Citizenship Amendment Bill: India’s new ‘anti-Muslim’ law explained
The bill provides citizenship to religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The government, led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), says this...
Bulldozing History: Amit Shah’s version of history of India’s partition a blatant lie
No other fascist organization in the present world can beat Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in demagogy, hypocrisy and double-speak. George Orwell's term doublespeak would...
Over 600 writers, artistes, ex-judges appeal against citizenship bill
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah, was cleared by the Lok Sabha amid raucous 12-hour debate around midnight on Monday.
Two die in police firing in Mangaluru as anti-CAA protests rock the country
Protesters across the country take to the streets against the citizenship law, defy prohibitory orders in many places and brave police crackdowns
Two persons were...
Spreading fear among the common people of India
Rahul Bajaj’s reference to “the atmosphere of fear in the country” has drawn widespread attention. Newspaper editorials and channel discussions carried its echoes. Failing...
Overseas ‘Friends’ of BJP no ‘friend’ of India
By Ashis Ray
The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) in the United Kingdom was founded in 1992.
Its members and supporters, many of an RSS orientation,...
Indian-American lawmaker introduces Congressional resolution on Kashmir
Ahead of the introduction of the resolution, Indian-Americans from across the US urged her in various settings against it.
History revisited: Was Veer Savarkar really all that brave?
Savarkar was chargesheeted in the assassination of Gandhi but exonerated, largely because no corroborative evidence of his involvement was furnished.
Review: Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History: VD Savarkar (Nandakishore Varma)
Savarkar wrote: The Muslims went on slaughtering wholesale the Hindu population. Similarly whenever the Hindus gained an upper hand, they could have retaliated by massacring Muslim population and making the region Muslim-less
Dalit youth beaten, forced to shave mustache in Gujarat
A 20-year-old Dalit resident of Mehsana alleged that he was forced to shave off his moustache by upper caste youths from his village on...
Why CAB-plus-NRC fantasy is BJP’s next Ram Mandir-plus-Article 370 gambit
CAB-plus-NRC is an idea that’s dead-on-arrival. But it’s the BJP’s next Ram Mandir that will be used to polarise and expose the party’s rivals.
The CAB-NRC package is flawed and dangerous
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-National Register of Citizen package undermines India’s ethos, values, citizen rights, foreign relations, and image in an unprecedented manner
Kashmir users kicked off WhatsApp because of inactivity
Users in Indian-administered Kashmir are being kicked off WhatsApp because of inactivity, the BBC has learned.
It is a side-effect of the four-month internet blackout,...
