PM looking for breaches in Left bastion Buzz is getting louder that the Congress is on a 'poaching mission' so that the 'pragmatists' in the Left in Bengal could win over the 'dogmatists' in the Politburo which is slated to sit in Kolkata on September 28.
SUNDAY SOLILOQUIES
Obscurantist ways of the Left in 123 deal Sometimes, if not too often, the Left focuses on the Hyde Act. Sometimes it argues that Indias independent foreign policy is endangered. Sometimes it identifies military exercises with America as a threat to the nation.
EXPERT OPINION
'Children need space for interaction' The ban is laudable. Diverse forms of dialogue and constructive interactions critical for learning are collapsing due to over use of mobile phones.
The State government has proposed a ban on the use of cellphones by schoolchildren saying that it would affect their mental and physical growth. Is the government justified? Deccan Herald had invited readers to send their responses.
Most readers opine that the ban is a wise move since the use of cell phones has affected the health and academic performances of students. Others argue that these gadgets are quintessential to this globalised world.
