India, July 20 -- For almost a month now, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), led by Abhijeet Dipke, has been holding a protest at Jantar Mantar. Hundreds of youth have assembled there. They are demandi... Read More
India, July 20 -- Sonam Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 28, has lost between 8 and 9 kilograms in body weight, his blood pressure and blood sugar have both... Read More
India, July 20 -- Sonam Wangchuk is starving, and in the meantime, the Republic is practising its art of looking the other way, much as it did in Manipur and elsewhere. For over three weeks, one of t... Read More
India, July 13 -- The minister leaned back in his oversized chair, lifted his cup of tea and smiled. A terrified official burst into the room. "Sir, another bridge has developed dangerous cracks." The... Read More
India, July 13 -- Apastamba Dharma Shastra 2.1.2.8; Vishnu Shastra 71.58-59; Satapatha Brahmana 14:1:1:31; Parasara Shashra 6.22; Kurma Purana 11.34.80; Usana Samhita 9.89: "Speaking with an Untouchab... Read More
India, July 13 -- Mumbai is India's financial hub. With an estimated population of 12.5 million, it is home to more billionaires than any other city in Asia. This city is renowned for its Bollywood mo... Read More
India, July 13 -- Of late, some judges of the higher judiciary, through their public speeches and judicial orders, have awakened the national conscience, raising hope of protecting the citizens' funda... Read More
India, July 13 -- During the Internal Emergency (1975-77), socialist leader HV Kamath, speaking at the inaugural meeting of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), referred to the Forty-second ... Read More
India, July 13 -- The most dangerous weapon in India today cannot be bought on the black market. It cannot be smuggled across borders, nor does it require a licence, ammunition, or physical possession... Read More
India, July 13 -- History bears witness to the fact that politicisation and commercialisation are two major distortions of religion. They occur when spiritual systems are repurposed for worldly power ... Read More