Talk PointDelhi riots: Is CM Arvind Kejriwal actually powerless or using it as an excuse?CM Arvind Kejriwal has said that the Army should be deployed in Delhi and curfew imposed in the areas affected by communal riots. THEPRINT TEAM26 February, 2020 6:14 pm IST Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday that the Army should be […]
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If Kashmir is normal, Why fear the critics asks Dr. Shashi Tharoor.
If Kashmir is Normal, Why is BJP Govt Scared of Foreign Criticism? SHASHI THAROOR MP The deportation from New Delhi’s international airport of British MP Deborah Abrahams is one more example of how thin-skinned our Government is to foreign criticism of its policies. Ms Abrahams, chairperson of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir in […]
Election Commission needs to answer on why VVPAT slips were destroyed in 4 months ?
Why Did EC Destroy VVPAT Slips of 2019 LS Polls in Such a Hurry? INDIA POONAM AGARWAL in The Quint. “The used or printed VVPAT slips in any election… shall be retained for one year and shall thereafter be destroyed,” says Rule 94 (b) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961. But The Quint has found that […]
Dr. Shashi Tharoor comments about the image of India abroad under Modi regime.
No longer the India the world admired By Shashi TharoorFebruary 01, 2020 10:54 IST Every time I find myself arguing with a supporter of the ruling party, especially when he has nothing to say in rebuttal to my points about the economy, the social unrest and the divided political climate, the response comes: “At least […]
Sagarika Ghose writes about the Anti-CAA- NRC protests as we remember Gandhi ji.
Mahatma of liberty: On the death anniversary of Gandhi, do not delegitimise civil protest January 29, 2020, 2:01 AM IST Sagarika Ghose in Bloody Mary| Edit Page, India | TOI Long before the current protests against citizenship laws, there was the Nav Nirman movement in the 1970s. These were fiery, often violent protests that tore through Gujarat. Over 100 were killed, thousands injured, buses […]
The Gujarat model comes to Delhi – Rajdeep Sardesai.
The Gujarat model comes to Delhi, writes Rajdeep Sardesai The state has been stifling dissent in campuses and appointing partisan VCs. JNU fits the pattern Updated: Jan 17, 2020 11:46 IST By Rajdeep Sardesai Long before Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), there was Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. In May 2007, a group of Vishwa Hindu […]
What happened to India -by Dr. Shashi Tharoor
What Happened to India? Jan 7, 2020 SHASHI THAROOR The India the world once celebrated – the world’s fastest-growing free-market liberal democracy – seems to be giving way to a violent, intolerant, illiberal autocracy. It is a turn that was long in the making, reflecting the impact of eight major factors on the country’s society and […]
The fury of Shaheen Bagh’s women, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
( This appeared first in Hindustan Times.) The fury of Shaheen Bagh’s women, writes Rajdeep Sardesai. Their voices reveal both the fragility of communal relations and trust deficit with the government ‘Next time, please call us to the studio instead of the maulvis that you always do,’ say the women of Shaheen Bagh. In normal […]
The secular inclusive fabric of India’s constitution is under threat says Congress Spokesperson Sanjay Jha.
Why the New Year has begun on a depressing note Sanjay Jha 2 January 2020, 5:22 PM IST Political arrogance and a myopic vision have made the Bharatiya Janata Party so blindsided that it has mistaken the majority numbers in the Lok Sabha to be a mandate for imposing majoritarian ideology. It is indeed paradoxical […]
Congress Party calls for the 2nd Independence movement against Modi Government
Cong calls for another ‘independence movement’ against Modi govt ‘Country fighting against ideology it fought against during freedom struggle’ File: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi during the ‘satyagraha’ demanding protection for the Constitution in the view of CAA and NRC, at Rajghat in New Delhi | PTI Congress leaders in Gujarat on Saturday […]