Common 'Content Mistakes' Which Hurts Your Website

You finally have that perfect website design, and you’re anticipating what feels like an influx of traffic ahead when your doors open on the new design. Are you waiting and waiting, with dropping expectations, as your anticipatory hopes aren’t met? Unfortunately, you’re not alone. Many times new designs get released and a perfectly designed website fails attracting the huge audience hoped for.

A beautiful design is an excellent start, but what are you doing about content? Even if you’re an online business newbie, you’ve certainly heard the old but true cliché that content is king.

Kareena Kapoor Khan Becomes The Face Of VHP’s Controversial 'Love Jihad' Himalaya Dhwani Campaign

Has Kareena- Saif’s marriage come under the scanner now? Read on to find out the controversial story!

We all know how crucial and how sensitive it is to get involved with ‘Love Jihad’ or any aspect that fumes a religious war. Aamir Khan’s PK was the latest ponder to set an example for the same. However, we have now come across a morphed picture of Kareena Kapoor Khan on a magazine issue that sets a warning against, ‘Love Jihad.’ Yes!

Three Overlooked Serious Reasons: Why India’s Healthcare Indicators Remain Abysmal?

The Union government wants to subsidise healthcare and at the same time cut health spending. Still, money is just part of the problem.

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government announced in July that it would roll out a National Health Assurance Mission, whose aim would be to provide some free medical services to reduce “out of pocket spending on healthcare by the common man”.

The Story Of Media Baron 'Ramoji Rao & Eenaadu Group'

This is how the undisputed media baron Ramoji Rao of Eenadu Group wrested control of power and politics in Andhra Pradesh. INNLIVE delves into the historic prespective and recounts the growth and empowerment of  Eenaadu Group.

|ONE | - ON A COLD DAY IN DECEMBER 1994, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, universally known as NTR, woke, of long habit, at 3 am. Once a movie star, the hugely popular NTR had changed the very character of Andhra Pradesh politics over the previous decade.

Editorial: Modi's India rises on world stage as Obama agrees to be Republic Day guest

It is to state the obvious that Narendra Modi is now emerging as a significant global leader in his own right and that the prestige of India has soared in the six months he has been our Prime Minister. This is the kind of prestige we have not commanded since the time of Jawaharlal Nehru, and if we play our cards right, India will be the world's sixth powerhouse - after the US, China, Germany, Japan and Russia - over the next decade.

After The Polls, BJP May Collate Regional Players For 'Game'

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

EDITORIAL In an interesting development, senior Congress leader and political secretary to Sonia Gandhi Ahmed Patel has hinted that Congress might consider lending support to a non-BJP coalition after the Lok Sabha polls. 

This amounts to a tacit admission that Congress believes it might not be in a position to lead a grand alliance after the results are out on May 16. It also suggests that Congress is looking at a scenario similar to that in 1996 when it had propped up the United Front government. 

Congress’s track record of propping up Third Front governments has been extremely lacklustre.

Tactical Voting: Is Defeating Modi Really A Muslim Priority?

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

EDITORIAL It is received wisdom (or is it assumption?) that the Muslim vote will go against the BJP in most places. This might well happen in some constituencies and states, but there are now good reasons to question the assumption that the Muslim vote will be cast en bloc to stop the Narendra Modi bandwagon in its tracks. 

To be sure, voting against Modi, even if it were to happen, does not affect the BJP’s overall prospects, especially if the anti-Modi vote is distributed among two or more parties parties, as it could happen in Uttar Pradesh. But there are now straws in the wind indicating that the Muslim vote may not be monolithic anyway. It may not even be that enthusiastic about voting solidly against Modi. 

Editorial: Is Arvind Kejriwal Dangerous For Indian Politics?

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

Who is more dangerous for India – Arvind Kejriwal or Narendra Modi? This is a question that India needs to answer. But a recent article titled ‘Arvind Kejriwal: The Most Dangerous Man In Indian Politics’ has ventured to supply a one-sided answer to this question. The title is as catchy as it is misleading if not subversive. 

The ensuing ‘analysis’ is sadly not borne out by facts but relies on obfuscation and rhetoric. The tragic outcome is that many pertinent facts have been buried beneath the rubble of unsubstantiated allegations and sinister accusations. On the whole the article is an anti-Kejriwal diatribe disguised as an intellectual treatise.

While conferring on Modi the respectable halo of a “firebrand Hindu nationalist”, the writer goes on to indulge in pure speculation and sweeping generalizations about Kejriwal and other AAP leaders.

India’s Fate: Prophecy 2014 On Pluralism, Not Secularism

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

OPEN EDITORIAL One of the good things that might come out of the communal polarisation in this year’s general elections is a serious examination of Indian secularism. When all parties target one man, and when communal rhetoric and innuendo – whether utilised by Amit Shah or Azam Khan – are par for the course, we have to see the Indian version of secularism for what it is: a sham. 

This time it is largely the so-called secular parties that have polarised the election. Thanks to the emergence of Narendra Modi as a development icon, the non-BJP parties have gone out of their way to add horns and war-paint to Modi’s visage in the hope that it will scare Muslims. Given his perceived status as a Hindutva hardliner, this embellishment is intended to ensure a Muslim consolidation in favour of the “secular” tribes who feel threatened by Modi. 

BJP Manifesto: A Consistent, Hardcore Hinduvta Agenda

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

EDITORIAL A close look at the BJP’s election manifestoes from 1996 shows a consistent pattern of fielding the core Hindutva issues. What does the failure to present a serious Manifesto this time mean for the party that hopes to lead the next government?

No official statement has come from the Bharatiya Janata Party to explain its strange decision to release, in the face of the Election Commission of India’s displeasure, its Manifesto on April 7, 2014 — the first of the nine ‘Poll Days’ constituting the 16th general election.

Editorial: The Andhra Pradesh Jigsaw Puzzle In Elections'14

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

One of the hallmarks of this Lok Sabha election is that certain big states that had settled into bipolar, two-party or two-alliance contests have gone multi-polar with a vengeance. Bihar, where the BJP, the JD(U) and the RJD are competing with each other, is an example. The trend is most obvious though in Andhra Pradesh.

The verdict of 2009 - when the Congress won 33 of 42 seats in Andhra Pradesh - seems a distant memory. The state has suffered due to the prolonged and clumsy process of its division and the formation of Telangana (17 seats), leaving behind a rump Seemandhra (25 seats). This summer, Andhra Pradesh votes as one state but with the knowledge that it is really electing two separate jurisdictions. Telangana officially comes into being at the beginning of June.

Open Editorial: India's Next Prime Minister Likely To Be Anointed Because Of Deal-Makers, Not Popular Mandate

By Prabhu Chawla (Star Guest Writer)

Ideology is dead. Long live personae. A myth waits to be exploded. Arrogant leaders will only devour ideologies. Self-proclaimed national satraps who avoid facing the electorate hide in opulent strategy rooms. Sons, daughters, sisters, sons-in-law and even cousins will decide poll strategies and candidates. Manifestos will be written not by party leaders but by ad agencies and unemployed intellectuals in search of an identity. 

Editorial: The 'Deep Sinking Feeling' Of Poor 'Indian Navy'

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

Poor maintenance of submarines and warships is crippling India’s navy. Six months after a massive explosion sank a submarine, Sindhurakshak, a fire inside another, Sindhuratna, and the immediate resignation of navy chief Admiral D K Joshi are a grim reminder that all is far from well with India’s navy. 

Joshi’s prompt resignation, owning moral responsibility, is praiseworthy. But 12 mishaps involving conventional submarines and warships in a span of seven months could potentially cripple the navy’s operational capabilities. This may also severely impair India’s ambitions of becoming a strategic blue-water power able to operate far beyond its extensive coastline. 

Telangana Shame: Voice Vote Violation Of Parliament Rule

By Likha Veer | INNLIVE

OPEN EDITORIAL Many are describing the government's decision to pass the Telangana bill by a voice vote and black out the telecast of the proceedings  as the death of democracy. Particularly controversial is the Lok Sabha speaker's decision to move ahead with a voice vote — instead of the division vote as demanded by the opposing voices. 

"A voice vote can only be held with the consent of all the members in the house," says Subhash C Kashyap, a former Secretary General of the Indian Parliament and a honorary advisor to the government of India on legal issues. "Even if one member doesn't give his or her consent in favour of a voice vote, then the house cannot proceed with a voice vote but it has to go for a division vote," says the veteran parliament expert.

Focus: Aam Aadmi Party: Decoding the Indian Media Logics

By M H Ahssan | INNLIVE

The spectacular rise of the Aam Aadmi Party and all the recent controversies it has sparked prompt us to examine the role of media in the making of the "common man". This article traces the logics of print, television, and social media, to ask what it means to consider AAP as a "media party".

The victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hailed as heralding a new era of urban politics in India, a sign of citizens finally waking up to the call of cleansing “dirty politics”. Riding on the sentiment of challenging legacy parties and their unscrupulous politics of stealth and loot, AAP has made an impressive foray into electoral combat by combining rhetoric with hard organisational work. 

'Andhra Pradesh Assembly On The Horns Of A Dilemma!'

By M H Ahssan | INN Live

EDITORIAL If any more evidence is needed to prove that the regional divide in Andhra Pradesh is complete and irreversible, it is the latest episode which forced the Congress legislators from Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema to propose the names of rebel candidates in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha. The Bill which is responsible for the ruckus in legislatures is only a formality. 

The bifurcation would be formalising the emotional division that has taken place over a period of time.  What we have been witnessing in the Assembly and the Council throughout February was the manifestation of a prolonged disconnect and disharmony that had set in the lives of Telugu-speaking people. The root cause for the malady is mutual distrust and lack of the spirit of accommodation.

Defiant Bharti On AAP: First Sign Of Political Suicide?

By Newscop | INN Live

Somnath Bharti has every reason to be a worried man. His midnight shenanigans in Khirki extension, when he led a mob into the home of four Ugandan women, accusing them of being part of a 'drugs and sex' racket and then barging into a police station demanding their arrest without a warrant, have caused outrage across the spectrum, uniting disparate elements who usually agree to disagree on everything. 

Congress Will Stand Exposed If Withdraws Support To AAP

By Kajol Singh | INN Live

As the Aam Aadmi Party was preparing to from the government, the Congress has dropped a bomb, with sources saying that the party may withdraw support to the AAP. Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi said there were differences of opinion within the Congress about supporting AAP, and the party was seriously considering withdrawing support.

While the AAP had never wanted support from the party, it decided to take support after Congress said the support was 'unconditional'. However, the Congress had later denied offering unconditional support. So, will it work against the grand old party's interest if it withdraws support? 

Editorial: Indian Lokpal Bare Raas Leela To Dabangg Style!

By M H Ahssan | INN Live

Political potboiler starring Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, RaGa and Preet Bharara. For those who thought the drama of desi life, all our ishkiyaon-dishkiyaon as Sanjay Leela Bhansali's blockbuster Raam-Leela quips, thrives only in Bollywood, think again. Our netas beat our abhinetas anytime, their posturing making 70 mm look small! 

Indeed,star-studded antics surrounding unveiling of the Lokpal Bill 46 years after a nation awoke to its destiny,as Jawaharlal Nehru put it, and smelt the coffee tops any filmi plot.

Just flashback to the beginning of the movie,sorry,movement for an anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, when satyagrahi superhero Anna Hazare lay fasting for corruption-free times.

Editorial: What 2013 Results Mean For Poll 2014 Scenario?

By M H Ahssan | INN Live

The results of the 2013 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are out but those looking for clear pointers towards how the next general election will play out are likely to be left scratching their heads.

The Bharatiya Janata Party turned in a spectacular performance in Rajasthan and wrested the state from the Congress. It has retained Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the latter with a significant increase in its seat share. But in Delhi, the BJP failed to properly ride the wave of anti-Congress sentiment, yielding crucial political space to the Aam Aadmi Party and falling short of a clear-cut majority.