsidy initiatives undertaken by the Govt henceforth. This initiative started […]
Eminent Congress member Ghulam Nabi Azad denied comparing RSS to ISIS in the Parliament today. In fact he even waved a CD with the speech recording as proof of his statement and accused BJP of creating political controversy by asking Congress to issue apology for the alleged statement. Like any sane thinking individual without any political interest, the first course of action on hearing this clarification was, ‘Oh Really! What […]
