Categories for Spotlight
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New Farm Laws Need of the Hour
When there was no technology, no modernisation, no urbanisation they were by and large at par with other sections of society. Farmers were exploited during Mughals and then by Britishers and very little has been done for then in independent... View Article
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Hafiz Saeed Gets 10 Years In Jail For Two Terror Cases
In a latest, landmark, laudable and learned judgment, a Pakistani court on November 19, 2020 gave Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, held responsible for masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and two close aides prison sentences totalling ten-and-a-half years in two... View Article
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Is Arnab Goswami Worse Than A Dreaded Criminal?
“The police forcibly shut off news cameras before barging into the residence of Mr Goswami and attacking and thrashing a reputed national TV news journalist. The police even went to levels of misbehaving with Mr Goswami’s elderly parents, in-laws and... View Article
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Arnab Arrest ‘Nation Wants To Know’
The arrest of Arnab Goswami had reactions both in the media and political circles on the expected lines. It is a case of ‘political harassment’ for some and it is perfect apolitical legal issue for others. In the media one... View Article
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“Our Bharatiya thought does not endorse struggle as an essential ingredient of progress”
We are all aware that this Vijayadashami the celebrations are restrained in terms of numbers. We are also aware of the cause. To prevent community spread of Corona virus social gatherings are restricted. Since March the talk about Corona pandemic... View Article
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In Politics Congress can Stoop to any Low
Politics may be translated as rajniti in Hindi and other Indian languages. But what is in vogue in India is not rajniti but the western form called politics. In play is politics the country inherited from Muslim and British invaders... View Article
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BMC’s Action At Kangana Ranaut’s Residence In Mumbai Smacks Of Mala Fides: Bombay High Court
In a well-worded, well-analysed, well-justified and well-reasoned judgment titled Kangana Ranaut vs Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai & Ors in Writ Petition (L) No. 3011 of 2020, a two Judge Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Justice... View Article
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A New Dimension to Health and Hygiene
Thanks to Corona pandemic, we now know it fully well that health infrastructure across the time zones is awfully poor. We sat on our laurels and began to believe that there wouldn’t be any more pandemic after the Spanish Flu... View Article
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Congress under the shadow of its MoU with China?
“You (petitioners) are saying that China has entered into an agreement with a political party and not the government”. “How can a political party enter into an agreement with China?” “We find that there is something which appears to be,... View Article
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SC Upholds Ex Royal Family’s Rights Over Padmanabhaswamy Temple
In a bold, blunt and brilliant decision, the Supreme Court Bench of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Indu Malhotra in Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Thr. LRs & Anr. in Civil Appeal No. 2732 of 2020 [Arising out of Special... View Article
