Opinion
A woman who filed an FIR against a man threatening her for her anti-Modi Facebook posts, found that the Magistrate let off the accused, and ordered an FIR against her instead
Kavita Krishnan
| Thu Dec 12, 2013
Impressions
There were two things that really stood out for me. The first, all over Punjab, was the lack of women in public. The second was the music. Music is everywhere. Punjab definitely moves to a beat.
Diksha Basu
| Thu Dec 12, 2013
From The Blogs
'Not only love, decency, humanity, tolerance and constitutionality that has lost today—but the law itself.'
Sundeep Dougal | Wed Dec 11, 2013
From The Blogs
Outrage and shocking disbelief as the Supreme Court reverses the Delhi High Court judgement of 2009 which read down of Section 377 and effectively decriminialised homosexuality.
Buzz | Wed Dec 11, 2013
Judgment: Full Text
The Supreme Court rules "Section 377 IPC does not suffer from the vice of unconstitutionality and the declaration made by the Division Bench of the High court is legally unsustainable" thus once again criminalising Gay sex
G.S. Singhvi
| Wed Dec 11, 2013
Opinion
Today's Supreme Court judgment that reverses the Delhi High Court judgment of 2009 is both constitutionally preposterous and morally egregious
Gautam Bhatia
| Wed Dec 11, 2013
From The Blogs
An opinion poll carried out by ABP News-IPSOS Snap Poll in 25 assembly constituencies shows advantage AAP
Buzz | Tue Dec 10, 2013
Eulogy
"I'm not a saint," he said, "unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying."
Barack Obama
| Tue Dec 10, 2013
Verdict 2013
Rahul Gandhi, seems to have learnt the need to connect better with people after the 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the BJP. But how does he do it and who are the people with whom he wants to connect?
Pranay Sharma
| Tue Dec 10, 2013
Telecom, spectrum JPC
The government stands exposed. Even a Parliamentary cover-up through a JPC will not save it of the embarrassment.
Arun Jaitley
| Tue Dec 10, 2013
Nobel Lecture
'Working Together for a World Free of Chemical Weapons, and Beyond': Nobel Lecture by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), delivered by Ahmet Üzümcü, Oslo
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
| Tue Dec 10, 2013
Verdict 2013
AAP is not a perfect party and one may not agree with their positions on various issues. The AAP experiment may still fail. But if it has happened once, it will happen again. And again.
Aditya Jha
| Mon Dec 09, 2013
Blog: For the record
'People need strong, decisive and result-oriented leaders,' wrote the union agricultural minister who surprised all by coming up with a blog detailing his views on recent election results. Full text
Sharad Pawar
| Mon Dec 09, 2013
Verdict 2013
'When there are no clear majorities, the government formation is an art of the possible. The Congress Party can give the AAP outside support in order to form a government... '
Arun Jaitley
| Mon Dec 09, 2013
From The Wires
'People need not worry. At the opportune moment, the prime ministerial candidate will be announced'
Sun Dec 08, 2013
From The Wires
'We are going to do a better job than anybody in the country and involve people in ways that you cannot even imagine right now'
Sun Dec 08, 2013
Elections 2013
The Congress shows a steady march to imminent eclipse in the 2014 elections
Saba Naqvi
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Delhi Elections
As verdict 2013 rolls out, what has the broom, that has mauled the waving hand and stopped the lotus from completely blooming, achieved in Delhi?
Anuradha Raman
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Verdict 2013
After the landslides in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, victory in Chhatisgarh, and emerging as the leading party in Delhi, what are the lessons for the BJP?
Prarthna Gahilote
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Opinion
While the popular mood against politicians and corruption, the yearning for a break with the past explain may have been a reason, here are 11 reasons one can think of for the party’s debacle.
Uttam Sengupta
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Verdict 2013
Five quick takeaways from BJP's landslide tally of 162 seats, and Congress being reduced to 21
Panini Anand
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Verdict 2013
'This result leads us to the next campaign for the Lok Sabha... The next Lok Sabha election is going to be fought mainly between the BJP and the Congress'
Arun Jaitley
| Sun Dec 08, 2013
Tribute
Archival tributes, speeches, full coverage
Fri Dec 06, 2013
Excerpts: 1964 Trial
'I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination... It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die'
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Address
Nelson Mandela's Address to a rally in Cape Town on his release from prison, 11 February 1990
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Nobel Lecture
Twenty years back, Nelson Mandela gave his Nobel Lecture on 10 December 1993, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway.
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Statement
Statement at his Inauguration as President, 10 May 1994, Pretoria
Nelson Mandela
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
Remembrance
Mandela remembered dancing to the music of Bhupen Hazarika, and also managed to persuade Mrs and Prime Minister Gujral to the dance floor
Balmiki Prasad Singh
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
View From Israel
So here comes John Kerry again, for the umpteenth time (but who is counting?) to make peace between us and the Palestinians.
Uri Avnery
| Fri Dec 06, 2013
View From Britain
Politicians and officials are desperately seeking to justify their transatlantic assault on democracy.
George Monbiot
| Fri Dec 06, 2013