NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- The first thing that happens when there is violence or rioting today is to shut down the internet. Why? In the good old days, when kings sat in their castles and sent their men... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- One of the major issues during the last General Elections (April-May 2024) was conducting a caste census. The INDIA Alliance put it forward very strongly, while the BJP opposes i... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- "Congratulations, Mr...., for your entry into politics as a novice! Welcome if you intend to represent the future voters and your future constituency's gentry with a sincere hear... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- The idea of giving every child the right to be at school is quite an old one. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, one of the prominent freedom fighters, had tried to seek approval for it in t... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- On Teachers' Day - the birthday of the Philosopher-King Radhakrishnan - this piece is written with a deep concern about the deplorable condition of higher education in India. To ... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Kolkata, called the City of Joy, has been going through difficult times for nearly a month. Agitations and demonstrations on the streets of the city, as well as the protests by a... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Some excellent obituaries have been written of the 94-year-old lawyer-historian Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, who passed away on August 29, 2024, in his native Mumbai after a long illne... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- I was the secretary of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, when I invited the late Fr. John Vallamattom, founder of "Indian Currents", to give a speech on Decembe... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Vigilantism is often romanticised as a form of direct justice in the movies. While the idea of taking the law into one's own hands can seem appealing, the practice, however, neve... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- In India, the troubling trend wherein authorities use bulldozers to destroy homes, businesses, and other structures connected to people accused of crimes without following the pr... Read More