Muslim world support Modi

There is a seeming paradox at work in these general elections. The poll pundits assume that Indian Muslims are not going to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And yet, no Indian PM has got as much support from the Muslim world as he has.

The Gulf, led by UAE and Saudi Arabia, has invested financially, politically and strategically in…

India successfully test-fires 'Nirbhay' cruise missile

India on Monday successfully test-fired its subsonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' designed and developed in India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).  

The state-of-the-art missile was test-fired at 11.44 am from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.

The missile can be launched…

Some observations about the elections from a political observer and analyst

These are NOT astrological predictions, but the well-informed judgment of a political observer and analyst, who has been the Election Commission's observer 9 times in different states in different elections from 1989 to 2002, who has conducted all kinds of elections, as Presiding Officer to Returning Officer several times from 1977 to 1989.

TRAI leaves TV viewers confused

TV viewers are in confusion over new regulations issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Many of them lack the freedom to select the television channels they wish to watch.

Some don't know how to select the channel and make payment. The TRAI rule has been enforced upon all DTH and cable TV service providers- Airtel,…

Safe Motherhood Day – 11 April

India is the first country in the world to have officially declared a National Safe Motherhood Day on 11 April. Securing institutional delivery, reducing anemia risk among women by providing them Iron-Folic Acid supplements and ensuing better pre and postnatal health care are essential for mothers. 

Globally, every day, approximately…

ISRO selects 3 J'khand kids for YUVIKA 2019

Forget politics. Think of three Jharkhand students who were shortlisted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  for its special programme for school children called ‘Young Scientist Programme’ ‘YUva VIgyani KAryakram’ (YUVIKA) - 2019. 

These three children were: One, Dhriti Barnwal who is a student…

LS Poll 2019:BJP sailing in rough water in Ranchi, Koderma, Chatra

The ruling BJP is sailing in rough water in Jharkhand. As the Lok Sabha polls are slated to begin on April 29, its workers and leaders were yet to be teamed up in three constituencies-Chatra, Koderma and Ranchi.

In Chatra, BJP MP Sunil Singh who is given ticket again is facing opposition from his own partymen. So much that many party workers…

Universal Health Coverage - Health For All

United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on 12 December 2012 urging “Governments to move towards providing all people with access to affordable, quality health-care services without discrimination with a special emphasis on the poor, vulnerable and marginalized segments of the population.”

World health…