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• Budgets 2024-25 of Punjab and Haryana: Usual or Focussed | Sher Singh Sangwan

  6 April 2024

  Punjab and Haryana States with broadly a similar social and economic background are generally compared by people and academics in terms performance of economy, governance and management of finance. Financial situation and the priorities in allocation of expenditure usually affect the other financia,social and economic parameters too. At present, the states are governed by two different political parties’ vij., Aaam Aadmi Party in Punjab for two years and Bhartiya Janata Party in Haryana for (…)

• Doctors, Experts speak out about the Alienation of Medical System from the Real Needs of People | Bharat Dogra

  6 April 2024, by Bharat Dogra

  In my younger days as a journalist I was blessed to have the friendship of several dedicated young doctors who after passing out in distinguished ways from some of the top medical colleges had decided to devote themselves to serving the poor in remote villages or working class colonies. Another category of medical friends whose friendship I cherished were those who were devoted to exposing the various malpractices of a medical system which was increasingly going towards getting dominated by (…)

• Sixty per cent of the Schools network that Acts as a Recruitment Pool for India’s Defence Forces, Run by the Hindutva Right-Wing | Astha Savyasachi / The Reporters’ Collective

  6 April 2024

  a paradigm shift in the prestigious Sainik School education system, allowing “ideologically slanted” organisations to take on the baton of nurturing cadets – who in future will contribute to India’s defence forces.

• Notorious Verdict & The Two-child norm: After Haryana law on contesting panchayat elections, Rajasthan law for jobs | Gopal Krishna

  6 April 2024

  Unlike Kerala which uses education as tool for the goal of population control and remains sensitive to the reproductive rights of citizens, the two-child norm against Panchayat members of Haryana and now for job seekers in Rajasthan is reminiscent of notorious sterilization laws and judgements of the U.S. which restricted to blacks and racial minorities. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s judgement in 2003. a The Two Child Norm Bill, 2005 was introduced as a private bill in the Rajya (…)

• The chilling effect of the Prime Minister’s intervention on the arrest of opposition leaders on the eve of 2024 elections | Vijay Kumar

  6 April 2024, by Vijay Kumar

  When Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, was arrested in the middle of the election, many advocates, including this writer (Mainstream, 23rd March), political scientists and other intellectuals wrote their columns expressing their concerns over legality, desirability and propriety of the arrest of the opposition leaders in the thick of the election. These were the opinions articulated by these writers. It was perfectly open to the supporters of the BJP to indulge in cerebral (…)

• Narendra Modi itching to wreck the opposition ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections | Arun Srivastava

  6 April 2024

  Narendra Modi does not like to keep the façade of being a social democrat. His exhorts the people of Uttarakhand at an election rally; “Chun chun kar saaf kar do. Is baar inko maidan me mat rahne do. (Handpick each and every one of them and erase them. Don’t let them stay in the field this time),” is the reflection of his authoritarian trait which he has been carefully nursing for long.
  What prompted him to enjoin in such a ferocious manner is Rahul Gandhi expressing the apprehension at (…)

• The diffusion of obscenity and the courts of law in the United States | Sunita Samal

  6 April 2024, by Sunita Samal

  Abstract:
  Is obscenity anti-female propaganda? Is today’s pornography tomorrow’s eroticism? The question is whether it violates the personhood of receiver. On the one hand it is unjustifiable invasion of privacy on the other hand it is another step toward censorship.
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  Introduction: The issue of obscenity and sexually explicit material has been an area of much contention for most of civilized history. Religion, for example, have historically taken action to define explicit (…)

• United INDIA-bloc vs BJP! | Nilofar Suhrawardy

  6 April 2024, by Nilofar Suhrawardy

  If Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Aam Aadmi Party) had not been arrested, opposition parties may not probably have displayed the “unity” which they have begun showing. This “unity” seems to have pricked the time-tested political strategy repeatedly used by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that of divide and “win.” It may be recalled, presumption entertained by BJP rivals, particularly the Congress, led to this party’s dismal performance in 2014 as well as 2019 parliamentary polls. It (…)

• Reading the Biography of a Underworld Don | Arup Kumar Sen

  6 April 2024, by Arup Kumar Sen

  The recent death of Mukhtar Ansari, the underworld don, has created sensations in the public sphere. His family has alleged that the imprisoned don-turned-politician died because of slow poisoning in Banda jail. His son, Umar Ansari alleged that he was “slow-poisoned” by a substance mixed in food served to him in the Jail. The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Banda district has ordered a judicial inquiry into the matter. However, the opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh are not happy with it. (…)

• The Economic Case for Same-Sex Marriage Recognition in India | Disha

  6 April 2024, by Disha

  Abstract
  This paper explores the complex landscape of same-sex marriage in India, focusing on its legal, social, and economic dimensions. Despite the historic 2018 decriminalization of homosexuality by the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage remains unrecognized, leaving couples without legal rights and protections. The economic impact of legalizing same-sex marriage is examined, emphasizing its potential to unlock the "pink economy," stimulate tourism, and foster a more inclusive economic (…)