ISSN : 0542-1462
RNI No. : 7064/62
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Helsinki Summit’s positive fallouts on Syria
16 August, by M K BhadrakumarIn the debris of the Trump-Putin summit at Helsinki on July 16, the understanding reached on the Syrian conflict stands out as a positive outcome. The steady improvement in the politico-military situation in Syria and the easing of rivalries (...) -
IS Takes Over Sahara
16 August, by Harish ChandolaAfter being almost ousted from Syria and Iraq, the terrorist organisation, Islamic State (IS), has firmly established itself over a large part of Africa, in two broad belts on either side of the Sahara. The northern one stretches from the (...) -
Insightful Exposure of the Four Years of Modi Regime
16 August, by Gargi ChakravarttyBOOK REVIEW
Dismantling India: A Four Year Report edited by John Dayal, Leena Dabiru, Shabnam Hashmi; Media House, Delhi; 2018; pages 355; Price: Rs 600.
A recently published 355-page book titled Dismantling India: A Four Year Report with (...) -
Mapping Rape Protests through Feminist Imaginations of Justice: Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi
16 AugustWOMEN’S WORLD
by Piya Srinivasan
India’s “disturbed areas” have always had a contentious relationship with the state. Women’s bodies often become the surface on which violent practices of nation-making are inscribed in these regions. There is no (...) -
Comprehending Kashmir and its People
16 Augustby Noor Zaheer
Why is Kashmir burning? How long has it been burning? Who or what ignited the fire? Who is pouring oil on it? And, most importantly, who, if anyone, has tried to control or put out that fire? As far as the Indian narrative is (...) -
I am Not for Sale
16 AugustWhy are you here?
I ask a boy from my class
The girl staying opposite me
A student sitting across the table
One from another hostel
“For the tag” is what each one answers.
Why did you trod into these muddy waters?
Why did you lose yourself while (...) -
Gazabganj
16 AugustShort Story
by Satyabaani
‘Jazbaat kehte hein, khamoshi mein basar ho jaye,
Dard ki zid hein, ki duniya ko khabar ho jaye’
(poet unknown)
He got up wondering why he was feeling so lousy. He examined his face in the mirror, closely. He had made (...) -
The RTI Regime: Retrospect and Prospect
16 Augustby Rajvir S. Dhaka
Although the Right to Information has been declared by the Supreme Court of India, in various judgments, as a right inherent in Article 19(A) of the Fundamental Rights given in the Indian Constitutions, as is evident from the (...) -
Editors Guild Decries Increasingly Challenging Environment for Press Freedom
16 AugustThe following statement was issued by the Editors Guild of India on August 8, 2018.
The Editors Guild of India condemns the manner in which the right to practise free and independent journalism is seen to be undermined by a combination of (...) -
A Beard is Definitely a Matter of Identity!
16 August, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
Last week’s incident in Haryana’s Gurgaon, of a teenaged Muslim boy, Jaffaruddin, subjected to not just communal onslaught but also forcibly pushed into a saloon and his beard shaved off, left me shaken. After all, this incident cannot (...)
