In 1950, author and critic Lionel Trilling wrote: In the United States at this time liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition. The Anglo-Irish 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke is typically held up as the spokesman for the enduring conservative sensibility, and such prominent postwar American conservatives as William F. Buckley Jr., Russell Kirk and George …
Revolutionary writer G. Kalyan Rao on Monday demanded the repeal of the stringent Unlawful Activities Act allegedly being misused by those in power to put behind bars the human rights activists across the country. Leading a protest by members of the UAPA Repeal Agitation Committee in front of Prakasam Bhavan here, he said the UAPA had been misused to arrest …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on March 5, interacted with prominent personalities in Varanasi and said if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh, the State will be at the forefront of economic development. Mr. Modi, who represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha, also stressed the need for a stable government in the State which can take bold decisions, according …