It’s a blot on India’s judicial system that puerile cases filed by self-appointed moral guardians against Richard Gere’s public kiss on Shilpa Shetty’s cheeks haven’t been disposed of 15 years on. The higher judiciary should step in and end this farce, impose costs on petitioners and lecture lower court judges.
Firing on Asaduddin Owaisi’s car in UP a result of political polarisation. EC must step in
The firing on Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s car during election campaigning in Uttar Pradesh is deeply disturbing. It’s clearly the outcome of the political polarisation and the climate of hate that has been whipped up in the state. It’s high time the Election Commission stepped in and sanitised the campaign.
Killing of the IS chief in US raid isn’t the end. It’s still strong in Iraq-Syria core
The killing of the Islamic State’s chief in a United States raid doesn’t mean the end of the terrorist group. It remains strong in its Iraq-Syria core, and has expanded in Africa. The unwillingness of world powers to fight long counter-insurgency campaigns could breed more Afghanistan-like crisis.