Opinion

The man who endorsed the power of the gun now says fear is a constant. Threatening letters frequently arrive by post, Gaddar says, the last one around the time five activists were arrested and labelled as ‘urban Naxals’.

There is a lot of debate about the Army’s human rights record. Some of the criticism is due to misconceptions about the military justice system.

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India in M/s Meters and Instruments Private Limited vs Kanchan Mehta, noted that the standard of proof under such cases is of “preponderance of probabilities” and not “proof beyond reasonable doubt”.

The Nehru-Gandhi family could remain on top for the last 71 years because it could win elections for the party. If it can’t win elections, then why is it needed?

While on one hand, the tirade against the Badals in the Punjab assembly showcased that they had ruined the Sikh ‘quam’, on the other, it gave an opportunity to the government to portray itself as the redeemer.

The veterans are back in the Congress saddle and the impulse towards generational change has disappeared behind headlines celebrating Ahmed Patel's return from a brief political vanvas.

Through his books, Naipaul looks for answers, struggles between his own desires and the wants of the world, of looking for connections and being crippled by rootlessness. By reading his books, we can find a window into his mind and soul.

Former Planning Commission member C K Tirki expressed his anguish by saying that for the mainstream media, a tribal person is like a poor cyclist on the road who is destined to be crushed.

Karunanidhi was always a newsman's delight, with his uncanny ability to come up with witty monosyllabic or one-liners in response to tricky questions.

The news of three sisters dying sue to starvation sent shock-waves in the media, on the other hand Jharkhand, which has faced widespread starvation remains unnoticed.

President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy alienates traditional trade and political allies of the US and may put the fight against climate change into jeopardy.

This essay is about six places, including Thoothukudi, where the syndrome is in play. In all six places, the Pollution Control Board and the Union Environment Ministry cooked up documents and perverted the law to thwart citizen complaints.

Odisha is important for the BJP for two reasons. First, the party has been in power in the state, though only in alliance with the BJD, for nine years in the past and sees it as one of the states where it can gain a few Lok Sabha seats

Dining at Dalit households has been tried for many decades by various social, cultural and religious groups, but never became the point of heated debate as it is these days.

Instead of crying wolf at the arrival of Walmart or Amazon or other global majors, the smaller traders need to find out growth opportunities in the changing landscape while the government should be re-examining its FDI caps.

The security forces do not go around seeking an excuse to attack civilians. It is just the other way around with stone pelters looking for opportunities to create mayhem and chaos, writes Lt Gen (Retd) DS Hooda.