Haryana
Guiding spirits of the judiciary
It’s important to publicize decisions of judges who cannot be swayed by dangling carrots The judiciary and the armed forces of Bharat are our last refuge for justice and security. They have not succumbed yet, […]
India in history this Week-December 31, 2021, to january 6, 2022
31 DECEMBER 1925 Hindi writer Shrilal Shukla, born for satire, was born. 1984 Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister and Congress President for the first time. 1802 The Maratha ruler Peshwa Bajirao II came under the […]
Sanyukta Kisan Morcha suspends protest aftergovt agrees to most of their demands
Experts call agitation ‘enriching of democracy’, but also term victory as one ‘forced due to political compulsions’ NEW DELHI (TIP): As the leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday, December 9, formally announced the […]
Trumping majoritarianism in the Hindi heartland
While regional parties will continue to be significant in various States of the Union, the principal challenge of overcoming majoritarianism lies in the Hindi heartland, especially in U.P. Oppositional electoral alliances, notably the formation of […]
Indian-origin US based Sehgal Foundation shipping oxygen concentrators to 7 Indian states
DES MOINES (TIP): The Des Moines, Iowa, -based Sehgal Foundation said it was shipping out 200 oxygen concentrators to seven Indian states on May 6, 2021. The shipment of the medical equipment was made possible […]
Farmers withdraw dharna on rail tracks near Amritsar after 169 days
Amritsar (TIP): A group of farmers squatting on railway tracks near here to protest the Centre’s new farm laws withdrew their agitation on Thursday, March 11, after 169 days, as suspension of trains caused losses […]
Polarization of societies
“The Right has been able to exploit the existing social, communal and sectarian fault lines to deflect attention from its complicity in the disempowerment and the immiseration of the majority. In the US, it is […]
NARENDRA MODI: FROM TEA SELLER AT TRAIN STATION TO MASTER OF POLITICAL THEATRE
Narendra Modi, who once sold tea at a railway station has become the most influential Indian leader in generations, winning a landslide in election results announced, May 23, 2019. Modi’s own party, BJP won an […]
Indian American to embark on solo flight around the world
NEW YORK (TIP): On July 4, Ravinder K. Bansal, a retired entrepreneur of Indian origin, will embark on a solo flight around the world in a single-engine Cessna 400 to raise money for a hospital […]
CBI to probe three cases of Jat quota violence in Haryana
NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI registered three cases on Thursday to probe incidents of violence and arson during the Jat quota agitation in Rohtak in February. This is the first instance of the agency formally […]
SC DROPS SEHAJDHARI CASE AS NEW LAW DENIES VOTING RIGHT
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on September 15 disposed of a petition by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) over Sehajdhari Sikhs’ right to vote in SGPC elections as the case had become irrelevant following […]
BJP, Dalits, and the ‘Cow politics.’
In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to […]
Indian Defense Minister Compares Pakistan to Hell
Amid escalating tension between New Delhi and Islamabad over the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Aug. 16 here that going to Pakistan was the same as going to hell. […]
Beyond Gulbarg Massacre
Lumpens’ patrons remain unrebuked Fourteen years after a Hindu mob felt emboldened enough to set afire an entire Muslim neighborhood, called Gulbarg Society, in Ahmedabad, some kind of justice has been promised by a court. […]