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India became Republic on 26 January, 1950 and we have completed fifty-three years as a Republic Nation having had Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President, who guided the nation for almost twelve years. And now, on July 25, 2002, the eleventh President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has taken the reigns to propel the nation to new heights. The present work is a revised edition of the earlier book, covering the up-to-date contribution of the outgoing President Dr. K.R. ...
Tehelka.Com—A Tip of the Iceberg, is an attempt to highlight and place before the reader, all relevant information and developments, that followed the Tehelka Tapes Expose, at one place. It contains nine chapters, and mostly deals with the issues involving the security of the nation, and the cheapness of the men in authority being bought on paltry amounts by fictitious arms dealers. The book should of immense use for those who have any direct or indirect ...
It is the general impression of the people that the President of India is merely a rubber stamp; he is powerless, and is always bound by the advice of the Cabinet. But it is not so. Dr. Rajendra Prasad the first President of India had an encounter with the First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and spelled out the power of the President under the constitution. The present work is a unique effort successfully made by the author to adequately expose the indepth ...
The present book, in two parts, is a unique work done by the author. Part I contains 9 chapters on different topics including confrontation between the legislature and judiciary; Justice Eclipsed during Emergency; Keymen of Emergency; independence of Judiciary and Appointment of Judges; Presidential Power to Pardon; President’s Power of Reference under Article 143 of the constitution, and Justice Delayed Justice Denied. For the past more than fifty years the ...
The logic of contemporary history is to understand events as they happen. The wealth of information and the reflected upon recent events suggest an uncanny grasp of politics. In the present work the author has made an attempt with the help of the comments, views and opinions expressed by eminent scholars, journalists, political pundits and diplomats belonging to different walks of life, to bring home his point of view that Sonia’s foreign origin is a non-issue. ...
Dhananjoy Chatterjee’s execution 14 years after the pronouncement of death sentence by the Supreme Court has revived a country-wide debate on the justification of the retention of the capital punishment on the statute this issue; one is in favour of retention of the capital punishment, and the other is for its abolition. Taking into consideration the significance of the topic, concerning the life and death of human being, which has attracted the attention of ...
The present book is an outcome of the author’s meeting with the president, who after reading the earlier book ‘Death Penalty’ raised some queries. The President appeared to be not too happy about the way the mercy petitions were dealt with by the government. He is very much concerned with this issue and has urged the government to take a ‘comprehensive view’ on the merits and demerits of the mercy petitions, before making its recommendations. Since the ...