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FARM BILLS The the two Bills on Farm Reforms and the one on the amendment to the Essential Commodities Act that were passed in the Lok Sabha on 16 September are being used as political tools by the opposition. And, even Akali Dal, a partner in the NDA, has taken […]
September 17, 2020 CANNABIS The opinion in the country seems to be divided over whether it is important to continue with the hyped ongoing public discourse on the clean-up operation of Bollywood from its alleged drug and underworld nexus or should we let that be carried out as per the […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has played havoc with life in India. As it is, the economic performance in the pre-Covid-19 period was far from what it should have been in the BJP government’s pursuit of becoming a 5 trillion dollar economy. The GDP growth steadily declined from 8.3 per cent in […]
September 13, 2020 The Congress Party goes for a re-jig and ousts Ghulam Nabi Azad from the organizational position. The High Command – whatever that means in a supposedly democratic institution – has settled the score with the senior leader for thinking of reviving the party without having […]
“Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr but let no lust for martyrdom”. Mahatma Gandhi On 14th September we shall continue to remember our martyrs who fell to the onslaught of terrorism forced upon peace- loving community of Kashmiri Hindus by the forces inimical to […]
The spat between the Bollywood star, Kangana Ranaut, and the Shiv Sena Member of Parliament, Sanjay Raut, is yet another story that the news channels have lapped on to for their noisy debates. The story was so damn inconsequential initially that, ideally, it did not warrant any human attention. But, […]
Six non-BJP ruled states went with a review petition to the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the JEE and NEET examinations that are being held in this month. There are obvious compulsions for the Government to get the close to 2.5 million students into the academic mainstream as, also, […]
I have been invited by Epilogue to use its platform and reach out its subscribers with my views on contemporary issues on a, more or less, real time basis. Have decided to write a column under the caption Duda’s Daily Doodle and in this I would attempt to touch upon […]
Many great civilizations and nations have been lost to the vagaries of time purely attributed to the fact that they could not assimilate and carry the moors which connected them to their identity subsequent existence. The challenge to keep the civilizational anchors afloat and kicking has always been a daunting […]
Since the independence, our country has been focussing on implementation of Panchayati raj System and local governance. To achieve this goal, we have adopted Gandhian Dream of peaceful, free and harmonious rural society. Gram Sabha and Village Panchayat, the main instruments are shouldered with bringing liberty, services and securities at […]
