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November 17, 2016
The spread of fascism in the 1920s was significantly aided by the fact that liberals and mainstream conservatives failed to take it seriously. Instead, they accommodated and normalised it.
Image: PA/Roman Pilipey
The centre right is doing the same today. Brexit, Trump and the far right ascendant across Europe indicate that talk of a right-wing revolutionary moment is not exaggerated. And...
November 17, 2016
Poorly planned and implemented it is likely to prove disastrous not only for the country’s economy but – ironically enough,– for the BJP’s own electoral fortune
The abrupt demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes by the Narendra Modi regime is a drastic move that is staggering in its scale, ambition and repurcussions. The only other figures in modern history one can...
November 17, 2016
Amid woes of customers hit by cash crunch, 25 people have reportedly died while waiting in queue to exchange their currency notes. In Midst of this chaos, one needs to ask who this policy is really affecting. According to the income tax data, the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes is unlikely to help the government suck out black money from the economy as hoarders keep a...
November 17, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed on Wednesday something that might be unexpected coming from him or a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party: The need for government to stay out of media matters. Speaking at the golden jubilee celebrations of the Press Council of India, Modi spoke of the danger of government interfering in the workings of news organisations.
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November 16, 2016
BSP Supremo Mayawati and General Secretary CPIM Sitaram Yechury speak in the Rajya Sabha
Courtesy: Rajya Sabha TV
Courtesy: Rajya Sabha TV
November 16, 2016
A revaluation of our institutions is in order
Photo Credit: Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune
Let’s give it to the urban elite: We have yet again survived another crisis without having to resort to a much needed debate on democratic norms and institutions.
Some houses and temples have again been burned. People have again been victimised. It’s not a very surprising routine,...
November 16, 2016
नई दिल्ली। दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल ने मंगलवार को दिल्ली विधानसभा का विशेष सत्र बुलाकर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी पर रिश्वतखोरी का बड़ा आरोप लगाया। अरविन्द केजरीवाल ने कहा कि जो खुद भ्रष्ट है वह भ्रष्टाचार मिटाने की बात कर देश की जनता को गुमराह कर रहा है। केजरीवाल ने कहा कि मोदी जब गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री थे तब उन्होंने "आदित्य बिड़ला ग्रुप" से 25 करोड़ रुपये रिश्वत के रूप में...
November 16, 2016
हरियाणा के करनाल में एक सगाई समारोह के दौरान लोगों की खुशी अचानक ही मातम में बदल गई। दरअसल, इस समारोह में शिरकत करने आई अखिल भारतीय हिंदू महासभा की राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष साध्वी देवा ठाकुर और उसके सुरक्षाकर्मियों ने हवा में गोलियां चलाईं, लेकिन इस फायरिंग में एक महिला की मौत हो गई और तीन लोग घायल हो गए। घटना के बाद घायलों को अस्पताल ले जाया गया जहाँ 50 वर्षीय महिला सुमन की मौत हो गई।
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November 16, 2016
We all know just how brilliant Zee News was with its ‘scoop’ on nano chip supposedly embedded in new Rs 2,000 note.
The channel’s editor, Sudhir Chaudhary, even dedicated a special segment on his prime time show DNA to ‘inform’ his audience about this revolutionary albeit imaginary innovation by the RBI.
Dismissing the report as “figments of...