by Hari Om
The New Delhi-appointed interlocutors Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M.M. Ansari deserve some appreciation for their candid acknowledgement that the causes of unrest in Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh are different. ....
by R Jagannathan
One day, when the history of the UPA is written, the most difficult chapter will probably be the one on Manmohan Singh and the paradox he represents: an honest man presiding over gross dishonesty. ....
by Samvada.org
“The report submitted by the interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir is against national interest, which will break the democratic integrity of the nation. The report should not be accepted at any cost”, Jammu Kashmir Study center’s Dr Jitendra Singh, demanded in Bangalore on Saturday. ....
by Firstpost.com
Al Qaeda-linked Mali Islamists armed with Kalashnikovs and pick-axes began destroying prized mausoleums of saints in the UNESCO-listed northern city of Timbuktu on Saturday in front of shocked locals, witnesses said. ....
by Bharatabharati.wordpress.com
“The story of St. Thomas’s Indian sojourn exists only in the Acts of Thomas. This long religious romance was probably written by the Syrian Gnostic poet Bardesanes about 210 CE at Edessa, Syria. ....
by IBNLive.com
Days after terror suspect Zabiuddin Ansari alais Abu Jundal's revelations about the Mumbai attacks being controlled and facilitated from Karachi, Pakistani authorities have claimed 40 Indian nationals were involved in the terrorist incident. ....
by Rediff.com
When we seek a justification for dastardly terrorist acts where none exists, we weaken our resolve and embolden the terrorists, imbuing them with a false sense of righteousness. This is the biggest fallacy of our anti-terror drive, says Vivek Gumaste. ....
by The Indian Express
A Delhi court today charged former Union Minister C K Jaffer Sharief with causing loss to the public exchequer in a 1995 corruption case involving a foreign jaunt undertaken by him. ....
by Vishwa Mohan
In its report to the Union home ministry on the encounter which left a number of villagers killed in Chhattisgarh last week, the CRPF has claimed that it was "a chance encounter" and the troop had no option but to retaliate the fire from naxal side when it was moving to the area to take action against Ultras on the basis of specific intelligence inputs. ....
by Dr Ajay Chrungoo
On Feb 18, a local newspaper in Jammu reported that the officer in charge of the Relief Organisation as well as a joint venture firm M/S Mytas Rithwik were booked by the State Vigilance Organisation for causing wrongful loss of over two crores of rupees to the State exchequer. ....
by Dr. M.K. Teng
The reports appearing in the Indian press, emanating from the statement made by the Home Ministry in the Parliament, on the eve of the 22nd anniversary of the exodus of the community of Hindus from Kashmir, that not a single family, living in exile , had availed of the Prime Minister’s Package, should give no cause for any surprise. ....
by Dileep Kumar Kaul
Human beings do not get angry with others only. They get angry with their own selves as well. Courage is given to others and to one’s own self also. Compromises are made with ones own self and almost every action we perform towards others is performed with one’s own self as well. ....
by Ramesh Manvati
“…I will not let the Kashmiri Pandit community down. It is a shame that the community has been forced to live as refugees in their own country…”replied Dr. Dileep Padgaonkar in response to “..Sir, we have a lot of expectations from you…”during a brief phone call from this writer, congratulating him immediately after being appointed by GOI as chief interlocutor for J&K on October 13, 2010. ....
by The Indian Express
India today said it has become increasingly clear that 'state actors' were involved in executing the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and that without state support the terror control room could not have been established in Pakistan. ....
by Mohua Chatterjee & Pradeep Thakur
There is enough evidence linked to cumulative payoffs of nearly Rs 773 crore to family members of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, the Enforcement Directorate told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the spectrum scam on Tuesday. ....
by Neeraj Chauhan
Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal was not only close to Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi but was also given enough state immunity, which is clearly seen in his official Pakistani documents suggesting extra effort made by Lashkar and Pakistan's administration to keep him safe. ....
by Deeptiman Tiwary
While Pakistan’s claim of 40 Indians being involved in the 26/11 attacks might look like posturing when the heat is on, agencies interrogating Mumbai attacks handler Syed Zabihuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal haven’t ruled out the possibility of some Indians being actually involved — even though peripherally. ....
by Sandeep Unnithan
On the night of January 30, 2011, starlet Laila Khan, 29, stepped out of her ground floor flat in Sunshine Apartments in Mumbai's north-western suburb of Oshiwara. She was accompanied by her mother Shelina, 50, older sister Hashmina, 31, twin siblings Imran and Zara, 21, and cousin Reshma, 20. ....
by Neelima Kota
Former Telecom Minister A. Raja told corporate lobbyist Niira Radia in a telephone conversation which was intercepted by the government that Home Minister P. Chidambaram had "taken a lot of money and further expressed his annoyance on the functioning of Chidambaram on minerals and gas matters". The conversation took place in May 2009, after the UPA returned to power in the Lok Sabha elections. ....
by The Hindu
Accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of distancing himself from the management of the economy by the former Finance Minister and UPA Presidential nominee, Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP has said that it speaks volumes of the integrity of Dr. Singh. ....
by NDTV.com
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Centre's economic policies, and wanted to know whether there was a lack of coordination between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. ....
by Predeep Nambiar
The Arulmigu Bala Thandayuthapani temple, touted to be the largest Lord Murugan temple of its kind outside of India, opened to some 300,000 people at its maha kumbabhishegam (grand consecration) ceremony held over three days at the temple in Jalan Kebun Bunga here, recently. ....
by Rajiv Malhotra
There have been strong protests against Washington Post's Hinduphobic article that appeared two weeks ago [1]. The Post's journalist, Mr. Shankar Vedantam, has tried in vain to do corporate damage control. ....
by Ashish Tripathi
In what is being seen as a fallout of Anna effect and price hike under UPA II, after Delhi and Mumbai, urban voters in Uttar Pradesh have also discarded the Congress party. The obvious gainer was the BJP which swept the mayoral elections by winning at six out 12 places and was leading at four seats. ....
by Atul Sathe
Maharashtra, like most states of India, is rich in biodiversity and thus a potential destination for real eco-tourism. But as compared to the industrial growth and “land of opportunities” story, the wild side of Maharashtra is not so well known. ....
by Sachin Parashar
The spate of disclosures about the involvement of Pakistani state agencies in the 26/11 attacks from the terror strike handler Abu Jundal did not put Islamabad on the defensive as perhaps many here were expecting. On the contrary, the talks this week saw Pakistani foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani accusing Indian authorities of launching a hostile campaign against Pakistan by leaking information to the media. ....
by Arun Ram
Last week's discovery of a particle which could most likely be Higgs boson may not change the way you play golf, but it may let you understand better the creation of the universe, its minuscule components and its all-pervading vastness. And, if you have an abiding interest in the interface of science and everyday life, it may as well tell you why you missed the 18th hole. ....
by Rahul Tripathi
Sayyad Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal’s terror aide and mentor Fayyaz Kagazi enjoyed a better position within the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) but was not made part of the 26/11 plot after he picked up fights with Lashkar commander and David Coleman Headley’s handler Sajid Mir, Ansari has told his interrogators in the Delhi Police. ....
by Nirmala Sitharaman
It is well recognised that Assam’s socio-political fabric is complex, intricate and layered. Thanks to the active support of B.R. Ambedkar for the idea of Autonomous District Councils, the Constitution enshrined the rights of hill tribes in the Sixth Schedule. ....
by Shyamlal Yadav
It may have started as a rare measure to utilise the talent or domain expertise of a veteran bureaucrat after his or her official tenure. But what began as an exception to the norm seems to have morphed into almost a new cadre — that of officers as lifetime civil servants. ....
by The Indian Express
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Sunday came down heavily on the interlocutors for their report on Jammu and Kashmir. He said by terming the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir as Pakistan-administered-Kashmir, the report had only “legitimised the claims of Pakistan over PoK”. ....
by Deeptimaan Tiwary
For years, the Army was blamed for the Chhattisinghpora massacre. But now, it now out the bloodbath was orchestrated by Lashkar's operational head, Muzammil Butt. ....
by The Hindu
Majority of Hindus in the country understand the plight of Muslims who are being targeted by security forces on terror charges but the minorities must take part in the legal process to ensure timely delivery of justice, Union minister Farooq Abdullah said here on Monday. ....
by R. Prasad
In all, Israel has produced ten Nobel Laureates, of which four were in Chemistry in recent years. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, where Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman works, is the first and smallest university in the country. Dr. Shechtman won the Noble Prize last year for chemistry for his discovery of quasicrystals. ....
by Daily News & Analysis
Senior BJP leader VK Malhotra on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reject RK Pachauri Committee's report suggesting that an alternate route aimed to protect Ram Sethu, also called Adams Bridge, was not an acceptable option and not in public interest. ....
by Dipankar Ghose
One person was killed and three injured in a clash between the Tyagi and Muslim communities in Farookhnagar, Ghaziabad on Sunday morning. ....
by Uttam Mukherjee
Peacelovers have succeeded in defeating communal elements in their attempt to disrupt harmony in town. Communal forces had hatched a conspiracy to make Shab-e-Barat, a festival of Muslims, a medium for damaging communal harmony but people showed a lot of restraint. ....
by Bharat Yagnik
When Sunita Williams is thousands of miles above the earth taking a bird's eye view of the universe from her space shuttle window, she will try to understand universal truths of the Upanishads. The Indian American astronaut — who will spend six months in space from July 14 — is carrying with her an English translation of one of the most important Hindu scriptures. ....
by The Times of India
After Time magazine called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh an "underachiever", Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Tuesday termed him "politically impotent" and called for a nationwide revolution. ....
by Rajiv Pratap Rudy
After the meeting of the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan last week, it is clear that Pakistan’s posturing has dashed all hopes of finding a way forward. Pakistan remains in denial, despite ample evidence regarding state involvement in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008. ....
by Sana Shakil
Rejecting the plea of Delhi Police to close a decade old criminal case against Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari, a city court has issued fresh non-bailable warrant against him with a strict direction to execute the same within 10 days. ....
by Dhiraj Nayyar
It's just as well for the NDA that its civil war of words on Hindutva versus secularism is playing out now, well before the next General Elections. The people of India have already settled that issue in favour of secularism, a fact that even the hard-line Narendra Modi has tacitly, if not explicitly, accepted. ....
by Sandeep Unnithan
On May 21, 2009, Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving Pakistani gunman from the 26/11 attack, was giving evidence in the court of Justice M.L. Tahaliyani at Mumbai's Arthur Road prison. Suddenly, he dropped a name. The person, he said, who had been their principal guide during the 60-hour operation from a control room in Karachi was Abu Jundal. ....
by Kiran Tare
Vast swathes of Maharashtra are parched with thirst as powerful politicians divert water for their own purposes. The state's second biggest dam Ujani, in Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's Lok Sabha constituency Madha, has been providing water for the area since its inception in 1980. ....
by Kiran Tare
Arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal has directly implicated the Pakistan army and its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as planners of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. ....
by Amitabh Srivastava
Until a decade ago, big business ignored Bihar when it came to new initiatives. Safety was an issue. Now, though, it's on the verge of a belated industrial revolution. Stable law and order and a proactive government have done an image makeover for the state. ....
by Dwaipayan Ghosh
The special cell has begun questioning the two main IM accused - Kafeel and Kamaal Ansari - after they were brought to Delhi on a 10 day remand. Their questioning has already revealed that the IM's Indian head, Yaseen Bhatkal, had entrusted them with the job of conducting recees and arranging for arms and ammunitions to the strike force that actually carried out the attacks. ....
by IBNLive.com
The Jind Maha Khap Panchayat has admitted that female foeticide a condemnable crime. The Panchayat said that female foeticide equals murder and should be a punishable offence. ....
by Satyameva-jayate.org
..By this interim order, we (Supreme Court) propose to deal with some of the issues arising from the 2012 Haj Policy on a priority basis leaving others to be dealt with in due course. ....
by Leena Misra
It all started in 2009 when Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Anupam Kher’s acting school, Actor Prepares, in Ahmedabad. Modi watched A Wednesday, a film based on the Mumbai train blasts of 2006, with Kher at a special screening in August that year. And the bond with Bollywood had formed. ....
by Shaju Philip
Fifty-four senior journalists in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram have together defaulted on a payment of Rs 19.37 crore for houses they secured from the Kerala State Housing Board (KSHB) more than a decade ago under a scheme for the media and have been lobbying with the government to waive the amount. ....
by SA Aiyar
Angered by crony capitalism in India and the power of the top 1% in the West, some analysts favour the so-called Beijing Consensus, or China's model. Sorry, but China has as much cronyism as other countries. ....
by Saibal Dasgupta
A visiting Indian delegation was surprised when a senior researcher from the state-run China Institute of International Studies began his presentation this week with a picture of a dog in a yogic meditative position in Beijing to underline his country's "calm approach to security challenges", including its border disputes with India. ....
by Nayanjot Lahiri
There is no doubt that for every scholar whose talent and work gets recognised, there are many more who have either been forgotten or ignored — not only by posterity but also by their own contemporaries. In the arena of archaeological scholarship, this is something that I am constantly reminded of when reading Alexander Cunningham’s reports. ....
by The Indian Express
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced Rs one crore for the development of a village where a Khap Mahapanchayat termed female foeticide as a "heinous act" and demanded murder charges be slapped against those involved in the illegal practice. ....
by The Times of India
Evading a direct reply on the controversial diktat issued by a 'khap' panchayat in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said any decision taken by the government or any social organisation should be aimed at benefiting the society as a whole. ....
by Mateen Hafeez
Can dedicated jihadis involved in acts of terrorism also be selfish cheats out to line their own pocket? The answer seems to be a resounding yes going by the investigations into several bomb blast cases in the country. ....
by The Indian Express
Ruling National Conference leader Mustafa Kamal accused hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani of being “a double agent” on “the payroll of Pakistan's ISI”. ....
by Shailaja Tripathi
French dancer Gilles Chuyen was always seeking answers to questions on life, God, religion, identity and the world. And he found his answers here in India. “I discovered that a lot of things in Indian culture were related to my questions. As ag ainst the West, people in India operate at a different level. ....
by Sandeep
Starting about two months ago, the spate of attacks in the media and elsewhere on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been relentless. Narendra Modi is no stranger to having all sorts of abuses, denunciation, and innuendo heaped upon him—for about a decade, he’s faced heat on exactly one issue. ....
by Bibek Debroy
PRIME MINISTER (and interim finance minister) Manmohan Singh has talked about animal spirits and their revival. That expression goes back to John Maynard Keynes and his 1936 book, General Theory. There are several ways in which Keynes can be interpreted. ....
by The Times of India
Hailed abroad not too long ago as statesman and economic guru, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is at the receiving end of increasing harsh comment with British daily, The Independent, critiquing his tenure under a disparaging headline "Manmohan Singh - India's saviour or Sonia's poodle?" ....
by Amit Chaturvedi
A UK daily has been dithering online with its headline on the Indian Prime Minister. The Independent's story on Dr Manmohan Singh fluctuated this morning between asking if he is Sonia Gandhi's "poodle" or her "puppet." It's now settled on asking if the PM is, as Time magazine suggested last week, 'the underachiever'. ....
by Akshaya Mishra
The only time ones notices Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wearing a smile is when he is amid presidents and prime ministers of Western countries, far off the country’s shores. They sort of fawn on him, make a big fuss about him being a great economist and allow him to have his say on economic matters. He peels off the smile on his way back home and puts on the morose look. ....
by Madhav Nalapat
Operation No Namo plans to “blacken the personal image of Modi”, reduce the BJP to less than 90 seats and restrict the CM to his state in the 2014 general elections. ....
by Amruta Byatnal
In a development that will have repercussions for the already strained Team Anna-government relationship and the future of the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare on Wednesday said Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid had indeed engaged him in talks, persuading him to keep it a secret even from his team members. ....
by The Indian Express
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the BCCI should be "publicly whipped" for the decision to resume bilateral cricket series with Pakistan. ....
by Neeraj Chauhan
Key 26/11 conspirator Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal told his interrogators that a 10-member team was formed to plan and execute the Mumbai attacks a year before the actual strike, with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed at the top of the list. ....
by Maulshree Seth
The 28 persons whose plot allotments in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar have been defended by the Samajwadi Party government in the Supreme Court include Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s father-in-law R C S Rawat, Revenue Minister Ambika Chaudhary’s wife Saroj Chaudhary, Chief Minister’s Secretary Anita Singh, and several IAS and IPS officers. ....
by Newsbullet.in
There is no remorse in Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jindal Hamza, the Indian national who has confessed to being in the control room in Karachi during the 2008 terror siege of Mumbai, say investigators, describing him as an intensely devout man who believes he did his "religious duty". ....
by Nirmala Sitharaman
It pains me to write in defence of an institution that is in its prime and is statutorily endowed to function as a catalyst in empowering women. But it is imperative to defend it, and now. ....
by The Indian Express
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday said Pranab Mukherjee should begin his tenure as the President by rejecting the mercy plea of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and create history. ....
by The Hindu
Charges against Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh regarding misuse of power for allegedly protecting a politician and his money-lender father in Buldhana district could not be investigated due to “want of jurisdiction,” the Marine Drive Police station told a local court here on Monday. ....
by Rediff.com
In the autumn of 1921, Chandra Shekhar Tiwari was a student of Sanskrit at the prestigious Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi. A fervent call by Mahatma Gandhi, urging his countrymen to join the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1921 against the British regime, changed his life forever. ....
by The Indian Express
Terming the pitiable condition of widows in Virandavan of Uttar Pradesh as a "complex" problem, the Supreme Court today said government allowances was not reaching them. ....
by Nauzer K Bharucha
From owning mines and vineyards to holding stakes in power, infrastructure and construction companies, the family of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who started life in Mumbai as a vegetable vendor, has come a long way. ....
by Rajendra P Kerkar
It was a day dedicated to the worship of the cobra. But Monday saw Nag Panchami celebrated in different, distinct ways in different parts of the state. ....
by Swapan Dasgupta
With the London Olympics beginning next week, it is hardly surprising that sporting terms have acquired currency, even in politics. ....
by The Hindu
After lying low for some time, the problem of proselytisation has reared up its ugly head once again at Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara. ....
by Air Marshal SG Inamdar, PVSM, VSM (Retd)
Kautilya in his treatise on Statecraft : Arthashastra dwells on the Mauryan Army and has in many places sought to advise the Rajadhiraja on myriad aspects of the duties and responsibilities of the Head of State. ....
by Neeraj Chauhan
The Central Bureau of Investigation is poised to file a charge-sheet against DMK leader and former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi for allegedly receiving Rs 549 crore for their role in the acquisition of Aircel by Malaysia-based firm Maxis. ....
by The Indian Express
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain the Centre's request to defer till next year its July 23 order limiting the government's discretionary quota for Haj pilgrims. ....
by The Indian Express
Dubbing Pakistan as a "global leader" in visa and passport forgery, UK envoy here has said that visa fraud is a deep-rooted industry in this country. ....
by The Economic Times
LeT operative and 26/11 handler Sayed Ansari alias Abu Jundal has revealed that the terror organisation has plans to carry out at least 10 more attacks across India, for which, he had expressed his willingness to participate, police said today. ....
by A Srinivasa Rao
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the affairs of the country's richest temple of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh, has now banned the entry of all non-Hindus into the temple, if they do not declare their faith in Lord Venkateshwara, the presiding deity. ....
by Hiranmay Karlekar
As the North-East State is rocked by ethnic violence, insurgent groups from across the borders and their allies here must be strongly prevented from fanning the flames. ....
by Udayan Namboodiri
Rahul Gandhi is part of a larger game of deception. Seized by governance confusion and cornered by disgruntled allies, the Congress believes that it’s time — no, not to bring baba upfront — but confuse all with pretense of new imagination ....
by Sapna Mahaldar
Poshmal is playing in her crèche, while her dad is at work at the municipal corporation office. Right then, her mom had got up from her desk at the State tourism department office for lunch break. She had cooked batt, nadir-daal and dum-aaloo. ....
by The Sunday Times
One monk’s big idea will soon be a reality as Sri Lanka’s version of the Bamiyan Buddha -- a 67.5 foot high granite Samadhi Buddha statue-- takes shape in a little village in Kurunegala. Here, Ven. Egodamulla Amaramoli Thera relates to Chandani Kirinde the beginnings of a gigantic task that started with the chance meeting of an Indian sculptor ....
by NDTV.com
A Mississipi couple got the shock of their lives when the pastor at the church they attended told them the wedding they planned could not be held there because they are black, ABC television reported on Saturday. ....
by NDTV.com
Anna Hazare has justified the protest by his supporters outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence yesterday as a reaction by the people who were angry at the government. ....
by NDTV.com
More than 70 supporters of Team Anna were today detained when they staged a demonstration outside the residence of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in Chennai. ....
by B.Raman
The persisting fissures in Assam, which periodically lead to outbreaks of communal violence, are not between Indian Muslims and non-Muslims. They are between Indian sons of the soil, whatever be their ethnicity, religion or language, and Bangladeshi intruders. ....
by S Ahmed Ali
Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal has described Ajmal Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist caught alive following 26/11, as "clever, intelligent and a smart operative" among the group of 10 sent by the Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) for the attack. ....
by H.S. Brahma
The recent ethnic clashes between Hindu Bodos and Muslim immigrants, which occurred in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts of lower Assam (BTAD), were unfortunate. However, the clashes were not wholly unexpected. The question that is generally asked is: why did it take a few decades to occur in the first place? Assam has been virtually sitting on a huge tinderbox. ....
by Venky Vembu
The motormouth indiscretions of rent-a-quote politicians have a nasty habit of coming back to bite them. And showing up their ‘sagely’ pronouncements as the cynical mechanics of politics where anything goes. ....
by IBNLive.com
The government doesn’t celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas but people do. And, among such citizens are two city youngsters Vednath Arya and his cousin Om Aditya. Ved, a graduate from IIT Madras in Biotech, had in fact quit his job in Chennai to go on a journey to Kargil and Leh on a bike. ....
by IBNLive.com
Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday outrightly rejected Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh's pitch for a share from the national security allocation for social development programmes. ....
by G. P. Shukla
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has made it mandatory for those belonging to various faiths other than Hinduism to sign a declaration form before entering the hill temple, stating that they have faith in the presiding deity, Lord Venkateswara. ....
by Hartosh Singh Bal
The arrest of Uzbek smuggler Olga Kozireva 12 years ago brought to light one of the most brazen illicit operations this country has ever seen. But those likely to get away are the government officials who were bribed with money and sex to look the other way ....
by The Indian Express
The US on Monday expressed concern over continued religious discrimination against religious minorities in particular the Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh, citing instances of violence against them. ....
by Uday Mahurkar
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is building on his good governance credentials by attempting to introduce transparency in the collection of party funds. He is pitching it as something that could reduce the influence of big business on politics. "Let us collect funds from people and small-time businessmen on the strength of our good performance," he told BJP office-bearers at a meeting in February. ...
