Opinion

The girls, who are students at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), had reportedly resisted the attempts by some local boys to harass them.

Most Indian politicians of the past and present seem to be following the dictum — when in doubt, blame a foreign hand.

As Sabarimala grew as one of India’s most well-known Hindu pilgrimage centres, there was general acceptance among Kerala’s subdued women on the ban on entering the temple. No woman openly questioned it.

politicians are comparatively more susceptible to false criminal cases by those who want to settle their political or personal scores.

In the coming days, it would be interesting to see whether Shivraj Singh Chouhan fashions himself on the Modi model or whether the prime minister benefits from taking a leaf out of the CM’s book.

While the anti-defection law states that those who resign from a party after an election will lose membership of the house, the decision on disqualification is with the Speaker. Unfortunately, there is no set time limit for a speaker to deliver his decisi...

Ironically, it was politics that deprived him of a place in the Rajya Sabha in January, 2014 and it is politics again that has now ensured his entry into the House of Elders.

Bringing military into the political discourse has the danger of completely vitiating any sensible debate.

The jacket decisions made by the first lady aren’t as big or as important a story as the crisis along the border. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a story.

Shujaat Bukhari and Aurangzeb employed different types of weapons in their professions, one wielded a pen while the other a gun. However, their vision and purpose were similar – to bring peace to their home.

The government needs to cut excise duty and try to make up the consequential revenue deficit by aggressive mop up from disinvestment, better GST compliance or through sundry other means.

The artistic spaces, such as the cinema industry, are still “untouched” by Dalit issues, narratives or stories. Indian cinema has either been unable to represent Dalit life and concerns on the big screen or has willingly chosen not to do so.

The National Film Awards were presented on May 3 in New Delhi, but many recipients decided to 'boycott' the ceremony over the president handing over the honour to only a select set of winners.

India must understand that capital punishment has no place in a civilised society, and Governments must realise that modern societal ills must be tackled with dignity.

System of a regular NSA in another Indian Ocean republic, Mauritius is in place since 1983. All these 35 years, it has worked well. Why can’t this be tried in Maldives, especially when the island is going through such a turbulent period?

Today, Jagdish Tytler has no constituency which he can call his own. For a Congress party in reinvention mode, the leadership today sees worth of Tytler and Sajjan not more than that of scrap.