By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE Bureau
ELECTION ANALYSIS It’s not new for a political leader of national stature to contest from two seats. Especially, when the leader is projected as prime ministerial candidate, then contesting from two seats should be considered a very normal phenomena, and politically it’s a wise decision. But the question that caught everybody’s attention is that why Benares was picked as contesting seat for Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP. Many people in Benares think that after winning, Modi would choose to retain his Vadodara seat from Gujarat, his home land and he would hardly come back to the city of temples to serve its people.
By Shifa Sheena | INNLIVE Bureau
Charity begins at home and personal values can shape the future of a community. Those are the thoughts that strike me as I enter The Wild Rose Design Studio in Chennai. The store is warm and welcoming, the decor providing a muted backdrop for the artistically crafted pieces on display. An array of clocks, boxes, candle holders, gift bags, ornate dust-bins, table mats, elegant curios and mirrors stare back at me from the display shelves. There is an air of calm about this space that is refreshing.
By Likha Veer | INNLIVE Bureau
Politicians are busy either lauding or criticising Mr. Narendra Modi. We, the junta, are busy clicking selfies at poll booths. And the media is busy deciding if NDA will win over 300 seats or will AAP spoil everyone’s party. Amidst the entire hullabaloo what all of us have overlooked is the contribution of the security personnel deployed across the country.
The voting for 16th Lok Sabha elections has been split into 9 phases for a reason. This is arguably the largest democratic exercise in the entire planet, and ensuring it is safe and secure is a gargantuan challenge.
By Janaki Nair (Guest Writer)
While Delhi University is facing the wreckers' ball, the Ambedkar University, Delhi has become a viable, vibrant space of thinking and learning. The new political masters must simultaneously perfect the art of judicious intervention to save the former and the craft of withholding the temptation to interfere with the latter. Recently, we had sobering news that as many as 98% of teachers who took the Central Teacher Eligibility Test failed in the attempt.
By Madhurima Nundy (Guest Writer)
SPECIAL REPORT As the lines between for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals get blurred due to market forces, the mission of affordable healthcare becomes the biggest casualty.
One of the vernacular newspaper reported the dismissal of a doctor from St Stephen’s for “not making enough money” for the hospital. Soon after the publication of this report, two senior doctors who were critical of the management decision were served notices.
By Jaipal Singh (Guest Writer)
Canvassing and voting for the 16th Lok Sabha for the biggest democracy in the world is at full swing during this summer in India. By the time I am writing these lines, franchise for more than fifty percent parliamentary constituencies has already been locked in the ballot boxes aka electronic voting machines. Politics these days is synonymous to a dirty game in the muddy water and the limitation of the democratic process is that you can choose only from amongst the choices available. Yet the choice made at the ballot box is crucial as it determines what kind of governance you are opting for the next five years.
By Ranjan Mehta | INNLIVE Business Desk
In February, the $174 billion Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced that it was getting into a strategic alliance with India’s Piramal Enterprises to invest in residential projects across the country. The two partners will make an initial contribution of $250 million each. “India is a key long-term growth market for us,” says CPPIB spokesperson Linda Sims. “We will continue to pursue investment opportunities in the country, although there is no set allocation or timeline involved.”
By Kajol Singh | INNLIVE Bureau
EXCLUSIVE Delhi government conducted a raid at 84 gas agencies in the city and booked 63 out of all for violation of rules such as cheating on quantity and many others. People in Delhi had been in dilemma regarding their LPG cylinder as they were running out of gas sooner than expected. Now, the raids would provide some reasonable reasons for the things that were happening in the city.
