‘STAY WITHIN LIMITS’

Article 19 of the Constitution of India guarantees some of most important fundamental rights to the citizens. On 16 March, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan made an observation in regard to Article 19 (1) of the Constitution while quashing a plea by President of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Bimal Gurung […]

WHY GO ABROAD?

Indian celebrities, politicians and sportspersons make a beeline for the US and Europe for treatment as, ironically, India becomes one of the most favoured destinations for medical tourism Last week it was unfortunate to learn that Irrfan Khan, the Indian actor with a global appeal, was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour. He informed his fans via […]

THE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

“I laughed so hard that tears rolled down my legs.” This was the quote that greeted the patients who lay down on the examination bed of my dear attending (senior doctor) at Cleveland Clinic Florida during my fellowship days, written as it was on a sheet of paper that she had so thoughtfully stuck on […]

CHINA DENIES TALKS WITH BALOCH REBELS

China today refuted a report that it is secretly holding talks with Baloch militants in Pakistan for more than five years to protect its $60 billion CPEC, and hoped that Pakistan will step up security for the ambitious project. “I have never heard the report mentioned by you,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said […]

US FREEZE ON PAK STILL ON

The freeze on security aid to Pakistan, announced by the Donald Trump Administration early this year, has been incorporated in the $1.3 trillion spending bill which will fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal 2018. Congressional leaders, after weeks of negotiations, last night reached a deal on federal spending till September 30, two […]

POOR: CASUALTY OF AADHAAR

Social scientist Khera discusses the media’s ‘propagandist coverage’ of Aadhaar, damage to the public distribution system and her faith in the Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 13, extended the March 31 deadline for linking various services to UIDAI’s Aadhaar. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, is hearing a bunch of […]

WILL THE REAL KCR PLEASE STAND UP?

Telangana CM is being accused of launching not a third front but BJP’s second front When Members of Parliament of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) along with fellow lawmakers from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), did not allow the Lok Sabha to function for three days, it might have seemed like a […]

COMMUNICATION CONUNDRUM

It’s time for a reappraisal of the MEA’s public communication apparatus On July 10 last year, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared that Mosul, the country’s second largest city, has been recaptured from ISIS. In a way, it was a moment of Mosul’s liberation from the Islamic State. That, however, was too late for 39 […]