From The Blogs
A summary of the prominent exit polls indicates BJP retaining MP and Chhatisgarh, winning RS and leading a hung house in Delhi Assembly, with AAP as the spoiler
Buzz | Wed Dec 04, 2013
Debate
'It's an instrument of oppression and discrimination against Indian citizens,' says the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, following his party's PM candidate's recent remarks. The CM of J&K joins in, on Twitter
Arun Jaitley
| Wed Dec 04, 2013
Women
Time and again, our films underline the supremacy of man. Modernity is reduced to a matter of packaging. A modern woman is defined by her westernized attire. She looks modern but when it comes to making informed choices, she chooses the conventional.
Sharmila Tagore
| Wed Dec 04, 2013
Bad Sex Award 2013
Manil Suri's The City of Devi wins him the 21st Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award
Wed Dec 04, 2013
Opinion
Or how Tarun Tejpal's spin doctors are trying to present him as victim rather than perpetrator
Shivam Vij
| Tue Dec 03, 2013
Full Text: Statement
'That police custody and the case not become a tool in the hands of BJP administered Goa police to settle scores with Tejpal'
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
| Tue Dec 03, 2013
Communal Violence Bill
'Even though the draft ‘Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations ) Bill’ has not been made public as yet, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has done well to initiate a Public debate on this issue'
Arun Jaitley
| Tue Dec 03, 2013
Opinion
If anyone is to be blamed for the fact that such atrocities continue to happen against women, it's me and my kind.
Freya Dasgupta
| Mon Dec 02, 2013
BANGLADESH
With the Awami League government hitting the Islamist formations decisively during its tenure, the Islamists and their BNP backers are determined to make one last attempt to derail the polls.
S. Binodkumar Singh
| Mon Dec 02, 2013
Communal Violence Bill
Full text of the Tamil Nadu CM's letter to the PM asking him not to move the revised Prevention of Communal Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2013 in the ensuing
winter session of Parliament
Jayalalitha
| Mon Dec 02, 2013
Court Order: Full Text
The court order by Anuja Prabhudessai, Sessions Judge, Panaji, turning down the anticipatory bail application No. 573/2013
Sat Nov 30, 2013
Statement
'Unlike Mr. Tejpal, who is fighting to protect his wealth, his influence and his privilege, I am fighting to preserve nothing except for my integrity and my right to assert that my body is my own and not the plaything of my employer'
Fri Nov 29, 2013
Opinion
The situation. The scenarios. The choices.
Manjula Padmanabhan
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
Opinion
It never was just about his looks, dialogues, mannerisms, songs or fights; but the persona in totality. The dhaai kilo ka haath, Balwant Rai ke kutte and ik mod aaya were only incidental...
Vaibhav Vishal
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
State Snippets
If every woman who faces sexual violence came forward and complained, the Tarun Tejpals of the world would think twice before doing what he did.
Dola Mitra
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
Muzaffarnagar
The Uttar Pradesh government has hit upon a novel way to tackle the rehabilitation of riot-affected families in Muzaffarnagar: Disband the camps, choke off official supplies and relief.
Pragya Singh
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
Muzaffarnagar
Today, as the sugarcane crisis looms, communal tension in the area seems to be abating.
Pragya Singh
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
state snippets
Shiv Sena leaders meeting NCP chief Sharad Pawar to spearhead the movement for finding a plot for an appropriate memorial for Bal Thackeray seems to have further weakened Uddhav...
Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
Sexual Harassment at Workplace
The perpetrators only get bolder if you let sexual harassment, big or small, pass. They have to be made to learn that their actions would result in heavy costs
Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
View From Israel
The greatest danger to Israel is not the putative Iranian nuclear bomb. The greatest danger is the stupidity of our leaders.
Uri Avnery
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
View From Britain
Advertising and consumerism dull our capacity for empathy.
George Monbiot
| Fri Nov 29, 2013
From The Blogs
Full text of the resignation email: 'I deeply regret any inadequacies or lack of clarity I may have displayed in my leadership'
Buzz | Thu Nov 28, 2013
From The Blogs
'...a beaut damsel and sole heiress' and a 'hapless domestic aide' were 'bludgeoned and thereafter, jugulated to death.' Some gems from this 'cynosure of judicial determination'
Sundeep Dougal | Thu Nov 28, 2013