There was no dearth of prognostications from geologists, seismologists, environmentalists, anti-developmentalists, and advocates of ‘sustainable development’ that Joshimath represents a blinkered vision of mindless development, but the government chose to look the other way. The government’s primary impulse now, after cracks appeared in more than 700 houses in the small
In his recent book Megathreats, economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed ‘Dr Doom’ for his correct forecast of the 2008 global financial crisis, has again come up with some dire predictions about the global economy in the not-too-distant future. This time, he foresees a ‘Great Stagflationary Debt Crisis’ due to some interconnected ‘megathreats’ looming over the global economy.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, following a clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector, said China is preparing for war but the Indian government is “deep in slumber”, unmindful of the gravity of the situation. He warned that China’s preparations were not just for incursions, but for a full-scale war. Without losing a chance, the BJP accused him
In 1991, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was probing the source of funding of Kashmiri militants. One arrest led to another and the agency was suddenly in possession of two diaries that had a long list of payments made to people who were identified by their initials. Digging deeper, the CBI realised that they were staring at one of the biggest corruption scandals of
With several state elections due soon and the Lok Sabha election due in 2024, many citizen groups are perturbed about the massive money power and the criminal muscle power destroying the very integrity of India’s elections and are trying to build a citizens’ movement to overcome them. A gathering under the banner of the “Karnataka Convention on Electoral Democracy”, was held