'Secular' 'Socialist' republic, reads the preamble of our Constitution, in its description of India, the nation. But these attributes of the country seem to have stayed confined on paper alone. 65 years post the declaration of India as a democratic, republic state, the country has already witnessed hundreds of instances of communal violence. Most of us blame the political powers for creating...
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The fake encounter of a Muslim youth from Mangalore by the notorious Anti-Naxal Force personnel in Sringeri taluk of Chikmagalur district and subsequent developments have triggered suspicions of a joint operation by Sangh Parivar and ANF with the sole intention of disturbing peace in the society. It seems that the heavily armed ANF deliberately misused their weapons in a bid to accomplish the...
Mysore: The Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency is likely to witness a straight fight between the Congress and the BJP. Even though Congress candidate and sitting MP A H Vishwanath is a popular leader in the region, he is facing tough contest from a political greenhorn and BJP candidate Pratap Simha thanks to the involvement of JD(S). The constituency is known as a Congress bastion. Of the 15...
Even after striking a pre-poll deal with Social Democratic Party of India with an apparent intention of bagging a portion of Muslim vote-bank, the Janata Dal (Secular) appears to have reached a tacit understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections. Sources close to JD(S) leaders H D Deve Gowda and H D Kumaraswamy say that the father son duo is ready for any extreme step to...
Bangalore, Apr 2: Call it "son stroke" or a generational shift in Karnataka politics; it is all evident in the Lok Sabha elections in the state. A few old guards are paving the way for their sons to take over. The sons are steering talks, chalking out campaign strategies and setting sights on millions of young voters. Prashant Deshpande and S S Mallikarjun, sons of Higher Education Minister R V...
Few days back, I began my day on a low note. All the expectations seemed to be shattered. All the plans ruined. I looked back, trying to replay all the scenes of life and fantasized bringing in changes in the plot of life. Life being a child was worry less. I admit, we did worry when our home work was incomplete and the scary looking Math teacher entered the class with the freshly plucked cane for...
Holi also called as the “Rang Panchami” is the festival of colours. It is one such festival which is now being celebrated in unison by people of every caste and religion. It is celebrated for the celebration of good fertility of the land. The myth runs as follows: The King (Hiranyakashipu) resents his son Prahlada worshipping Lord Vishnu. He attempts in several ways to kill his son but fails every...
Mangalore: In the words of Vince Lombardi, “Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” The saying goes really well with these siblings who have achieved success through their hard work! The rural youth making up to the PhD is a marvel in itself. But have you wondered...
As I start my day grabbing my sandwich and munching it on the way to the college, I often look at this boy in blue college uniform, who smokes in hurry, making me a passive smoker. I hardly get to see his face. He smokes two cigarettes together. Innovative isn't it? He leans on the same compound, wherein Mittu, the black doggy had a leak sometime back. He looks at me, from the mist. He makes his...
It is the time wherein almost everyone is being distributed in different groups. There is some sort of unity among a few as well as lots of arguments and criticizing of the others. Concept of jingoism could be witnessed here. You can see the banners everywhere. The subliminal advertising is going on. Swap the channels and you keep looking at the same faces trying to convince you in the best...