Precondition was for bail only; Jury is still out if Richa was guilty

Nineteen-year-old Richa Bharti is a first-year student. For sharing a Facebook post, she spent two days behind bars. After a verdict of a district court, she is being...

Meet NDTV, the new NGO

New Delhi Television (NDTV) Limited has filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), asking for the Indian coastline to be protected and the “Sagar Mala”...

“My biology is not your religion”

Supreme Court has mandated that intercourse with a minor married wife, even with her consent, is rape. The laws of this land already prohibit minors--"Bal-Vivah"- to be married off...

Folly of equating Vande Mataram with religion

The Partition divided India. Jinnah went away as soon as he made Pakistan. But the poison remained in Free India. The unassailable symbols of our freedom struggle came under its...

Where’s “freedom” gang on Nahid Afrin?

The gang which took up the case of Gurmehar Kaur in the name of “freedom of expression” is once again active. This time, it’s not for that cause but for blunting...

What’s this “alternate view” Mr Bhansali?

Alternate View par thappad nahin lagta sahib, Double Standard par lagta hai" (You are not slapped on Alternative View sir. You could though be on double standards). It is said that...

Freedom to practice religion: Whatever happened to Constitution?

The Supreme Court order states that there would be no sale of firecrackers in Delhi NCR this Deepawali. Though the effects of Deepawali firecrackers on pollution, the apex court...