As a country grappling with political and infrastructural problems, there are very few issues that do not evoke extreme, often diametrically opposite, reactions in India. Population control Bills, vaccination policy, farmer income initiatives, river water sharing mechanisms or surrogacy laws—there is no dearth of topics that have triggered controversy, and …
Whenever accusations of corruption are made and found to be true, members of the fraternity of the accused rush to defend them by saying that these are a few of the
CIA supported modern art whose proponents in the US were once communists. The American espionage agency’s documents of late 1940s revealed a new artistic movement. Russian art could not compete and was dismayed at the appeal communism still had for intellectuals and artists in the West. The newly formed CIA …
Developing countries must guard against a repeat of the situation at Copenhagen, where negotiations under the UNFCCC were deliberately stalled, and Heads of State/Ministers from developing countries were pressured to agree to “something” to save the climate regime from collapse. At Cancun this is likely to be ending differentiation between …
This was the fourth panchayat poll when Shila Devi of Nayamatpur village cast her vote. The polls usually were a staid affair, with two or three candidates campaigning on bullock carts or on foot. But this year, the 50-something was struck by the dust raised by cavalcades of SUVs, all …
CHHATTISGARH “It was a crazy time and we took great risks,” said Alok Shukla. “Sometimes I shudder to think what would have happened if we had not succeeded. We would have been facing audit questions the rest of our lives.” Shukla was referring to his challenging time as food secretary …
ASSAM is on the brink of a movement, like the one that ended with the 1984 Assam Accord. This time the concern is not illegal immigrants but dams proposed upstream in Arunachal Pradesh. In the past year and a half people in Assam have held a number of protests. The …
V NarayanaMurthi | ENS Vellore, September 26 THE Palar may now be a dry river, but very much active with its political undercurrents expected to shake the region. The proposed dam site at Ganeshpuram near Kuppam was abuzz with activities on Wednesday that gave some indication of what was brewing …
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today warned that if Goa government fails to curtail illegal mining in the State, it will be compelled to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. Speaking at a press conference in Panjim, North Goa Member of Parliament Shripad Naik said BJP will give a …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: Today, he is known as a champion of tribal rights and a leader in the fight against Vedanta's proposal to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri. But 14 years ago, Bhakta Charan Das, Congress MP from Kalahandi sang a different tune.
THE Government's intent was under scrutiny on Sunday with the BJP and the Left parties objecting to the word in the Cabinet-approved draft of the Nuclear Liability Bill and the intent behind it.Post this development, the BJP made its "intent" clear: It would oppose the Bill in its present form. …
Hyderabad, Aug. 20: Dr M. V. Mysoora Reddy, leader of the Telugu Desam in the Rajya Sabha, has demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into illegal mining activities in the country. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Friday during a debate on the issue, Dr Mysoora said illegal mining of …
Dorab R Sopariwala / August 20, 2010, 0:19 IST For several years, there has been a move to construct a second airport in Mumbai as it is believed that the present Santa Cruz airport will soon reach its saturation point. However, what has been conspicuous by its absence is the …
The increasing demand for new states raises a number of questions with regard to the well-being of India’s federal democratic polity. There are four measures that must be considered while devising any framework to address the issue of federal reorganisation. These are: the constitution of a permanent State Reorganisation Commission, …
Gargi ParsaiNEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that there was no record of who from the Union Home Ministry made calls to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary for letting off Warren Anderson, then chairman of the Union Carbide Corporation in December 1984. Mr. …
