WASHINGTON: A federal US commission on international religious freedom has said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a “dangerous turn in wrong direction” and sought American sanctions against home minister Amit Shah if the bill is passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament. According to the proposed Bill, members […]
Month: December 2019
Recommendations made to the ToP Bill by ILFAT
ILFAT believes that a comprehensive law against trafficking must be inclusive of all forms of trafficking right from forced and bonded labor, sex trafficking to begging and servitude. Currently, there is a multiplicity of laws, which deals with different forms of trafficking under the different laws in silos. Some laws […]
New Congress ally Shiv Sena votes with Govt
NEW DELHI: In an interesting turn, 18-member Shiv Sena, which left the BJP-ruled NDA recently to form government with NCP and Congress in Maharashtra, voted for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday. During the debate on the bill, the party had argued that refugees […]
Price of diabetes drug to halve soon
MUMBAI: There is some good news for the over 72 million diabetics in India, with a cheaper version of a blockbuster drug hitting the market on December 10. The domestic pharmaceutical market is abuzz with news of over 15-20 companies launching generic versions of the widely-prescribed anti-diabetic drug Vildagliptin, with […]
Sonowal lists Hindu migrants district-wise
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday gave a district-wise break-up of “less than 2 lakh Bengali Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh” who would be eligible for Indian nationality under the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act. Seeking to allay fears that Assam would bear the brunt of a fresh influx […]
Hit by the flu: Although what a winding road it was to get hit, officially hit 😊
When we were kids we got flu and we went to the doctor and he said, say aaaah and he tapped our chest and bobbed the ’scope on the back, you gave him a deep breath or two and he and you were on the same page cos he said, […]
Clarity is needed: WTO is in trouble and India must participate in regional trade pacts
This week WTO’s appellate body is set to become dysfunctional as it falls short of a quorum. There’s no remedy in sight as the US has blocked potential replacements. This development is disadvantageous for India and will show up in the form of a more challenging trade environment. Regional trade […]
Boost for BSY: BJP has solid majority, it must now get down to governance in Karnataka
In a big boost for the BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka, BJP has won 12 of the 15 seats that went for assembly bypolls last week. This means that BJP now has a solid majority in the state with 117 out of 223 assembly seats. It will be recalled that […]
The truth often lies: Do mythological fiction writers distort our great narrative epic traditions?
Popular mythological fiction writers of today are often asked why we ‘distort’ the ‘accepted’ narrative of our epics and puranas. We are often at pains to explain that the retelling of ancient myths is a very old tradition. We have 300 versions of the Ramayana and the story in each […]
‘Privileged people who don’t speak up don’t have any right to complain later on in their lives’
Last week’s encounter on the outskirts of Hyderabad where four rape accused were shot dead by the police triggered congratulatory messages by some city-based badminton players. However, Jwala Gutta, a Commonwealth Games badminton gold medallist from Hyderabad, expressed disquiet. She explains why to Siddharth Saxena: Indian sportspersons don’t speak out. […]