149 Articles by
Amit Kelkar
a Pune based IT professional with keen interest in politics
News Reports
Is Congress eyeing to snatch the inherited properties of only Hindus? Read how the party has promised they will never touch Muslim personal laws
Congress party's stance on inheritance tax, coupled with its longstanding support of Muslim personal laws, which govern inheritance-related matters among Muslims, it does appear that Congress is eyeing inherited properties of only Hindus.
OpIndia Explains
The Hindu tries to discredit PM Modi with a ‘fact-check’ over ‘people with more children’ remark, cites data that shows Muslims have the highest...
The Hindu recently published a misleading 'fact-check' in an attempt to discredit PM Modi over the fact that Muslims have the highest fertility rate in India.
OpIndia Explains
Kanhaiya Kumar vs Sandeep Dikshit? Congress infighting escalated over the candidature of former JNUSU president from Northeast Delhi, says report
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit alleged that Kanhaiya Kumar's candidature from Northeast Delhi was pulling down the party's performance elsewhere, prompting a showdown between the two leaders.
Opinions
Ram Navami organisers asked to change routes outside mosques: How courts are legitimising ‘Muslim area’ argument instead of fighting street veto
The courts in the country must fight the street veto held by Islamists instead of humouring their demands and legitimising the 'Muslim area' contention.
Opinions
Threats to judicial autonomy in Pakistan: Judges accuse ISI of undue interference, indicating a dangerous mix of politics and military in judiciary
The complicit role of the establishment raises serious concerns about its commitment to democracy and accountability. Instead of upholding democratic principles, it appears to be compounding the challenges faced by the judiciary, further eroding the foundations of democracy.
News Reports
The Wire withdraws article after claims of discrepancy in electoral bonds list by The Quint’s Poonam Agarwal fall flat: Read about lies and embarrassment
The Wire withdrew an article that quoted Poonam Agarwal to raise aspersions on the electoral bonds list released by SBI.
News Reports
‘Alpha-numeric code just a security feature’: SBI’s response in SC busts far-fetched insinuations by The Quint’s Poonam Agarwal on electoral bonds
The Quint's Poonam Agarwal had claimed that the alpha-numeric codes would enable Centre to link electoral bond donors with political parties, but SBI's response has proven it false now.
Opinions
Sour grapes effect? Congress whines about electoral bonds without ever stopping to receive them, goes on a rant as companies move to the BJP
A day after ECI published electoral bonds data, Congress had a meltdown over the funding received by the BJP.
Opinions
Inderlok namaz row: How DCP North Delhi ended up being like ‘fact-checker’ Mohammad Zubair, and what police should learn from the fiasco
After the initial denial, it was confirmed that Muslim mob had indeed become aggressive after a brave police officer tried stopping squatters from offering namaz in the middle of the road.
Opinions
Even as Sandeshkhali women narrate tales of TMC’s terror, Sagarika Ghose defends decision to join Mamata Banerjee with punch words like ‘democracy’ and ‘constitution’
On the 11th of February, TMC announced that it had nominated veteran propagandist Sagarika Ghose, wife of another veteran propagandist Rajdeep Sardesai, to the Rajya Sabha.
