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Cultural diversity, as the 21st law commission said, cannot be compromised to the extent that an urge for uniformity becomes the reason for a threat to the territorial integrity of the democratic nation. Also: Flavia Agnes, an eminent lawyer, questions the timing and intention of raking up the UCC.
Article and Press Release condemning the brazen and disgraceful attempts by the BJP Government to arbitrarily occupy and destroy two of the most reputed Gandhian institutions of the country, Gandhi Vidya Sansthan and Sarva Seva Sangh, situated in Varanasi.
The US effort is to wean away India from its present conciliatory approach towards China as soon as possible, and gradually secure a foothold for US forces on the sub-continent as contemplated in the Joint Statement. Also: “Modi’s US Visit Has Increased India’s Vulnerabilities”.
India will pick up 70% of the tab, the US semiconductor giant will own the plant to assemble and test chips made elsewhere. That’s not called ‘investing in technology’.
During both the creation and withdrawal of the Bill, the government did not consider the livelihoods and lives of the millions of caste-oppressed landless, marginal, and small farmers who depend on livestock for their survival. Also: The Livestock Export Bill has been Withdrawn for Now But Disregard for Live Animal Trade Remains”.
The ease of doing business has not come about and investment rates have not increased. An alternatively simpler GST exists but the government is not willing to admit its failure. Further, while the benefits have not accrued to the country, fiscal federalism has been dented.
Book Review: The author dubs the BJP’s efforts to connect with the Muslim community, especially the Pasmandas, through “Sneh Yatras” and other outreach initiatives, as tokenistic, part of BJP’s vote bank politics, and as efforts to pit Muslims against one another.
Meteorological data show slightly elevated temperatures in Ganjam, more frequent cyclonic weather patterns, which in turn cause tidal surges, as well as uncertain rainfall creating drought conditions. Ganjam, thus, gets the worst of both worlds.
An excerpt from ‘Banned and Censored: What the British Raj Didn’t Want Us to Read’, selected and introduced by Devika Sethi. This written statement was issued by Nehru when he was charged with sedition, with instigating Indians not to pay taxes, and with offences under the Indian Salt Act.
To hear the BJP’s claims, one would think that India was entirely sunk in a morass of economic and technological backwardness before May 2014.
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