Category: National

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‘Black money generation is continuous’

Anjul Tomar,  in the  Kokatta Statessman,  December 3, 2016 (Note: Magicians endear themselves to unthinking crowd by pulling out a rabbit from the hat. What we need, especially what a democracy needs, is not a credulous crowd, but a critical...

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Mamata and Demonetisation – Oppose, expose, depose

Gyan Ranjan Saha, in The Statesman, Kolkatta, December 1, 2016 (Note: Parliament is the heart of democracy. As long as it is not allowed to function, cardiac arrest would be the end result. We have a federal system of government and...

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Antediluvian Currency – Editorial in the Statesman,

(Kolkotta, November 28, 2016) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has taken recourse to an antediluvian currency to buttress its opposition to demonetisation. A 12-hour Bangla bandh has been called on Monday (28 November), a move that has been stoutly resisted...

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Ban Bandhs!

Parties have a right to Protest but bandhs will only pile  misery for the common man –  November 29, 2016, Times of India, Editorial  (Note: Kerala has become the last remnant of communism in the world. It will also be the...

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Why doesn’t Modi speak in Parliament?

DECCAN CHRONICLE.,Published, Nov 23, 2016 At least the people of India will note their elected leader has satisfied the demands and conventions of democratic and parliamentary life.  (Note: “Demonetisation move” says our PM, “was not the end but the beginning of...

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‘Demonetisation will hit terror financing hard’

DINAKAR PERI,  in the Hindu, 10/10/16 The Hindu, The Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata study said that Rs. 70 crore fake notes were pumped into the economy every year. (Note: Government move to demonotize should be supported by all. It will...

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It may give Theresa May a reason to smile

Shashi Tharoor’s book on British rule Karan Thapar,  in Hindustan Times, Nov 05, 2016 – Shashi Tharoor presents a devastating case on the Raj’s economic impact (MINT) (Note: This is published for several reasons. 1.Tharoor is a well known writer very conversant...

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Arnab Goswami of Times Now Resigns

            The Jack Reacher of Indian  Television & Anchor News Today R. Sukumar, in Live Mint, 05/11/2016 Like Lee Child's muscular man of action, Arnab Goswami is judge, jury and sometimes executioner (Note: Arnab Goswami has his friends and foes...

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Poll probity: A good step

DECCAN CHRONICLE. Editorial comment on 3/11/16 – Voters have a basic right to know a candidate’s academic qualifications. Union textiles minister Smriti Irani, whose qualifications were questioned by a writer who claimed there were discrepancies in her declarations in different elections...

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Kerala catholic church work with Modi to end open defecation

Church agencies help end open defecation in Kerala – Posted in UCANIndia,on October 17, 2016 The state is set to be the second in India to end the practice. Local Catholic priest addressing a function in which the Vaikom block of Ernakulam district...

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Islamic State threat to Kerala Christians worries leaders

Posted in UCANIndia on October 12, 2016  It cannot be taken lightly as Islamic militancy poses a threat to all mankind.  (Note: Tower of Babel produced disunity, confusion and factional fights. Kerala the most literate state in India called both...

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No great India without unity

Can there be an India with state fighting state? Language destroyed a culture in Babylon – By T J S George,  in New Indian Express, 18/9/16 (Note: Legends, folk stories and biblical narratives teach us some unforgettable lessons.  One such is the story of...

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Will power to be health super power?

Where there's a way, there's a will – By Ravi Shankar, in New Indian Express, 11/9/16 (Note:  For sure “India urgently needs to acquire the will to be a health superpower ….. It is pointless to speak about progress while our countrymen...

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Aam Aadmi turns into harm Aadmi, then to damn admi.

Yet another chance  of clean politics gone – By T J S George, in New Indian Express,  Sept.11/16 (Note: The headline tells it all. Congrats to TJS George’s tight and tart summary headline  Aam Admi becoming  “Harm Admi, then Damn Admi”  which is...