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NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 Every nation stresses the attainment of better educational levels for its people. India is a country with a history of 73 years as a politically free nation. Britishers came in 1600 AD as East India Company and remained in the country for close to 350 years, in different garbs. From a mere trading company, it grew in power of every kind by exploiting the weakness among Indians and ended up controlling the destiny of the nation. Although they started the company in the then Calcutta its presence grew all over India, controlling vast business empire of import and export by its exploitative regimes. Their activities needed men with knowledge of English to administer the day to day affairs of the empire. This is what Lord Macaulay, a member of the Privy Council, told the British Parliament in his address on 2nd February 1835. “I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I ...

MURDER IN UNIFORM CUSTODIAL DEATHS IN INDIA Police or policing presupposes the concept of protection of law and order within an area of civil administration of a government. Law enforcement, either compulsively or voluntarily is one of the functions of police. Law enforcement uses the rule of law and the threat of punishment to enforce obedience. However, it is also argued that policing is intended to deal with behavior through community relationship and addressing root causes. But at the end of the day police men anywhere in the world are there to protect law abiding citizens and to detain, arrest and punish in accordance with the law of the land those who are enemies of general public and public order. However, we are all privy to the truth, for varieties of reasons, police have resorted to violence with both, who are criminals and those who are innocents. The stories of heavy hand methods, or 3rd degree methods of obtaining confessions from detained persons, sometime even juveniles,...

NEW DELHI: A report datelined New Delhi said “Inter ministerial team to probe Rajiv Foundation”. The report also informed about other two trusts “Rajiv Gandhi charitable trust” and “Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust”, also being investigated besides Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. The accusations are, receiving money from questionable sources, money laundering, foreign exchange regulation violations, income tax evasion etc. It is known that these trusts are managed and controlled by Sonia Gandhi and family. Post India-China standoff at the border and the accusation that Rajiv Gandhi Foundation received funds from Chinese embassy has triggered the latest move by the government.  Understandably Congress party is upset and accused the union government of witch-hunt. While the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has every reason to go after those who are indulging in illegal financial dealings, it has to be on sustainable grounds. Now that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken up the case, it will...

ECONOMY IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC On 24th March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation announced lockdown for the country as a prelude to facing the Corona pandemic head-on, beginning from midnight. So the country had hardly 4 hours to attend to essentials. Whether it was right or wrong, is a matter which has lost its relevance to-day as 3 months have already passed and the unprecedented chaos of migrant labourers spread all over the country have travelled back to their homes. As of now, things have fairly settled down, but the painful memory of trials and tribulations suffered by the jobless labourers attempting valiantly to make it back to their homes, shall remain etched in the national consciousness for a long time to come. Economic disruption that came about due to the lock down caused unprecedented uncertainties to a vast section of Indians especially those living on daily and monthly wages. In a country where easily over 70% are in this category, the resultant...

MONTH-IN-PERSPECTIVE NEW DELHI: Controversy regarding PM-CARES fund has strangely gone quite. Why? Not very clear. As all know PM-CARES fund as is clearly spelt out in the CARES acronym is Citizens Assistance & Relief in Emergency Situations. It has collected some Rs.10,000 crores since its inception. Many companies besides individuals have contributed under Corporate Social Responsibility. Even this writer has contributed to this fund. So it’s a fund collected from public and private non-governmental organizations. According to the details available in the public space all contributions are 100% exempted from Income Tax as legitimate expenditure and therefore it is certainly accountable for its receipts and payments to the general public. But unfortunately, not only the fund managers have failed to put the details of transactions in the public domain, but has stymied and refused to part with these particulars. It is strange even Supreme Court failed to stand by those who went ...