In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The South Asia Solidarity Initiative (SASI) along with prominent Dalit activists and organizations in New York City will march, Feb. 27th, 2013, 2 to 400 p.m. at Union Square, in solidarity with […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Supreme Court of India has said that the Sabarimala temple in Kerala has no “constitutional basis” to ban the entry of women. The Kerala government clarified that it would not interfere in […]
India is awash with Islamophobia and there could not be a more dangerous time for this pernicious slant in our national politics. Hateful vitriol was spewed upon actor Aamir Khan recently, for expressing concern over the […]
The recent killings of Mohammad Akhlaq, Noman and Zahid Ahmad Bhatt on the claim that they were slaughtering cows is not only an attack on the right to life, livelihood and diverse food cultures but an […]
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday said the Prime Minister’s credibility had taken a beating after his statement on Dadri lynching and banning of Ghulam Ali concert even as it dubbed as “perverse and cynical” the […]
Vinoba Bhave said, ” We stand on the shoulders of our ancestors so we can see much further than they saw, not be limited by their limitations.” Chaturvedi said the most appealing explanation he found for […]
Mr. Julio Ribeiro, Retired IPS officer, former DGP of Mumbai and Gujarat recently said: ‘As a Christian, suddenly, I am a stranger in my own country’. He was merely reflecting on the recent dilemma of the Christian community […]
The announcement of the election results has justifiably generated enormous excitement, both in the state as also the rest of the country, since the formation of a coalition government is proving to be a daunting […]
There is urgent need to restrain those making provocative and poisonous statements, says the author. All through his campaign that brought him spectacular victory in the parliamentary poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had concentrated on […]
Onam is celebrated in the beginning of the month of Chingam, the first month of Malayalam Calendar (Kollavarsham). There are actually four days of Onam. The most important day of Onam (known as Thiru Onam) […]
Despite reservations in some circles, most Pakistanis welcomed Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif‘s decision to attend Mr Narendra Modi‘s swearing-in as the new PM of India at the latter’s invitation. Although similar invitations were extended […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, enjoys tremendous goodwill in Bharuch which sent him to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980 and 1984. That he last won 30 years ago hasn’t stopped people […]
While driving back from Long Island on Monday, February 24, I listened to an absolutely fascinating interview of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Julia Angwin, author of Dragnet Nation, on the issue of privacy and cyber […]
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