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When one takes stock of India on the occasion of its Independence Day 2020, one is aghast to witness everything topsy-turvy with its rule of law based democratic governance, fundamental human rights of its composite people in the form of Justice, Equality and Fraternity in tatters with the Constitution of India castrated, election laws and all other public institutions established thereunder to strengthen democracy and public accountability shattered with the emergence of a one man arbitrary and fascist NDA Union Government.

New Delhi: Officiating the matches involving top teams of the World at International tournaments is never easy, says experienced International hockey umpire Javed Shaikh.

New Delhi: Sports Authority of India (SAI) has announced that the Men's and Women's Hockey Teams will resume their training/coaching from 19th August following the completion of their 14-day quarantine period.

Workers have been abandoned by the British government, trade union Unite said after a report revealed an expected jobs massacre caused by the Tories’ mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic.

Imagine a university divides its students into two groups: A and B. Students in group A are allocated books, whereas those in Group B are not. Group A students attend classes regularly, while group B students are not allowed to. Finally, the university conducts exams – group A students get to sit in an air-conditioned classroom; on the other hand, group B students are made to sit outside in the scorching heat. What will be the results of such exams? And will those results accurately reflect the capabilities of students?

There has always been a view to identify India as a country which began her journey after she gained independence from the imperialist British forces. This view has always been a dominant one in the circles of a large section of Indian intelligentsia. However, this perspective hasn’t gained any such popularity among the majority of the Indians.

It is no coincidence that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have great admiration for each other. It goes much beyond the personal charisma, though Modi will beat Trump hands down in this regard. What binds the two more is probably the uniformity in thinking when it comes to major issues of development and governance.

Former prime minister and finance minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has just now demonstrated what is the difference between an economist and a technically equipped theoretician. Ever cautious in his economic management at the helm of the finance ministry, Dr Singh has now laid out an action programme that blasts hardcore economic orthodoxy.

The truce between the Congress High Command and the rebel Congress leader of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot arrived following a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, is the best news for the beleaguered Grand Old Party at the moment. It is good for the party that Rahul Gandhi took up the issue seriously, gave enough time and allowed the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to play his cards as per his assessment. The upshot is that the CM has been able to get away with his long standing position that the question of change in Chief Ministership of the state is non-negotiable and the rebel leader has to agree to his terms if he wants to come back to the party with his supporting legislators.

If August 15 is the Independence Day and August 9 Quit India Day, a third date – August 5 – has become a historic day for the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself said “golden history was written today,” while launching the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya .It is indeed a twin triumph for the Prime Minister that the colourful temple ceremony came on the first anniversary of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ayodhya temple and the abrogation of Article 370 have been two divisive issues. But for Modi it was a moment of fulfilling BJP’s promises to the core Hindu voters. The Prime Minister drew parallels with the freedom movement and by this he has placed the freedom from cultural subjugation on par with political freedom of India. “Just as 15 August (Independence Day) symbolises the untiring tenacity, millions of sacrifices and the fervent desire for freedom... similarly this day reminds of the sacrifice made by several generations... for the Ram temple,” Modi claimed that the ‘wait of centuries’ had ended. August 5, 2020 marks the demise of what the Congress and the other opposition parties call “secularism”.