Former V-P expresses concern over rights’ situation in India, govt rebuts
WASHINGTON: Criticising India’s recent record on protecting human rights, civil liberties and religious freedom, a United States (US) senator, three US Congressmen, the chair of...
‘Targeted harassment’: Rana Ayyub files police complaint against website over ‘fake news’
By RAGHAV BIKHCHANDANI
New Delhi: Independent journalist Rana Ayyub filed a written complaint with the Mumbai Police Wednesday, citing “targeted harassment” and “fake news” spread against...
Mumbai: BJP, Bajrang Dal workers protest move to ‘rename’ sports complex after Tipu Sultan
Following the inauguration of a refurbished sports complex in Malwani funded by Mumbai Guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh, a large number of BJP and Bajrang Dal workers...
India: From Republic to Rashtra?
By Muneeb Salman
The Republic of India celebrated its 73rd Republic Day on January 26. It commemorates the promulgation of the Indian Constitution in 1950 which...
FIR Against BJP, Bajrang Dal Men Protesting Over ‘Tipu Sultan’ Sports Complex
The Mumbai Police on Thursday, 27 January, took into custody some Bajrang Dal members who were protesting against the 'renaming' of a Malad sports...
An Arbitrary Crackdown On Foreign Donations Cripples NGOs At A Time When India Needs...
By MANI CHANDER
New Delhi: Even as the third wave of Covid-19 unfolded, nearly 6,000 Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs)—many of whom perform critical relief work that the government...
DU college sets up cow centre: ‘Not just research, will give milk, curd to...
It’s known as one of Delhi University’s premier institutions, ranked 14 for colleges under the Government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). But this year,...
Brahmanism, socio-economic factors, rise in assertion: Why anti-Dalit violence continues to grow
By Jayant Pankaj
“Tell everyone we scalped you,” Sardar Singh Jatav recalled a group of upper caste men as having told him while they pinned him down,...
America’s simmering Hindutva extremism problem
By CJ WERLEMAN
The Biden administration, whether aware or not, is aiding and abetting the reach and influence of Hindu nationalist groups through associated charity...
Bid to ‘silence Dalits’: Students slam faculty against ‘caste’ in US varsity discrimination policy
By SONIYA AGRAWAL
New Delhi: After over 80 Indian-origin professors at California State University (CSU) in the US opposed its move to add caste as a ‘protected’ category under...
In Tamil Nadu, a renewed push for Hindutva
By D. Suresh Kumar
BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu appear to be zealously working to spot issues that could be woven into their Hindutva narrative....
How Kashmir’s half-widows are denied their basic property rights
By Safina Nabi
Thirty winters have passed since Atiqa Begum, 59, last held her husband’s hand. Married at the young age of 19, Atiqa spent...
Why Hindutva Loves To Hate Ashoka The Great?
By Subhash Gatade
“Ashokan lions adorn Indian currency and the Dharmachakra features in the tricolour. Neither symbol has any sanctity for the ideologues of the...
