Tag: current affairs – India

Mohan Bhagwat’s costly global gambit: From under the radar to under fire

Bharat Bhushan If criticism continues to overshadow RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s overseas visit, it will be a net negative for his stated aims, especially as more officials and civil society organisations abroad speak out against it Bharat Bhushan Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s three-nation global outreach tour comes at a difficult time for the organisation. International perception of… Read More Mohan Bhagwat’s costly global gambit: From under the radar to under fire

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Yogi Government Spent Rs 6,812 Crore on Ads in Eight Years, Over Rs 2 Crore a Day: Report

The spending, largely routed through the Information and Public Relations Department, was more than the roughly Rs 1.5 crore that the Union government spent on advertising each day over 11 years, the report said. New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government spent Rs 6,811.94 crore on advertising and publicity between 2017-18 and 2024-25, averaging about Rs 2.32… Read More Yogi Government Spent Rs 6,812 Crore on Ads in Eight Years, Over Rs 2 Crore a Day: Report

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Lawyers Form New Collective in Defence of Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties

The association, which promises to operate strictly on a non-party affiliation basis, has opened its membership to any practicing lawyer, law student, or law school teacher who shares the objectives of the organisation New Delhi: An organisation called the Lawyers Association for Constitution was formed in an informal inaugural meeting in New Delhi. The association, which… Read More Lawyers Form New Collective in Defence of Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties

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सरकार के नाक में दम

Ongoing commentary on Indian politics.. to be extended क्या 2027 से पहले ही बीजेपी हार चुकी है यूपी ? उत्तर प्रदेश से चौंकाने वाली रिपोर्ट | Deepak Sharma Modi & कंपनी के पास सिर्फ 30 घंटे, शिक्षा मंत्री को इस्तीफा देना पड़ेगा! दीपके का ऐलान! Why does the government resort to lies, disinformation and hooliganism… Read More सरकार के नाक में दम

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Naga Independence Day, India’s missed opportunity

After August 5, 2019, with the onset of a more aggressive Kashmir policy aimed at ‘integrating’ Jammu & Kashmir with mainstream India, the prospects of Naga peace seem almost non-existent Bharat Bhushan Every August 14, the sky‑blue Naga flag with the Star of Bethlehem and rainbow unfurls, as armed cadre parade and recall Naga history, marking Naga Independence… Read More Naga Independence Day, India’s missed opportunity

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शिक्षा में पुनर्विचार

शिक्षा में पुनर्विचार -आर्यमान और इरिना, पगडंडी संगठन  देश में चल रहे युवा आंदोलन ने हम सब को शिक्षा और युवाओं के भविष्य पे सोचने को मजबूर कर दिया है। तत्कालीन मुद्दा NEET एग्ज़ाम में पेपर लीक का है लेकिन आंदोलन में दिख रही ऊर्जा बताती है की बात उस से ज़्यादा गहरी है। उस… Read More शिक्षा में पुनर्विचार

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De-blobbing Blobland

Take back those words Mitali Saran You know how evolution is all about single cells dividing and dividing again, into ever more complex and wondrous life forms? After 2014, Indian mainstream media totally bucked that trend. With honourable exceptions, it simplified itself into two blobs: propaganda, and amplifiers of propaganda. Teleprompter Uncle, and Radio Rwanda.… Read More De-blobbing Blobland

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Professor Ganesh Devy on the sinister implications of the ongoing census for ‘denotified tribes’

Professor and cultural activist Ganesh N Devy apprehended that 12 crore Indians who come under the category of “de-notified tribes” may be deleted from the ongoing census that was a “fraud” on the country. He feared that India was moving inexorably towards a genocide. He wondered how many people were willing to go to jail… Read More Professor Ganesh Devy on the sinister implications of the ongoing census for ‘denotified tribes’

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