While we worry on Ladakh, China has poised itself on a village which could cut off India’s northeast

We have a WhatsApp group of old colleagues from The Pioneer where I began my career in journalism 40 years ago. We usually stick to songs and shayari, avoid ideological...

Love Jihad: The legal position in India in case you wish to marry a Muslim man

Love Jihad is in news. After the Allahabad High Court passed stricture against conversion only for the sake to get married, a number of states have put to motion a law...

December could be worse: Supreme Court seeks status report from 4 states

The Supreme Court has sought a status report from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam in two days over the spike the coronavirus cases in these states.

Is Bihar a prod from Muslims to Owaisi’s AIMIM? Why Seemanchal is an elephant in room now

Proving all exit polls wrong, the National Democratic Alliance of Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal-United regained control of Bihar for one more time with 125 seats...

Where does Modi go from this Bihar high? Is this bugle of triumph also one of warning?

There is a reason for prime minister Narendra Modi to have an extra cup of tea which he loves so much in the morning. There are breakthroughs in Telangana and Manipur; a...

“Shut madrasas for all radicals and terrorists are raised there”: MP culture minister

Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Usha Thakur sparked a controversy with her claims that all terrorists are raised in madrasas. She has also called for the shutdown of...

Indian subcontinent and that sinking feeling: A quarter of Bangladesh under water

It’s a grim monsoon in Indian subcontinent. A quarter of Bangladesh is under water. India is reeling to the extent that prime minister Narendra Modi had to seek out...