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Jayaprakash Narayan: Reluctant messiah of a turbulent timeSubscriber Only
October 11, 2017 00:29 IST
Jayaprakash Narayan would have been 115 today. In an India that is very different, but is dominated once again by a single political force, what is the significance of his righteous but, in the long term, unworkable, message?
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
Prescription post Section 66A: ‘Change law to punish hate speech online’Subscriber Only
October 06, 2017 04:35 IST
Brought into the statute by the UPA-II in 2009, Section 66A had empowered the police to make arrests over what the policemen, in terms of their subjective discretion, could construe as “offensive” or “menacing”.
Fri, Oct 06, 2017
Those Independent UP GirlsSubscriber Only
September 26, 2017 00:15 IST
And how the police action against them serves a larger political and social goal
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
The Urdu Press: Gauri’s murderSubscriber Only
September 22, 2017 00:14 IST
Inquilab, on September 10, writes: “A large section of the media, if not the entire media, has been terrified by this murder. But some sycophants, in the garb of being journalists, are detached from this situation and were busy finding a rationale for the murder".
Fri, Sep 22, 2017
Across faiths, personal laws debated in courts and ParliamentSubscriber Only
September 20, 2017 05:02 IST
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that instant triple talaq illegal, the question has been so frequently discussed, in fact, that it would appear as if Muslim law is the only such personal law that, despite being at variance with other Constitutional laws, is accorded "protection".
Wed, Sep 20, 2017
On the Shores of Time: Mezquita-Catedral in Cordoba offers a multi-layered way of seeing the world
September 10, 2017 00:06 IST
Mezquita-Catedral de Cordoba in Spain offers a peek into a past where civilisations cleaved and coalesced in equal measures. It offers multi-layered way of seeing the world -- Visigoth, Roman, Byzantine, Caliphate, Arab, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque, all under one roof.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
Gauri Lankesh murder: The enemy withinSubscriber Only
September 06, 2017 12:46 IST
The murder of Gauri Lankesh, which followed the murders of Rationalists Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and Prof MM Kalburgi, is a signal that dissent won't be tolerated in the world’s largest democracy
Wed, Sep 06, 2017
Simply put: Over the years, major questions on institutions of minority educationSubscriber Only
August 29, 2017 01:16 IST
The government has decided it does not agree that Jamia is a ‘minority’ institution. Why has a constitutionally given right caused prolonged conflict? The Indian Express explains
Tue, Aug 29, 2017
Why memorySubscriber Only
August 28, 2017 01:08 IST
Hindutvavadis saw Gandhi’s eclecticism and abhorrence of the two-nation theory as a threat to their ideas. The communal hate fuelled by Partition and the quick turn of events between August 1947 and January 1948 created an enabling climate for them to kill Gandhi.
Tue, Aug 29, 2017
Right to Privacy: ‘My priority is to balance competing interests’, says Data panel chiefSubscriber Only
August 25, 2017 04:36 IST
The apex court on Thursday called on the government “to examine and put into place a robust regime for data protection”.
Fri, Aug 25, 2017
Right to Privacy: ‘Verdict ensures everyone is born and dies with this right’Subscriber Only
August 25, 2017 03:18 IST
"This historic, unanimous judgment was triggered by the preposterous claim by the government that the “right to privacy” was not a fundamental right."
Sat, Aug 26, 2017
In balanced verdict, golden window for progressive reform everywhereSubscriber Only
August 23, 2017 01:27 IST
The Supreme Court verdict in the case, on the question of the amount of maintenance to be provided to a divorced Muslim woman, was overturned by Parliament through enactment of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
How to Be More: 70 defining moments in Indian historySubscriber Only
August 13, 2017 00:00 IST
Seventy moments that defined the journey of the world’s largest democracy.
Sun, Aug 13, 2017
The Urdu Press: Nawaz Sharif’s ExitSubscriber Only
August 11, 2017 00:09 IST
“It is being said that in Pakistan what the (military) establishment wants is done. The army there was not happy with the politics of Nawaz Sharif and his efforts for better relations with India. There has been slow progress in the legal action against other people whereas the judiciary showed extreme promptness in the matter relating to Nawaz Sharif.”
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
Hamid Ansari interview: ‘Idea’ of India being challenged with a certain frequency which makes me uncomfortableSubscriber Only
August 10, 2017 02:23 IST
As Hamid Ansari leaves office, he speaks to Indian Express on his two terms, the challenges he faced and those before the country.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
Rhodes scholar to Carnatic singer, meet 4 young lawyers in privacy fightSubscriber Only
August 07, 2017 03:36 IST
Prasanna believes that technology ruling lives can only be deemed as fair if it is “proveably so and nothing in Aadhaar has been able to convince me of that”.
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
Deeply saddened by events in Bihar: Gopalkrishna GandhiSubscriber Only
August 02, 2017 03:51 IST
The Opposition Vice-Presidential candidate added; “So if JDU MPs vote for me as a result of their own assessment of the option, that would be a sign of their independence from NDA in the national context.”
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
Pranab Mukherjee, the President who didn’t go beyond the copybookSubscriber Only
July 25, 2017 12:35 IST
Pranab Mukherjee, India’s President till Tuesday morning has been in all senses a copybook one, with a keen sense of what is right, appropriate and proper in the Constitution.
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
Earlier, in Rashtrapati Bhawan: Scholar, Teacher, Scientist, DiplomatSubscriber Only
July 21, 2017 09:05 IST
After being elected as President of India, Kovind said, "I never aspired to be the President. My win is a message to those discharging their duties with integrity. My election as the President is an evidence of the greatness of Indian democracy.”
Fri, Jul 21, 2017
What we see in India is the difference between formal and real citizenship: Historian Vinay LalSubscriber Only
July 18, 2017 00:21 IST
UCLA professor discusses recent lynchings in India, sees the state as 'somewhat thuggish'
Mon, Jul 31, 2017
Lynch mobs seem to know nothing will happen to them, they’re implicitly meeting approval from higher-ups: UCLA scholarSubscriber Only
July 18, 2017 00:08 IST
UCLA professor sees recent lynchings in India as decentralised but with an aspirational quality
Tue, Jul 18, 2017
Dalits going off welfare agenda, suggest falling Budget allocationsSubscriber Only
July 03, 2017 00:03 IST
Scavengers’ rehabilitation fund is down 100 times since 2013-14, BJP spokesperson says lower amounts are due to greater devolution to states
Mon, Jul 03, 2017
Scales of Love
June 14, 2017 01:00 IST
Director Feroz Abbas Khan adapts the epic Mughal-e-Azam into a musical, with elaborate stage sets and costumes, which has the scope of cinema and the soul of theatre
Wed, Jun 14, 2017
Unlike earlier, violence (against Dalits) now by community as a whole, says Sukhdeo ThoratSubscriber Only
June 13, 2017 00:55 IST
Scholar speaks about persisting discrimination against Dalits, tells The Indian Express why he accepted Amdedkar Award with a ‘heavy heart’.
Tue, Jun 13, 2017Ex-officials sign ‘petition’ against ‘majoritarianism’Subscriber Only
June 11, 2017 03:05 IST
The retired officials have questioned the idea that “those in authority should not be questioned”, and have expressed concern over “growing hyper-nationalism that reduces any critique to a binary: if you are not with the government, you are anti-national”
Sun, Jun 11, 2017Journalism of Courage
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