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Fudging of Circulation by Newspapers and TRP by TV Channels is an Open Secret
Fudging of Circulation by Newspapers and TRP by TV Channels is an Open Secret Fudging and fraud in showing the inflated figures of circulation of newspapers and Television Rating Points (TRP) is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on for decades. However, a new trend in journalism of naming and shaming of one…
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New Farm Acts: Better Late than Never
Politics in the name of farmers is a flourishing and beneficial trade for the politicians and dalals. Otherwise, there is no reason why no drastic changes have been brought in the agricultural policy of India for decades. The number of small and marginal farmers is rising with every passing year and the load on the…
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Ms Bachchan’s Speech Exemplifies her Reprobate Nature
Ms Jaya Bachchan’s speech yesterday i.e on 14th of September 2020 on the floor of the Rajya Sabha was laughable, highly disappointing, thoroughly illogical, and supportive of the corruption that is prevailing in the film industry. It has been an open secret that Bollywood, which outwardly gleams, is rotten inside and stinks to the high…
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Kesavanad Bharti Judgement Needs to be Set aside
Kesavanand Bharti vs the State of Kerala, more known as the Fundamental Rights case, as decided by the Supreme Court of India, way back in 1973, has again come into focus, due to the death of Swami ji. I pay my respectful tribute to Swami ji. This case, without doubt, brought a paradigm change in…
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Sita’s Sister Urmila was no less Important than Her
She was an Epitome of Learning, Courage and straightforwardness Think of Ramayana, the characters which immediately conjure up in our collective minds are Ram, Sita and Lakshman. Others, without whom the Ramayana cannot be thought of, are Ravana, Mandodari, Meghdoot, Baali, Sugreev, Vibhishan, Hanuman, and other supporters of Lord Rama in the jungle. Raja Janak,…
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Why Ms Kanimozhi is Fighting for English?
Is it not ridiculous that Ms Kanimozhi, otherwise a very sensible and well-educated politician is fighting for an alien language like English, which is not understood even by two per cent people of Tamilnadu? English was not known even by her father, the late Karunanidhi, who was adept in exploiting the sentiments of the people…
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In the Absence of Apology, SC has no choice but to Punish Prashant Bhushan
It is a well-known fact that once a man rebuked Lord Denning by calling him ‘an old, bald fool’. When he (Denning) came out of the court, he was surrounded by some newspersons who asked him whether he was contemplating to initiate contempt proceeding against that person. He replied in a cool and composed manner…
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Media’s Role for Justice Must be Hailed
Today (19.08.2020) we have seen an example of the real power of the media, which relentlessly campaigned for the handing over of the Sushant Singh Rajput’s case to the CBI to unravel the truth of his death. Hopefully, the CBI investigation will pave the way for the further and much-needed catharsis of the film industry.…
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Support for Local Languages by the CJI is Welcome but Disapproval to Address as ‘Your Honour’ is Inexplicable
In the week just gone by, Chief Justice of India made two observations during hearings of the two unrelated cases. One of them deserves unqualified praise from all section of the society, which underscores the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), he has said that that hearings of the Courts can be conducted in any language…
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Rioters and Criminals Must be Made to Pay Damages for the Properties Destroyed
As the age-old saying goes ‘take the sting of deterrence from the law and the order will go haywire’. That is what has happened in Bengaluru on 11th of August, a day before the Janmashtami when an unruly and violent crowd of nearly two thousand persons destroyed the property worth crores of Rupees and three…