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Letters
UP, Bihar ByPolls What does the BJP’s defeat signify?
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6 With reference to the Cover Story “Being
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New Delhi
Major gains by the BJP in the North-East have
been marred by losses in key constituencies
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BANKING hIGh ON
ACCOUNTABILITY
With reference to the report ““Banking loots with impunity as
common man cries foul” by Bharat Hiteshi (March 15).
The finance ministry is right in
asking banks to examine non-
performing assets (NPAs) of
more than 50 crores for any sign
of wrongdoing. Besides fixing
responsibility and accountability
on individuals for every credit
facility sanctioned, some
measures can be taken to check
NPAs.
These are: proper and timely
monitoring of loans, pre-audit
sanction from specialised
agencies and various kinds of
regular audits to check there is
no diversification of funds.
M KUMAr
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Women deserve more Toppling governments with Facebook might now be offering heavens, of all-time great Courts and apex court are
31 ` respect and recognition money power is wrong about the data breach, it cannot scientists who have pushed appointed after careful analysis
With reference to the report “Tripura results: conceal the fact that its control back the boundaries of human of their past performance in the
Woman=Being Unequal” by Ridhima Malhotra Left needs to brace for change” by Anil Sinha
systems are weak. It has failed to knowledge. He was a theoretical judiciary, their credibility and
(March 15). (March 31)
Indian women have broken Toppling and forming honour the deep trust reposed physicist, a cosmologist, an honesty.
all glass ceilings and ventured governments with money in it by millions of its users. It is astronomer, a mathematician It is also expected that they
into all so-called male domains power and other inducements also alarming that data can be and an author all rolled into one. go through the cases presented
like becoming fighter pilots has become the new norm in used to try to subvert electoral He captured the imagination before them with absolute care
and part of combat army, our democracy; such acts have systems and processes in large of those who lusted for and deliver judgements in an
heading many banks, mutual been given a spin — as a “smart democracies. knowledge and meant a lot impartial manner within the
fund companies, and even move”. If at all some of our local to them. The name Stephen framework of laws and Indian
a multinational company What happened in Tripura political parties or vested Hawking became a byword Constitution. This being the case,
named Pepsi. There are women and the air of political hostility
interests had indeed hired the for brain power. He was one judges recusing themselves
driving bus, train and autos later captures the next level ‘services’ of such ‘data dacoits’, scientist who gained popularity from cases before them and
beside flying aeroplanes. Even Indian democracy is moving stringent action needs to be outside the academic world by seeking transfer of them to
in entertainment industry, to. If one heard the “advice” by taken against them. connecting to a wider audience. other peer judges/benches is
specially TV industry they rule those who now proudly claim a. mohaN The very mention of unjustified. This is more so when
the roost. Now with movies like that they have “demolished” his name was a badge of we find no conflict of interest
Mom, English Vinglish, Kahaani, the communist ideology, it Many of us have been aware scholarship during chats. His in those cases handled by those
Mary Kom, etc, they are no more of and concerned about social groundbreaking work on black judges.
6:30 PM is clear that do not possess a
second fiddle to male stars. constructive mentality. media being used to peddle holes, space-time and relativity Does it mean that they are
Coming to sports, they are N NagarajaN, fake news. That may seem a made him a worthy successor scared of such political bigwigs
quaint misdemeanour by the
to Albert Einstein and Isaac
or don’t want to antagonise
there in badminton, tennis, The BSP-SP understanding in time the world fully realises the Newton and put him on a par the politicians and others with
sshooting, wrestling, archery,
cricket, etc. Two women players UP should inspire all the other extent and implications of the with them. He was instantly muscle and money power? Of
Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu opposition parties to come “Cambridge Analytica scandal”. recognizable all over the world. late, we find judges of the High
While both the national In cheating death for Courts and also the Supreme
have won Olympics medal for together and pose a challenge parties are vehemently denying so long he exemplified the Court recusing themselves
India, while no men players have to the BJP in 2019. But the having any links with CA, indomitability of human will from cases before them, most
been able to achieve the same.
We had woman prime opposition should not give too there is still a lot to be alarmed and spirit. More praise-worthily, of the time when the final
much room to the Congress.
minister and president of Under Rahul Gandhi, it lost in about. What the CA is said to be he lived to push back the judgment has to be delivered,
guilty of is to indirectly assist
frontiers of science. The world’s
without assigning any reason
India. Nirmala Sitharaman Gujarat, despite aligning with political parties in judging an most celebrated and charismatic whatsoever for doing so.
has become second female
Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mevani
Most of the time, we find
defence minister of the country. and Alpesh Thakor. It would electorate base. In short, political scientist, Stephen Hawking this happens in sensitive cases
attained immortality by the light
parties could possibly be using
In certain rural parts of India, be better for the opposition to underhand means in the form of he shed on the evolution of the involving senior political
women run the house by
working daily and shouldering project a non-Congress leader our ears, biases and prejudices universe. The world will long leaders. Judges to the High
as a prime ministerial candidate,
family’s responsibility. as voters are not ready to accept to manipulate the way we remember his iconic image, Courts and apex court are
slurred voice and incredible
appointed after careful analysis
choose our political leaders
But still after achieving
so much in all sphere of the Mr. Gandhi. This is the only way instead of making us assess their legacy. of their past performance in the
the BJP can be challenged.
life, why there is so much Vs gaNeshaN, performance and promises. g daVid miltoN judiciary, their credibility and
The way the CA scam
honesty.
discrimination against them Facebook fails to honour unfolded is perhaps similar to Judicial recusal in crucial Judges recusing themselves
? Why do we still have cases
of dowry, rapes, sexual abuse deep trust reposed in it many of the questionnaires a cases becomes new trend from cases before them and
incidents. Even a four-year- With reference to the report “Social media men- lot of us come across on social Of late, we find judges of the seeking transfer of them to
other peer judges/benches
High Courts and also the
media. How many of us click
ace: How it violates out privacy and we are at the
old girl child is not spared mercy of hackers” by Sanjib Sinha (March 31) on “I Agree”, after having read Supreme Court recusing is unjustified. This is more so
by predators. We should not
celebrate Women’s Day just for While the Congress and the BJP through the disclaimers? themselves from cases before when we find no conflict of
are busy trading charges about
them, most of the time when
interest in those cases handled
the sake of it. It’s time to change alleged links with Cambridge ks jayatheertha the final judgment has to be by those judges. Does it mean
as a society and transform it
completely by not only giving Analytica, lakhs of social Stephen Hawking’s delivered, without assigning that they are scared of such
our women equal opportunity media users in India are deeply legacy is here to stay any reason whatsoever for political bigwigs or don’t want
concerned that their personal
but respect they truly deserve data could have been stolen, With reference to the online report “Brightest doing so. Most of the time, we to antagonise the politicians and
star of science Stephen Hawking dies at 76”
to make the celebration of misused or even compromised. (March 14) find this happens in sensitive others with muscle and money
Women’s Day more meaningful. Whatever explanation Professor Stephen Hawking cases involving senior political power?
leaders. Judges to the High
Bal goViNd joined the galaxy, up in the tharcius s FerNaNdo
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