The petitions for same-sex marriage are not demanding special rights. They are only asking for the right to marry for those who want it. Using the word “spouse”, instead of “husband” or “wife” in the Special Marriage Act of 1954, will be a promising first step.
At its core, innovation is what makes lives simpler for people from every strata of society. It leads to income generation, job creation, inclusive social development, and an all-round better quality of life. On World Creativity and Innovation Day, let us celebrate some truly inspirational schemes initiated and implemented successfully by state governments. This incomplete list features creativity in federalism.
In the fight against disinformation, the root cause of the problem is the lack of credible media content and literacy. Producing fact-checks is a significant but short-term solution. The challenge is to make general users acquire the basic skills to identify malicious information and curb its dissemination.
On its Foundation Day, amid all the gala celebrations, the ‘world’s largest political party’ would do well to take a long, hard look at itself in a mirror.
Serious issues about Parliament are not getting coverage. Politicians must set the narrative by creating compelling communication and amplifying it
Ten days into the session, the BJP has figured that it is losing the perception war and is being seen as the party that is responsible for the disruption. To cover up, they are now making fake offers of compromise at informal all-party meetings called by the presiding officers of both Houses to break the logjam. When a government wishes not to be held accountable to parliament, the simplest tactic is – run away.
For parliamentary privileges and all else in Indian politics, there are two sets of rules. One set of rules for members of TMC, INC, SP, DMK, AAP, BRS, SS, RJD, JD(U), NCP, CPI(M). And a different set of rules for the party run by the two most famous members of the Gujarat Gymkhana.
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), a state-owned company, has reportedly lost over ₹ 20,000 crore of investment value in Adani companies. State Bank of India, a public sector bank, has an outstanding exposure worth ₹ 27,000 crore to the same group.
Both LIC and SBI have built their credibility over decades. They are custodians of the savings of crores of poor and middle-class citizens. It is these savings that are at risk today.
How will Ajay do at the World Bank? I’m not an astrologer but I can confidently predict two things. He will give it a hundred per cent; and he will leave the Bank a changed and better place. He usually does that to institutions he embraces and individuals he touches.
In a world of unnecessary divides and social media arguments, few emotions unite us more than childhood memories of a beloved teacher. When John Anthony Mason passed away at 78, the outpouring of grief and warm messages from a cross-section of our society — from people who were generations removed, had never met each other, and had perhaps not met “Mr Mason” in years — was as beautiful as it was humbling. John Mason, “Uncle John” to me, lived a good life; more than that, he touched innumerable lives in so many good ways.
