khalid Umar I have reasons to believe that Caste system is more of a socio-economic phenomenon than part of the Dharma. How castes were institutionalised First we observe that CASTE system is found not only in India, but it is found throughout in South Asian countries deep rooted in the non-urban & tribal lives. In… Read More Is casteism intrinsic to Hinduism
Anand Prakash Across the country, whether you are in the capital or or other big cities, towns, and villages; whether you live in a hut, makeshift shanty, a single-room tenement, a two room house or a three-bedroom luxury apartment. At a time when the Corona virus has locked everyone in their homes, you will find… Read More Watchout: Film, TV and OTT players are taking Indian citizens for a ride
Newsroom24x7 Network A video showing a District Magistrate’s tyranny and his brutal and unlawful behaviour towards the hosts and guests at a wedding function, when they had overstepped the time limit permitted under prohibitory orders for COVID, has gone viral on social networks and people are cursing the officer without end. When a gentleman approached… Read More Why the District Magistrate should be sacked
Ram Ramkumar Why do some folks come to others’ FB walls to post abusive stuff and cuss words? And do so without offering a substantive point of view, even if it is to disagree? Is it because they lack the knowledge or intelligence to have an informed opinion? Maybe they are unable to articulate a… Read More Social Media: Bad attitude, bad language, bad form
Newsroom24x7 Network There’s a facebook post by Tapan Misra, a distinguished scientist and a former Director of Space Application Centre on a writeup titled “Aliens demolished India’s Chandrayaan 2; New findings shock ISRO” by some Nirmal Narayanan and published by International Business Times. The facebook post by Tapan Misra is self explanatory. It calls the… Read More Chandrayaan 2 and the Houdini Act
Ram Ramkumar Tamil Nadu is known as the Land of Temples. Nearly 33,000 ancient temples, many over a 1000 years old, are found scattered all over the State. As per Tamil Nadu Hindu Endowments Board, there are 38615 temples. Since 1967, Godless Dravidianism and lumpen ‘rationalism’ have pillaged and plundered these magnificent monuments. Usurped their… Read More Temples of Tamil Nadu – Tragic recent history
Newsroom24x7 Network In this episode of Straight Talk Newsroom24x7 Editor-in-Chief Lalit Shastri blows into smithereens a tweet by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who takes a jibe at Business leader Gautam Adani only to score a political brownie point. Elon Musk increased his net wealth by $128.9bn, Jeff Bezos by $78.2 billion. But Gautam Adani of… Read More Rahul Gandhi’s tweet against Gautam Adani blown into smithereens
Tapan Misra Desi lingo, many a times, hides pithy wisdom. One such phrase is “Khambe ka Kachhua”, literally meaning “Tortoise perched on top of a roadside pole”. Tortoise cannot climb a pole on its own. Tortoise is clueless about its role at high position. That poor chap has been elevated beyond its ability. Passer-by are… Read More “Tortoise on the pole” and Desi wisdom
Genevieve Charlotte Fernandes I went to the grocery store today to pick up my can of cooking oil and came out shocked having to pay a 1000 INR for it. Then I realised my petrol ⛽ tank was beeping. So I went to fill some gas and when I reached there it read 99.21 INR… Read More Soaring prices: Plight of the commoner is nation’s plight
Lalit Shastri Extending support to the farmers agitating for complete withdrawal of new farm laws introduced by the Modi Government in India, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had expressed concern and said his country will “be there to defend the rights of peaceful protest”. How peaceful the protest was got demonstrated by the Republic… Read More Trudeau and his pro-Khalistan politics: India should crack the whip
Lalit Shastri Sycophancy is synonymous with the Congress party, which claims the legacy of the grand old party that was at the forefront of the Freedom Movement and is now ruled by Sonia Gandhi and her family. Responding to a breach of privilege notice moved by three ruling BJP MPs against Rahul Gandhi after his… Read More Congress is Sycophancy, Sycophancy is Congress
Ram Ramkumar Mahatma Gandhi died heartbroken at the violence that engulfed India at partition. For all his faults, he galvanized India in the struggle for Independence. What a monster the party he once led has now become! By debauched manipulators who have appropriated even his name! Even in this age of shameless cynicism, the sight… Read More Remembering Mahatma Gandhi
Newsroom24x7 Network We are republishing this article first published by Newsroom24x7 on 16 December 2020 to salute and honour Distinguished Scientist Tapan Misra for the new innings he is starting Friday, 29 January 2021 on retirement from Department of Space, Government of India, after devoting most part of his life to India’s Space Programme. Tapan… Read More Distinguished Scientist who worked with devotion and contributed immensely to India’s Space Programme
Newsroom24x7 Network People are commenting freely on this reprehensible and criminal act of the ex-judge of the High Court, who paid ₹8 cr to secure a sinecure. People have gone all out on social media. They are demanding action. We are quoting a couple here: The ex-Jude be booked “under the stupidity act, on two… Read More Ex-High Court Judge pays ₹ 8cr for high Govt post: What about suo moto cognizance
Rajiv Lochan A few years ago we had the sorry example of Indian professors of history from Indian universities who bent over backwards, hid facts, refused to be even handed in their analyses. When the judges asked them about the bases of their strongly held views on say the demolition of the Babri masjid, the… Read More The occupation with the most cowardly and brainless record…
Rajiv Lochan “Hindu Muslim Unity” was the mantra which Gandhi recited as Pakistan was carved out of India as a separate country for Muslims. Gandhi’s mantra remained the basic flaw on which India was illegally premised for. The Constitution that the people of India gave to themselves did not give any credence to people of… Read More Will the Muslims in India declare their religion is inconsequential in public matters
Rajiv Lochan The honourable ones are at it again. Much to the glee of sundry ssalas. It takes a lot of gumption and wisdom, a very strong belief in your ability to push a bull through a keyhole. The honourable judges of India have it. That is why Indians continue to address them with words… Read More Release the Ssala as a metaphor for the Indian System of Justice
Newsroom24x7 Network India had retaliated to the Uri terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, by conducting a successful surgical commando strike and hitting terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) on 28 September 2016. The commando strike took Pakistanis by surprise. They were under the impression that the regions are almost perennially covered… Read More The Distinguished ISRO scientist who loves the nation and works with devotion
ललित शास्त्री हम सभी अपने को कृषि विशेषज्ञ, अर्थशात्री, परमज्ञानी बन तरह-तरह के सुझाव देते रहते हैं, संसद में कानून बनाते रहते हैं और किसानों के हित के लिए झंडा लेकर छत पर चढ़ चीखते रहते हैं । यह सिलसिला स्वाधीनता के बहुत पहले से चला आ रहा है। जरूरत है सभी कृषि से जुड़े… Read More भारत बन्द से किसानों का भला नही होगा
Lalit Shastri A news item in a popular section of the media with the title “Vodafone, Antrix/ Devas: When government goes back on commitments made, it scares away investors” is obviously batting for the vested interests – especially with regard to the Antrix-Devas agreement that was abandoned due to alleged criminal offence by those who… Read More Vested interests batting for compensation in the Antrix-Devas case
