The suicidal terrorist, Adil Ahmad Dar, rammed his explosive laden car into two trucks of a CRPF convoy on 14 February 2019. The blast led to the brutal murder of 44 jawans, a big national tragedy, most heinous and condemnable. In terms of scale and casualties, it exceeds even the Uri attack of 18 September 2016, in which four heavily armed terrorists...
he air in India is full of taking forceful revenge against Pakistan, if not through war, then through the most popular sport in Asia, Cricket. ...
It is "fortunate that I have been able to undertake duties with the help of people," Emperor Akihito said and thanked "the people, in whom I take pride and for whom I feel joy in being 'the symbol of the state' and the civilization of this country built over the long period."...
Eight years after creating waves in India, Pune-based Dr. Ganesh Rakh's unique 'Save Girl Child' initiative that involves some 1.75 million volunteers in the country has entered Zambia, with thousands pledging their support for the cause and grabbing the attention of the African continent. ...
Prem Shankar Jhas column in The Wire caused my mind to wander in an unlikely direction: Kanpur riots soon after the demolition of Babari Masjid. Jhas piece headlined "In Pulwama, Narendra Modi has found the trigger he needed before 2019 elections" must be read keeping in mind that he was the first to push the barricades....
'History echoes from these walls', the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum in Delhi's Red Fort informs its visitors as they enter the reclaimed barrack building where brave soldiers of the Indian National Army (INA), fighting for an undivided and free India, were once court-martialled and tried for treason by the British ov...
All I have Are broken pieces of glass In my pocket....
Misinformation has been weaponised in recent times with the objective of sowing the seeds of division, prejudice and hate among citizens, says Pratik Sinha, who has edited a riveting volume of essays that aims to present the real picture....
The water distribution treaty between India and Pakistan that was brokered by the World Bank in 1960 to use the water available in the Indus system of rivers originating in India has come in the limelight once again as New Delhi has decided to stop the flow of its share of water from the three eastern rivers - Beas, Ravi and S...
A timely book tries to point to how much India and Pakistan have in common. "The Begum: A Portrait of Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's Pioneering First Lady," is authored by Indian poet-translator Deepa Agarwal and Pakistani writer Tahmina Aziz Ayub, with an insightful introduction by acclaimed Indian writer ...
