In his magisterial commentary on the Indian constitution, DD Basu emphasised that the State cannot make reservations on communal lines as this infringes clauses (i) and (ii) of Article 16. Initially, the larger political minority (Muslims) accepted this as an inevitable legacy of partition, while Christians preferred a low profile … Read More
Bangladesh foreign minister Dipu Moni, currently visiting the capital to attend a seminar, is reportedly anxious to overcome the inhibitions of opposition parties regarding the India-Bangladesh Land Protocol, implementation of which has been stalled despite being signed in 2011. Military veterans and strategic thinkers like former Army Chief Gen. Shankar … Read More
A little noticed decision by the Supreme Court, that ownership of minerals vests with the owner of a land title and not with the Government, coupled with the UPA Government’s desperation to push its Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 through Parliament in the coming monsoon session, can set … Read More
The UPA government’s determination to give divorced women a share in the inherited and inheritable property of their ex-husbands is a direct and blatant assault on the Hindu family and the sanctity of marriage, as it incentivizes divorce by giving women a sense of false empowerment that comes from unearned … Read More
Latest judgment of Apex Court a ‘result’ of growing business-friendly overtones?: The Supreme Court’s split verdict quashing the newly-introduced single entrance test for medical courses across the country, viz., the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), is a blow to thousands of meritorious but poor students who will be unable to seek … Read More
The mysterious manner in which his movement (transfer) orders were modified without the due process, leading to his alleged illegal detention and handing over to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) without following due procedure, is critical to Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit’s quest to prove his innocence in the Malegaon … Read More
Suffering prolonged incarceration of nearly five years on charges of conspiracy in the September 2008 Malegaon blasts case, and claiming to have been framed while doing his duty as an Army intelligence officer, Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit is now invoking the Right to Information Act (RTI) to bring out … Read More
Uttarakhand’s travails continue: the rain gods refuse to relent; hillsides crumble; missing pilgrims and villagers have been given up as dead; zero to inadequate relief has reached trapped human and animal survivors. Politicians and economists will quibble over the quantum of loss and funds necessary to rebuild the State, but … Read More
In a startling development with far reaching repercussions for Indian society and polity, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on July 11, 2013, banned caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh and issued notices to the Central and State Governments, Election Commission, and four major political parties – the Bharatiya … Read More
MHA plays dirty over case, meddles with original charge sheet: Certain high profile terrorist incidents which have ensnared Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, and others on grounds of ‘Hindu terror’ or counter terror, even though the initial investigations suggested the involvement of known terrorist outfits, may … Read More
