Can the Preamble to the Constitution be amended by the Parliament?
The Preamble to the Constitution was amended through the 42nd Amendment which added the words Socialist and Secular
Muthuramalinga Thevar – ‘the unsung hero’
Muthuramalinga Thevar, the second in command of Subhas Chandra Bose, was not just a freedom fighter but also a ‘siddha purusha’ who lived a simple life
100 people who matter in Indian politics and their current age
Politics is the only profession in India without any retirement age. Most government servants retire by the age of 60 -65 years whereas those in politics can continue till as long as they wish
Opinion Poll: People above 50 and the future of Indian politics
The aim of this poll is to capture the public opinion on the dominance of older politicians in India, particularly those aged 50 or more, and how it impacts the future of Indian politics
Assad’s fall in Syria not a military defeat but a coup planned by USA
Everything that happened in Syria seems to be a virtual walkover in which key officers handed over the country to the rebels without firing a single shot
“Kerala is mini-Pakistan”: Maharashtra BJP Leader Nitesh Rane
Maharashtra’s controversial Minister Nitesh Rane and son of former Union Minister Narayan Rane sparked a row labelling Kerala as “mini-Pakistan”
The road ahead: Donald Trump’s 2nd term as President of USA
Donald Trump is set to assume the title of the 47th President of the United States (POTUS), taking on what is often referred to as the most powerful job in the world.
The farce of fact-checking and fact-checkers
The business of the so-called ‘fact-checking’ is in the news. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced about phasing out fact-checkers in favour of crowd-sourced ‘Community Notes’
A ‘duffer’ called Donald Trump
Democracies often throw up dumb leaders. An example is Donald Trump who has been making the most irrational, illogical, stupid and controversial statements
Arun Shourie: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Arun Shourie's latest book is on Veer Savarkar. Savarkar borrowed the term ‘Hindutva’ for ideology which has nothing to do Hindu religion
Less Government and Less Governance
In 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised us "less government and better governance". He was implying that we suffered from too much governmen
Why did Trump insult Zelenskyy and want peace now?
Trump is convinced that Ukraine is anyways going to lose the war, hence does not want to lose his money by betting on the wrong horse
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