Voice of Punjab On 8/9/2016 Navjot Singh Sidhu his political front Awaaz-e-Punjab which means Voice of Punjab. With him were former hockey player and suspended SAD MLA Pargat Singh, independent MLA brothers Balwinder Singh Bains and Simarjeet Singh Bains, and some others. Sidhu Spoke against AAP, BJP and SAD. After he quit Rajya Sabha there…
Category: India
Surrogacy and Child Rights
The central government has come out with a bill banning commercial surrogacy. It bans foreigners, single parents, live-in partners and same-sex couples from commissioning surrogacy. The bill allows a married couple to commission surrogacy if after five years of marriage they have no child or the child mentally or physically not fit. The surrogate mother…
India and Rio Olympics
India won three medals in Beijing Olympics 2008; one gold and two bronze. India won six medals in London Olympics 2012; two silver and four bronze. Some predicted India will win 12 medals in Rio Olympics. India sent the largest ever contingent to Rio and the expectation was that India will win more than six…
Fall of David Cameron
When David Cameron became Prime Minister for the second time in May 2015 he was expected to last full term. In his first term his Conservative Party did not have majority in the House of Commons. He ran a coalition government with Liberal Party as partner and Nicholas (Nick) William Peter Clegg as Deputy Prime…
Cabinet Reshuffle 2016
On 5/7/2016 there was Modi cabinet reshuffle. There were 19 new ministers, five were dropped, portfolios of many changed. There was one promotion to cabinet rank. Modi on the previous day had said it was an expansion. This was more than an expansion. Changes in portfolios led to discussions. Some said it was a night…
Raghuram Rajan and RBI
Raghuram Rajan not continuing as RBI Governor for second term has become international news. Many foreign channels have commented and discussed about it. BBC compared him to rock star. This has no precedent. On 18/6/2016 Raghuram Rajan in his e-mail to RBI colleagues mentioned “While I was open to seeing these developments through, on due…
2 Years of Modi Government
On 16/5/2014 Lok Sabha election results were announced. BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi won 282 seats. Modi Government took oath on 26/5/2014. There were great expectations. Two years down the line there is great disillusionment. If Lok Sabha election is held in Varanasi today, Modi will lose his deposit. Modi talked of good…
Restoration in Church
(This article is based on material from different sites.) “Enter by the narrow gate, for broad is the road and wide is the gate that leads to destruction. There are many who choose it. But small is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”…
Flat buying
Amrapali is in news. Not the Amrapali of Vaishali of the time of Ajathashatru. It is Amprali Builders. Many buyers had booked flats with them in 2011 and they have not got possession. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was brand ambassador. Many said they trusted Dhoni and went for Amrapali flats. India had won the World Cup….
Grounds for divorce
In India different laws govern marriage and divorce. There is Special Marriage Act. There is Hindu Marriage Act. There is Indian Divorce Act which deals with Christian divorce. There is Anand Marriage Act 1909 which deals with Sikhs. There is The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936. There is The Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act….