Editorials

  The Council of Islamic Ideology, based in Pakistan, recently stirred a controversy with a legislation bill proposing that “a husband should be allowed to lightly beat his wife if she defies his commands." The Bill was followed by a...

Enough has been said, written and debated over about the JNU row. We have seen the political mood go up and down, as a series of events unfolded before us on live television screens. Some of us looked at...

The ongoing spate of academicians, writers and scientists returning their badges of honour in their respective careers, that has reached a significant high of more than 40 people lately, has sparked a new form of collective protest in the...

It’s really a rare and powerful phenomenon, in the parlance of the World politics, to have the noose tightened around the necks of white-collar criminals. United Nations, however, has been passionately up for such breakthroughs by laying bare the...

“That man was made of something else!” quite a few of us exclaimed as we saw Kalam leave the mortal world. We, the mediocre average-thinking individuals that largely constitute the Indian society, precisely like to separate the leadership cult...

Indeed by displaying much determination, spirit and efficiency, the Indian Army successfully executed its mission to bring down the terrorists who had earlier killed around 20 army men in a military ambush in Manipur. The operation resulted in the...

Man-made laws, unlike Divine laws, aren't timeless diktats. Essentially time-bound and space-bound, it is required of them to keep pace with the time and context they are set in. It’s a sign of a healthy, intellectually-driven society that legislation...

Insights into the shaping of the new political landscape in India, with reference to Church vandalism in Haryana. Being a Muslim, having studied in a Christian Missionary school and befriended girls from Hindu and Sikh families, I had never really...

"Be ye ever so high, the Law is above you", unless of course you are a Bollywood Biggie with a massive fan following. Salman Khan hit-and-run case that involved the actor crashing his Toyota Land Cruiser into American Express...

With the Apex Court striking down Section 66 A of the Information Technology Act 2000 that criminalised “offensive” messages through communication service, the proponents of Freedom of Speech are all overjoyed. Tweets kept pouring in huge numbers with hashtags...