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Editorial
Let it be said loud and hoarsely Poll Reforms/Electoral Reforms have not been taken up at all...by no political party till date...like it or not, really. Actually, with 16th Lok Sabha Election Process underway, it should be really said without mincing words that reforms in Election Process/ Electoral Reforms/Poll Processes should have been done by now and Election Commission should have been made fully effective by now so that all ills associated with elections in India would have been removed by now.
Coverstory
By Mukesh Kumar Sinha
Stirring up a hornet’s nest, maverick founder of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal has accused a section of media of taking “hefty money” to promote Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the run up to parliamentary elections. The RTI activist, a newly turned politician, never gives a proof for his various allegations, but, he shouts proof from others.
Nation
By Shivaji Sarkar
The gas issue is taking interesting turn. The government refuses to cancel the contract with Reliance pending arbitration. Minister for petroleum Veerappa Moily remains firm on increasing price to $ 8.4 per million BTU (MBTU). There are provisions for further price increase to $ 13.8 per MBTU. It is almost a continuous process of mounting losses on the nation. Reliance itself in the court has said that its production cost was $ 1.43 per MBTU.
health
By Nibhanapudi Suguna
All of a sudden if you have weak and sinking feeling and not feel like doing any work or feeling giddiness or severe headache especially at the back of the head, you should immediately go to the doctor and get your blood pressure checked. Because usually these are the symptoms that indicate low or high blood pressure. It is a simple and painless procedure that gives a lot of information about the heart and the condition of the blood vessels. The doctor measures the maximum pressure (systolic) and the lowest pressure (diastolic) made by the beating of the heart.
Politics
By Siddhartha shankar Mishra
Decency is one of our defining national qualities, but it won't be for much longer if we continue to erode the living standards of people already doing it tough.
More than ever now Indian politics and debate needs standards close to those of advertising. It may be hard for Indian politicians to make statements whose intent is not to malign, but it will certainly generate greater interest in actual politics and governance if the public mention of an opponent or opposing party were to be made illegal. The act of continual accusation has made debate redundant in India. Every minister, MP, or party spokesman who stands in front of the television screen puts up a defense of policy that is an offence against the opposing MP seated in the same debate.
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society
By N.Suguna
If we look at the environment around a woman in the Indian Society, three things become obvious, we have entered the 21st century, still women are projected as a dependent soul on and for material, moral and physical support. She cannot exist without a man and vice versa. We never had a woman’s liberation movement worth the name; and social taboos which discriminate against women are perpetuated by the women themselves. Still an average Indian woman considers that a male child is better than the girl child.
governance
By Shivaji Sarkar
Daunting tasks remain ahead of the new prime minister. The last ten years of virtual non-governance has taken the country down the hills almost on all spheres. It would not be easy for even the strongest person to ascend the coveted chair to take the country out of morass. People want a break from the Manmohanomics.
Elections
Siddhartha Shankar Mishra
Elections in India are fought with an eye on getting votes on the caste system which has its roots firmly fixed in the Indian social order.
Elections in India are fought with an eye on getting votes on the caste system which has its roots firmly fixed in the Indian social order. Side by side with caste system the question of reservations has become a major attraction for creating a vote bank during elections.
review
By Pankaj Sabnani
The Valedictory function of the 7th Filmsaaz 2014, an annual International Film Festival of documentaries and short films, organized by University Film Club, Aligarh Muslim University, concluded last Wednesday. The film festival (9th-12th March), which saw a huge participation (150 entries), ended with a grand award ceremony.
interview
By Shivaji Sarkar
Security parameters of India has to change from being defensive to pro-active for securing not only its geographical boundaries but even economic well being, said former deputy chief of Indian Army, Lt Gen Niranjan Singh Malik here today.
states
By Arun Kesari
The relationship is now shrouded in mystery and seems to be over. The two were supposed to address a joint rally at Ahmedabad on March 20. But that is now up in the air. Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress had reacted cautiously to the Gandhian's outburst on poor crowds in the rally. Mr Hazare recently overcame his aversion to supporting political parties and said he would campaign for Ms Banerjee as she was a rare, simple politician who deserved to be the country's Prime Minister. Hazare blames a journalist who was the mediator betwwen him and Mamata Banerjee. But Santosh Bharti, the journalist, says "I run a newspaper. My job is not to bring in the crowds,"
politics
By Soumitra Bose
Stop Press. Halt Media. Perfect, Apt, Right, Ripe time (take it, now or never!) now for CMPP or Common Minimum Party Platform for veritably all-round CPP or Common Planned Programme/s for all round, symmetrical, uniform growth of Bharat Varsh (India) synonymous with National Government formed (carved) out 16th Lok Sabha MPs of all parties irrespective of their individual idealism, alignment/s, thoughts, political philosophies, communal thoughts, casteism, lobby pursuance and-what-have-you.