Govt Panel To Consider Legislation To End Triple Talaq
As the law stands today, a victim of 'talaq-e-biddat' would have no option but to approach the police for redressal of her grievance as a Muslim clergy would be of no assistance to her.
Big Blow To I&B Ministry, Kerala High Court Orders Screening Of S Durga At IFFI
Sasidharan had last week moved to the Kerala High Court against the Information and Broadcasting ministry and IFFI officials over his film S Durga being dropped from the festival.
Sharad Yadav Faction Of JD(U) Moves Delhi HC Against ECI Verdict On Party Symbol
Gujarat legislator Chottubhai Vasava, who is the acting president of Yadav's faction, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by the acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal for urgent hearing on the issue in view of Gujarat Assembly polls.
Rahul Gandhi Has Single-Handedly Taken On PM And His Cabinet Ministers In Gujarat, It’s Giving BJP Jitters In UP, Says Raj Babbar
"There is a great insecurity in the BJP’s mind because they have been systematically targeted by Rahul Gandhi (Congress Party VP). He is one man and he has taken on, single-handedly, the Prime Minister and his 35 cabinet ministers in Gujarat."
In Gujarat, BJP Received Donations 4 Times More Than That Of All The Five National Parties Combined
The report has taken into consideration six national parties for the study, namely- BJP, BSP, CPI, CPM, INC and NCP.
Bhansali 'Habitual Of Playing With Public Sentiments', 'No Less Guilty' Than Those Threatening Actors: Yogi Adityanath
"No one has the right to take the law into own hands whether it is Sanjay Leela Bhansali or anyone else," the chief minister said.
It Is A Government For Gods And Goddesses, Not For Citizens, Says Maker Of Film Sexy Durga
If a film's fate is decided by a minister arbitrarily, let us not call it democracy, says Malayalam film director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan.
Video Of Maharashtra Minister Peeing By Roadside Goes Viral, Congress Says Appoint Him Swachh Bharat Ambassador
The clip purportedly shows Shinde urinating by the roadside on the Solapur-Barshi road when he was travelling in his car.
Navy's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crashes While Take-Off In Kerala
A board of inquiry is being constituted to investigate the cause of accident.
Delhi HC Refuses To Pass Order Against Abdullah Over PoK Remarks
"Asks Centre to look into it. HC says it is not expressing any opinion on the plea against Abdullah and Centre should take an independent view"
Trying To Come Up With A 'Balanced Decision' On Padmavati, CBFC Chief Says It Needs Time And Space To Function
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film is the first major hurdle that Joshi faces as the head of the Central Board of Film Certification.
Nepal Scraps Dam Deal With China, But Nothing In It For India To Celebrate
Opposition leader, KP Sharma Oli, has declared his government will overturn the pro-India PM's decision after coming back to power
Uncle Sam Diary
Not the ‘LA International Airport’ of Susan Raye fame. The only sound was of the trolley wheels. 'We are in a deep hole,' said the lady at the counter. 'How’s India doing?' Well…
She Opened The Sluices
Budhini Mejhan, a unique victim of the Nehruvian dream, stands for other unfortunates. This novel intensifies her story.
Our Family Man Of The Season
As fans are eagerly waiting to know about the release of season 3 of 'Family Man', Lachmi Deb Roy speaks to Manoj Bajpayee about the roaring success of the web series and more...
Crumpets & Cricket
Team India shadow practises for a long English summer, with the WTC crown for the taking. All it needs is resolve, with a bit of sun and luck.
Wildfires Keep Pockets Warm
Pious official rhetoric burns incandescently. World Environment Days come and go. Meanwhile, our hillside verdure routinely turns to cinder. Why?
China Shops In India Bazaar
Covid, boycott-China campaign, Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan—India buys less, sells more to the Chinese and reduces trade deficit by 22 per cent in pandemic times
Sharp Edge Of Realpolitik
'India is reluctant to admit that China’s ‘two step forward, one step back’ policy has resulted, over the years, in loss of critical territory.' Its only answer? Quad, Quad, Quad.
Asymmetry Of Threat Management
As China is not part of public imagination the way Pakistan is, BJP has less to worry about relations with the more powerful adversary
Beard The Lion To Bell The Cat
Learn from the Galwan lapses, don’t bury these for reasons of short-term political expediency
‘We’re Proud Of The Bihar Regiment’
'China has always been wary of the Bihar Regiment, whose soldiers had taken them on valiantly at Nathu-la in the past,' says Anil Kumar, a retired Army man. His brother Sunil Kumar was killed during the Galwan clash in 2020
‘This Apathy Breaks My Heart’
'The government made promises galore. Some have been kept, but many remain to be fulfilled,' says father of Ankush Thakur, a sepoy in the Punjab Regiment who was killed in Galwan valley
Plateau Of Bad Faith
Disabused of China’s ‘peaceful rise’ fiction, the Indian Army is now a stronger force even as Galwan has become a signpost in Chinese plans the world powers have reasons to deplore
Checkmate & Stalemate
India must play its diplomatic cards well to keep an aggressive China away from its borders
Turncoats In Waiting Room
Before the polls, they quit the TMC, seeking greener pastures with the BJP. Then Mamata won, and now they want to be back.
A Side Door For CAA To Claw In
Critics accuse government of trying to introduce contentious law through proxy
Speculation Carousal
Is Yediyurappa going? Or not? This tenure has always been rife with an existential threat for the Karnataka CM. Another scene, another act, but the protagonist is still on stage.
Beacon Returns As A VIP Flag
The Modi government had made a big hoo-ha about ridding official vehicles of the vestiges of colonial-era privilege. But the MLAs of Himachal have flagged their dissent ingeniously.
The Sins Of The Father
Licypriya Kangujam should have been the toast of town, our own Greta. Instead, the 9-year-old Manipuri climate activist now has to navigate the smog left behind by a conman father.
The Fall Guy, As Always
'Cow dung cow urine didn’t work. Tomorrow I will eat fish.' Kishorechandra Wangkhem is arrested again for writing that—under NSA! Prison diaries: Manipur’s new literary rage?
Infernal Affairs
Has China vacated its aggression? Have they, deceptively, usurped land? Has India ceded ground? A certain opacity shrouds events along the LAC. We try to lift the veil.