Remembrances of ‘71 War when radio was king: And I was cutting my teeth

Bliss was it to be in the newsroom of All India Radio Simla this day 49 years ago. And it was heaven to be a young sub-editor listening to the relay of Prime Minister...

Badal harping on Hindu-Sikh could allow Khalistanis to take over farmers’ protests

Sukhbir Singh Badal accusing BJP of pitting Hindus against Sikhs in Punjab or even “saying about our soldiers” tomorrow is not a mad man’s rant. It...

Who is this Khalistani who claims to speak for Sikhs but is silent when girls are raped in Pakistan?

Anyone who knows something about the Sikh community will tell you that 99% of them are proud of their community and country. The sacrifices made by the community for the...

Abdullahs, Mehbooba know in heart that J & K of old is gone forever

It took Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah 22 years to learn that participation in elections was the real test of popularity of any leader or his party. Fortunately, leaders of...

Sher-e-Kashmir affix loses lustre as Sheikh Abdullah’s anniversary goes unnoticed

What are SKIMS, SKUAST and SKPA? Oh, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology and Sher-e-Kashmir...

Pranab Mukherjee loses his battle against multiple ailments: End of an era

Former President of India and veteran Congress leader, Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday evening. He took his last breath at the Indian Army’s Research and Referral...

When Sheikh Abdullah had `conspired' to give Break-India project a momentum

On October 26, 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of then princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, signed an Instrument of Accession with India. Governor General Lord...