Mallika Nawal

In a country where VIP culture had turned cancerous, Modi government’s move to ban the red beacon atop cars of all ministers, politicians and bureaucrats, effective 1st May, came as a wonderful and welcome surprise. In fact, what was even wonderful to note was that even the Prime Minister himself was not exempt from the ban (nor was the...

With the Election Commission gearing up to announce the Gujarat assembly election dates, things are getting really interesting in Gujarat. Even amidst news of Vijay Rupani government doling out last-minute freebies to appease disgruntled groups in the state, a leaked CCTV footage brought the hour-long meeting between Congress scion Rahul Gandhi and Patidar leader Hardik Patel to the forefront. While...

To be honest, Aadhaar makes me nervous! In fact, it always has since the ambitious scheme was announced in 2009 under the Chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani. Truth be told, I only just recently got enrolled for Aadhaar; that too when the IT Department was not letting me file my Income Tax returns sans the Aadhaar or the Enrolment number....

First of all, let us understand what is a Civil Code before we can even broach the subject of uniform civil code. Civil Code, simply stating, is the code that regulates or governs the civil life of an individual in a country. In other words, civil code deals with issues of marriage and divorce, custody of children, and inheritance...

Air pollution kills! That IS a fact…and there is no one debating that…Moreover, Delhi was ranked by the WHO as the second most polluted city in the world in 2016. Having put that disclaimer in place, let’s first define air pollution so that there is no ambiguity whatsoever. You see, air gets polluted anytime gases, games, dust particles or...