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April 13 is a dark day in India’s colonial history. This year, it marks the 100th anniversary of the brutal Jallianwala…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Yet, somewhere along the heat and dust, unsaid, unmarked and unexplained, the BJP narrative has begun to falter and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There is much debate on the Indian National Congress campaign promise of NYAY – justice in English but in Hindi an…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
In the midst of a heated campaign for the upcoming national elections, the death of a local school teacher in police…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The chowkidar is, quite unfortunately, not the most loved or respected entity in Indian society. Examples of this are…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This summer will be unusually hot. The rising temperature from what still is only the early round of campaigning is…
By Ajit Ranade |
The Supreme Court recently rejected a petition which asked that “criminal” candidates be disqualified from contesting…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The Prime Minister has spoken about the attacks on Kashmiris, and he has done so not a day too soon. This is good but…
By Vappala Balachandran |
We all saw the dramatic events unfolding in Kolkata beginning with the CBI raid on Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The death of 44 CRPF troops in the suicide bombing in Pulwama last week raises many questions and changes many things…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The noted actor, director and producer Amol Palekar is a gentle speaker but can make a powerful point. He was one of…
By M A Kalam |
The burning issue of the so-called illegal migrants in Assam and some other States in the North East has assumed…
By Kiran Desai |
It is evident that the ruling party is on uncertain ground as it prepares for the coming general election later this…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Nitin Gadkari is in the news. The former BJP President and the minister (Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The ministry of Home Affairs issued an order that authorised security and intelligence agencies to intercept, monitor…