Eleven members of the Taliban were given death sentences on charges of terrorism, kidnappings, attacks on civilians as well as assaults on police and army officers. The 11 were tried by military courts in closed-door trials. Pakistan started military trials for those suspected of terrorism after lifting a 2008 moratorium on
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A government of, by, and for the slogan
At its recent meeting, the national executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party passed a political resolution, a passage of which read: ‘Our Constitution describes India as Bharat also, [hence] refusal to chant victory to Bharat is tantamount to disrespect to our Constitution itself. Bharat Mata ki Jai is not merely
Neither Right nor Left: Politics on Bhagat Singh insulting his legacy
Don’t push the Indian Muslim over the edge
Evolutionary course correction for all Dalits
Members of various student organisations express solidarity after the Dalit student Rohith Vemula committed suicide on January 25 2016. Time and again, reservation for backward castes as well as Dalits (scheduled castes and tribes) has been a matter of public debate in India. The topic is on the national platform yet
A de facto Emergency?
In the aftermath of the events in JNU, the NDA is forcing every person intervening in the debate to first prove his/her nationalistic commitment. Not agreeing with the BJP discourse means that the person is anti-national. Three months ago, I jocularly argued in these columns (Our ‘liberal’ worries, December 18)