Modi has Destroyed More Temples than Aurangzeb: Vishwanath Temple Mahant
Those who want to tailor history to suit their political agenda never mention Akbar built Vishwanath Temple—only that Aurangzeb destroyed it.
Dowry Was Banned 60 Years Ago. But Cases Are Rising, While Grieving Families Find Justice Harder Than Ever
More than 18 women die every day in India in violence related to demands for dowry, which was outlawed in 1961. The number of complaints against dowry demands and related violence rose 25% in 2021 over the previous year. The conviction rate has plunged, as many who complain eventually compromise.
The Narmada Sardar Sarovar Project: The Truth About the Dam(Ned) Delay
Recently, PM Modi put the blame for delay in implementation of the Sardar Sarovar Project on “urban naxals and anti-development elements”. This is not merely wrong and unfair, but reflects regrettable ignorance of ground realities.
How Could Chile Reject a Perfectly Progressive Constitution?
This month, through a public vote, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution that has been described as being one of the world’s most progressive charters. The vote is particularly perplexing because public opinion had adamantly supported replacing the current Chilean constitution.
Life Expectancy: The US and Cuba in the Time of Covid
Recent data shows that between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy (LE) in the US plunged almost three years while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years. Yet, in 1960, the year after its revolution, Cuba had a LE of 64.2 years, lower by 5.6 years than that in the US (69.8 years).
Seventy Years On, India Cannot Allow the Divisive Forces to Triumph Again
A great responsibility falls upon the democratic and secular parties – whatever be their differences on policy matters – to come together and defend the country’s values.
How Many Indians are Poor If Even Govt Admits that 800 Million Need Dry Rations?
Recent reports say that the government scheme of giving dry ration to 800 million Indians is set to continue for another three months. In the absence of any official estimate, this is the closest official estimate for the numbers of those who are living below the poverty line.
EWS Reservation Is a Kind of Counter-Revolution
The top court will soon have to answer whether the government’s decision to provide reservations solely on an economic basis violates the basic structure of the Constitution.
Why the CAA and NRC are Unconstitutional – 2 Articles
Though there are several constitutional infirmities in the proposed NRC exercise itself, when it combines with the CAA, it directly and inevitably puts mainly the Muslim citizens of India at the risk of losing citizenship. Hence, the same is discriminatory and falls foul of both Article 14 and the basic feature of secularism enshrined in the Constitution of India.
The Modi Government and the So-Called “Freebies”
A bizarre drama is unfolding in front of our eyes. The Modi government which has been giving away hundreds of thousands of crores of rupees as tax concessions to the monopolists, has expressed its opposition to what it calls “freebies”, that is, subsidies to other segments of the population.