The murder of Democracy by Modi & Shah by Siddharth Varadarajan

The writing on the wall is clear: Welcome 2019, goodbye, Narendra Modi

Do the math. The BJP will be the victim of its own 2014 success, writes Shashi Tharoor. The recent state assembly election defeats for the BJP in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the clear, if close, loss in Madhya Pradesh, and the ruling party’s no-show in Telangana and Mizoram, have energised the opposition, and in particular the Congress Party. From a period […]

Explosive revelation in Judge Loya’s mysterious death, batch-mate says he was under pressure from Justice Mohit Shah

In a sensational twist to the mysterious death of judge Brijmohan Loya, one of his former batch-mates has revealed that his friend was under tremendous pressure from the former chief justice of Bombay High Court, Justice Mohit Shah.   Judge Loya, who was presiding over the fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati, […]

‘Ensure India’s forces aren’t used for political gains’: Ex-navy chief to EC

Former chief of naval staff, Admiral L Ramdas (retired), has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) expressing “concern” and “dismay” over what he sees as the misuse of the air strike in Pakistan to “influence the electorate”.   Former chief of naval staff, Admiral L Ramdas (retired), has written to the Election Commission of […]