He turned 73 Thursday in a hospital room while serving a prison sentence for corruption, but RJD chief Lalu Prasad remains a potent force in India’s politics.
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Biden campaign pressured over Hindu nationalist aide
indica News Bureau- A coalition of American academics, community leaders, and activists have authored an open letter to Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden criticizing his hiring an aide with alleged Hindu nationalist ties and a supporter of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Biden’s campaign is facing growing backlash from civil rights […]
How the Delhi tragedy could have been avoided
Justice Markandey Katju- The tragic violence in Delhi would never have happened if the Delhi police had acted in the manner the police is meant to act in a democracy, as described in the speech of Sir Robert Mark ( quoted herein ), that is, in a totally neutral, non-political and non-partisan manner, regarding only […]
Assembly elections 2019: Haryana, Maharashtra give BJP a wakeup call
indica News Bureau- The latest round of Assembly elections in India has delivered a sting to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with its seemingly inexorable vote-gathering machine slowing down perceptibly despite an Opposition weakened by desertions and infighting. While the BJP retained power in the western Indian state […]
Mahua Moitra’s speech
Justice Markandey Katju- In his article ‘India’s emerging fascism is on record, thanks to Mahua Moitra ‘published in thewire.in, Sidhartha Bhatia has waxed eloquent on Mahua Moitra’s maiden speech in Parliament in which she spoke of 7 early signs of fascism. He writes, “She has done the job of finally saying the unsayable in the […]
“The world will see Narendra Modi’s India”
Ritu Jha- The BJP won more seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election than anyone expected, and over the next five years, the world will see “Narendra Modi’s India,” experts say. Figures from India’s Election Commission show the BJP alone had won 303 seats and the Indian National Congress won 52, again failing to […]
“Overseas Friends of BJP-USA celebrate Modi’s Overwhelming Victory in the Lok Sabha Election”
Ritu Jha- Sitting 10,000 miles away in the US, the members of the Overseas Friends of BJP-USA (OFBJP) are rejoicing over the landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. They say the country needed a man with discipline and a leader who could resolve the Kashmir issue. According to Election Commission figures, the BJP […]
Twelfth Address to the Indian Nation
Justice Markandey Katju – The forthcoming Indian Parliamentary elections and India’s future Indians. The dates of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections have been announced (in 7 phases from 11th April to 19th May), so I may comment on this. There are various poll predictions, but in my opinion, whatever be the outcome it will […]
Four questions for Ranjan Gogoi
Justice Markandey Katju – A Chief Justice of India, like Caesar’s wife should be above suspicion. But certain recent developments in India’s Supreme Court, the latest being the inordinate delay and repeated adjournments in hearing the Ram Janmabhumi case,( fixing dates for fixing a date etc) has caused murmurings and raised questions about the […]