Tag: Retrospect
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The year when Modi’s charisma appeared to wane (2018 In Retrospect)
By Brajendra Nath Singh, New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP face a tough challenge in the Lok Sabha elections in the coming summer in the wake of its defeat in the recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and mounting worries on the economic front. Even at the…
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Rise of unicorns in Indian start-ups across verticals (2018 in Retrospect)
By Bhavana Akella, Bengaluru : India witnessed a dramatic rise of eight unicorns in 2018 from among the start-ups across verticals as against a mere nine in six years from 2011 till 2017, according to IT industry apex body Nasscom. The start-ups joining the select club for their valuation over $1 billion (Rs 7,000 crore…
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Year that saw tectonic shift in UP’s political landscape (2018 In Retrospect)
By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : A year is a long time in politics. In Uttar Pradesh, the change of the calendar from 2017 to 2018 saw a tectonic shift in the political landscape, one that left the ruling BJP and its cadres shocked to the core. Mayawati, the Dalit powerhouse who was daggers drawn with…
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Poll timing and sops for farmers carried the day for TRS in Telangana (2018 In Retrospect)
By Mohammed Shafeeq, Hyderabad : Early Assembly elections and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) retaining power with a landslide majority earlier this month dominated the events in Telangana during 2018. Eight months before the expiry of the Assembly’s term, the TRS government recommended dissolution of the House on September 6. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan accepted the…
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India succeeds in evolving global climate roadmap (2018 In Retrospect)
By Vishal Gulati, New Delhi : Clearing the smoke of uncertainty over the issue of a cleaner environment, India this year succeeded in its multilateral diplomacy to evolve a roadmap for the international community to decisively address climate change. Also, India’s success in renewable energy auctions, in reducing emissions besides its largest commitment to eliminate…
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Indian enterprises see silver lining in Cloud (2018 in Retrospect)
By Nishant Arora, New Delhi : With digital transformation rapidly re-defining the regional landscape in India — amid humongous amount of data being generated — many more enterprises this year looked at embracing agile, scalable and cost-friendly Cloud offerings, searching for providers with deep technological expertise to help transform their businesses. However, while improving IT…
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Permanent peace eludes J&K, as it has for last 30 years (2018 In Retrospect)
By Sheikh Qayoom, Jammu/Srinagar : It’s been a fairly turbulent year in the state, both security-wise and politically. It saw more violence compared to last year, even though the security forces killed many militants, including some top commanders of militant outfits. There were 587 incidents of violence during 2018 compared to 329 last year. Official…
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Fundamental right to privacy, invalidating triple talaq crowning verdicts of 2017
By Parmod Kumar, New Delhi : The Supreme Court stood out in 2017 for protecting and advancing the rights of citizens in more ways than one, but primarily by empowering them against any intrusion of their privacy by the State or the private sector as it elevated the right to privacy as a fundamental right.…
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Mandsaur firing brought out anger among farmers
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : Pavitra Singh of Punjab’s Mansa is representative of farmers across the country who were infuriated as agriculture prices collapsed for the second consecutive year, but their sufferings remained unnoticed until the June police firing in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district that killed five farmers. The episode, which led to many…
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Year when Didi gunned for Modi seeking to emerge as face of anti-BJP opposition
By Sirshendu Panth, Kolkata : Keeping up a strong anti-BJP rhetoric, West Bengal’s indefatigable ‘Didi’ gunned for Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the year, lacing her speeches and social media postings with sarcasm and choice words as her government clashed with the Centre on various issues. From mythology to ancient Indian history, Trinamool Congress supremo…