The first part of the article dealt with how the one nation, one poll proposal may be help BJP in the short-term by giving it an advantage in the next Lok Sabha polls. The question is whether it has the intention or the stomach to really carry it to its full extent since it is a complex issue...
இந்திய சட்ட கமிஷன் ஒரு முன்வரைவை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. அதில் சட்டமன்றத்துக்கும் நாடாளுமன்றத்துக்கும் 2019-ல் ஒரே நேரத்தில் தேர்தல் என்பதைபரிந்துரை செய்துள்ளது. இந்த பரிந்துரை, அரசியலமைப்பு சட்டம் மற்றும் மக்கள் பிரதிநிதித்துவ சட்டம் 1951 மற்றும் சட்டமன்றம் மற்றும்நாடாளுமன்ற ஒழுங்கமைப்பு சட்டத்தில்...
The High Court ruling awarding extra marks to students who wrote NEET in Tamil will throw the medical admission process out of gear if implemented. The counseling process is underway and students have already been admitted as per a merit list that the HC has ordered to be redrawn. Many...
The first thing that must be understood about the move to have simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the state Assemblies is that it is aimed at establishing single party rule throughout the country, including in the States. Much as the BJP is trying to create hype about one...
The issue of formalin, a toxic chemical used to preserve human bodies, being used to preserve fish has got much media attention. Starting with Kerala, where fish from Tamil Nadu allegedly contained traces of formalin, reports of formalin being detected have surfaced in Tamil Nadu also. Fish...
The Lok Ayukta bill passed today in the Tamil Nadu Assembly is a toothless law. It will not only not fight corruption but also embolden the corrupt. The flaws are glaring and obvious. The Lok Ayukta is to be selected by a selection panel comprising Chief Minister, Speaker and Leader of the...
The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed the Lok Ayukta that is purported to investigate charges of corruption against the chief minister, ministers, MLAs as well as government officials. The bill was tabled by fisheries minister D Jayakumar. Under the 1988 Prevention of Corruption Act, complaints can be...
The time for public consultations for a bill that seeks a major change in the nation’s higher educational structure is over. The bill that will abolish the University Grants Commission (UGC) and create a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be tabled in Parliament and is likely to...
What happens to the 12 Rameswaram fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy last week may well decide what happens to fishing in the island. A new law passed by Sri Lankan Parliament that imposes harsh punishment on foreign fishermen looms over these fishermen. “We will know on July 12 what the Sri...
Thottiyadu is barely 55 km from Vizhinjam, the site of an upcoming port in Kerala. The port is coming up at a cost of Rs 7525 crore and is owned by the Kerala government and Adani Group. Vizhinjam sparked a controversy in Kerala owing to its environmental impact. While the issue has settled...
