This wonderful painting by a Class9 student of his mother &other women at work in a Kerala village was prompted by the remark that “she doesn’t work”. It’s a fitting reminder this #InternationalWomensDay of how much work women do unrecognised.... moreThis wonderful painting by a Class9 student of his mother &other women at work in a Kerala village was prompted by the remark that “she doesn’t work”. It’s a fitting reminder this #InternationalWomensDay of how much work women do unrecognised. Let’s celebrate women every day! less
The total number of CAG reports relating to central government ministries and departments came down from 55 in 2015 to just 14 in 2020, a fall of nearly 75%.
The report contains numerous suggestions aimed at countering the impact of the digital news media. The Wire is mentioned three times as a media platform exerting a negative influence on the public perception of the government.
"It will be difficult if not impossible for the Narendra Modi govt to reclaim the trust of OCIs after this latest notification," writes PrashantReddyT about the draconian new rules curbing the rights of OCIs, as GoI doubles down on restricting freedoms: ... more"It will be difficult if not impossible for the Narendra Modi govt to reclaim the trust of OCIs after this latest notification," writes PrashantReddyT about the draconian new rules curbing the rights of OCIs, as GoI doubles down on restricting freedoms: https://t.co/Gm4cFevpKaless
What a comprehensive win, as the 3-1 #INDvsENG series result shows! Congratulations to #TeamIndia for coming back from the First Test defeat and winning the Test series despite losing 3 of 4 tosses! Proud of you all,& will be rooting for you in the... moreWhat a comprehensive win, as the 3-1 #INDvsENG series result shows! Congratulations to #TeamIndia for coming back from the First Test defeat and winning the Test series despite losing 3 of 4 tosses! Proud of you all,& will be rooting for you in the World Test Championship Finals. less
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ऐसे कैसे भला हम डर जाएं?
हिम्मत है, उम्र भर लड़ने की
इतनी हिम्मत नही की घर जाएं
तुन्हें वहम है, के हम हार जाएंगे
अपना हक ले के ही अब खुद्दार जाएंगे #FarmersProtests100Days
The Haryana govt's new law requiring private companies to reserve 75% of all jobs (paying Rs 50,000 or less) for locals is a dismaying attack on India's unity, cld be disastrous for the state economy, &is arguably unconstitutional. Trust theBJP Gvt... moreThe Haryana govt's new law requiring private companies to reserve 75% of all jobs (paying Rs 50,000 or less) for locals is a dismaying attack on India's unity, cld be disastrous for the state economy, &is arguably unconstitutional. Trust theBJP Gvt to shoot themselvs in the foot! less
Every single step the Modi govt has taken has been to empty the pockets of the common citizen to fill the sarjqr's coffers.
India will not tolerate this anymore.
India will rise up,
India will #SpeakUpAgainstPriceRise
Who knows better than our present rulers the challenges of combining admiration for Sardar Patel, reverence for Mahatma Gandhi & loyalty to the RSS all at the same time? It requires contortions that are only fit for the #NarendraModiStadium!
Landed in Delhi this afternoon &delighted to launch the Hindi translation of the 12th century Georgian epic "The Knight In a Panther Skin",featuring an Indian prince battling to reclaim his princess from demons who have abducted her to... moreLanded in Delhi this afternoon &delighted to launch the Hindi translation of the 12th century Georgian epic "The Knight In a Panther Skin",featuring an Indian prince battling to reclaim his princess from demons who have abducted her to Cathay (China)! A tribute2Georgia's openness less
Museums "carry the triple burden of nation-building, national pride, and interactive historical enquiry." Wonderful piece by RamaNewDelhi explores the collision of nationalism & memory: https://t.co/nemuxW9iH7
Today’s India lacks one key ingredient in a democracy, a free, independent, courageous& uncompromised media. Instead “mainstream” media has become an accomplice of government, enabling its worst excesses.
I have often been forced to wonder whether our redoubtable Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, paid attention in history class at school. His latest pronouncements on our country’s historical past makes me seriously doubt whether he did.
In an appearance in New Delhi on 1...
My more than 30 years of being at odds with BJP and the Hindutva movement was irrelevant to my critics. For them, I had revealed my 'true colours'.
If one ever had any doubt about the extent to which political polarisation has swept across India, allow me to offer myse...
The India the world once celebrated – the world’s fastest-growing free-market liberal democracy – seems to be giving way to a violent, intolerant, illiberal autocracy. It is a turn that was long in the making, reflecting the impact of eight major factors on the country'...
The Citizenship Amendment Act continues to spawn protests across India. Legal scholars say that the religious test for citizenship under the new law violates the basic structure of the Constitution. Protesters see it as an assault on India’s pluralism that threatens it...
Democratic India has never had a religious test for citizenship – until now. And the new amendment to the citizenship law approved by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is just one more brick in an edifice of official Islamophobic bigotry.
NEW DELHI – At a time when Ind...
In a flourish of the brute majority the Bharatiya Janata Party enjoys in the Lok Sabha, after a marathon seven-hour debate that went past midnight, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB was passed in Lok Sabha Monday with 311 voting in favour, and the opposition, des...
The recent statement by Rahul Bajaj, one of India’s senior industrialists and chairman of the Bajaj Group, has blown the lid off something that most of the establishment was prepared to talk about only in whispers. At the Economic Times Awards event on 30 November wher...
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