The Danger That Comes With The Passing Of Aadhaar Bill As A Money Bill
Article 110 of the Indian Constitution defines what a money bill is. It specifies only six subjects under the ambit of a money bill, and ‘any matter incidental to any of the matters specified’. The...
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The Kejriwal-Mishra Rift Is A Power Battle For A Sinking Ship
By Anupam: I don’t know whether Kapil Mishra’s allegations against Arvind Kejriwal and company are true or false. Mishra had alleged that he saw Kejriwal receive ₹2 crore in cash from AAP leader...
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What India Has Gained And Lost In The 3 Years Of The Modi Govt.
May 16, 2014, was a day of celebration. After the highly unsuccessful regime of years of the UPA-2 government, the NDA government came to power as a ‘rescuer’, under the leadership of Narendra Modi....
View ArticleWith Half A Million Deaths Due To Indoor Air Pollution, This Is What We Can Do
The role of modern energy services and its benefits has been recognised and included in mainstream discussions around the development agenda for over a decade and a half. Though this was a recognition...
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With China Making The New Silk Route, How India Can Respond To Its Dominance
The Belt And Road Initiative China is on the verge of completing a grand project, that, in theory, revives the Silk Road that connected East Asia to West Asia and Europe. The main aim of this...
View ArticleWhy Celebrities Like Sachin And Rajinikanth Shouldn’t Be Voted As MPs And MLAs
It has been more than a month since we came to know about the stunning attendance records of Members of Parliament like Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha. Now superstar Rajinikanth is doing his bit of...
View Article5 Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Ignore The Tweets By Paresh Rawal And Abhijeet
Recently, a tweet by BJP MP Paresh Rawal against the author Arundhati Roy sparked a row. At the same time, a tweet by singer Abhijeet against JNU student Shehla Rashid also sparked a controversy....
View ArticleWalking Might Get You Killed: The Dangers Of Being A Pedestrian In India
In the past few years, a dangerous kind of classism has emerged on the Indian roads. While pedestrians form a good percentage of the road traffic, they are an oppressed lot. They are forced to bear the...
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With The ‘Nabanna’ March Turning Violent In West Bengal, Is The Left Back As...
“Bangla Bipanna, Chalo Nabanna” (Bengal is in Distress, Let’s March to The Secretariat) Nobody would believe me if I told them that 74-year-old ex-minister Kanti Ganguly was lying under the sun on the...
View ArticleWatch: A Rebel Musician Is Defending The Right To Dissent Under The Modi Govt.
By Vikram Singh for Witness on Al Jazeera English: Indian musician Taru Dalmia is convinced his reggae sounds can play a role in political activism, and decides it’s time to act when a wave of protests...
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Why ‘Bharat’, ‘India’ And ‘Hindustan’ Evoke Different Emotions
On September 18, 1949, the Constituent Assembly deliberated upon various names for the yet to be born Indian nation – ‘Bharat’, ‘Hindustan’, ‘Hind’, ‘Bharatbhumi’, ‘Bharatvarsh’. Ultimately, Article...
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I’m An Indian Muslim And Here’s Why I’m Scared Of Living In India
Welcome to India – the land of lynchers. The land where there is a mob ever ready to kill people of a particular sect and religion. The land where a singer can insult a JNU student and another singer...
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Everything You Need To Know About GST And How It Affects You
By Vatsal Khullar As we move closer to the July 1 deadline of rolling out Goods and Services Tax (GST), the authorities are busy working out the details related to its implementation. Last week,...
View ArticleWhy UP And Its Govt. Will Crumble Unless It Is Divided Into Smaller States
As I write this article, stories of rapes, caste conflicts, murders, and robberies keep cropping up in Uttar Pradesh, a state with 200 million people. The most recent one is the horrific gang-rape of...
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Have 3 Years Of Modi Govt. Eroded Democracy?
India is soon to become the fastest-growing nation among G-20 nations. To the rest of the world, we are a superpower in the making. Moreover, it is also projected to become the youngest country in the...
View ArticleHere’s Why It’s Hilarious That Cattle Slaughter Ban Is Coming From The...
Note: This article is not about Democracy, Right to Religious Freedom, or Secularism. It’s written from a purely environmental standpoint. Something I am actively concerned about, having helped put...
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‘These Are Dark Times For Democracy And Freedom In India’
These are dark times for democracy and freedom in India, when reason is being replaced by exposés, logic replaced by faith and democratic deliberations by fanatic mob violence. Since the arrival of the...
View ArticleWhy Do Muslims Have to Defend Islam Every Time There Is a Terror Attack?
Terrorism is a global menace. But it has become an existential threat to Muslims across the world. It has made 1.6 billion Muslims defensive; forcing them to defend themselves and their religion every...
View ArticleAmid Row Over Cattle Ban Across India, Meghalaya BJP Leader Promises Cheaper...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have virtually banned beef in the country through its recent directive that puts severe restrictions on the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for...
View ArticleThe Attack On This Odia MP Shows How Hooliganism Is Taking Over Development
As an Odia person, it is appalling to witness ‘development’ stall in the state, while our neighbouring states become more successful. We have settled with being called one of the least-developed...
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