Brahmins, BJP, and Waqf—the story of Tamil Nadu village’s fight for land
A Waqf dispute in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruchendurai village became an example to push the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. It’s become the stuff of Hindutva folklore. Read Prabhakar Tamilarasu’s report.
Since BJD’s 2024 defeat in the state & LS elections, leaders have been questioning Patnaik over VK Pandian’s role, party’s policy in its current Oppn position & now, the waqf bill U-turn. Read Moushumi Das Gupta’s report.
Waqf hearing in SC: Why CJI-led bench flagged four key amendments in new law
Concerns under scrutiny were drawn from a batch of nearly 100 petitions challenging the law, and revolve around significant changes to waqf governance and property recognition. Read Ruchi Bhattar’s report.
As animal rescuers slam Delhi CM’s stray dog relocation directive, a look at issue from a legal lens
Animal rescuers believe this is a knee-jerk reaction to complaints against stray dogs, as sterilisation efforts undertaken by govt to control their population have fallen woefully short. Read Khadija Khan’s report.
Tharoor is a misfit in Rahul’s Congress. Why outspoken leaders are on margins in all parties
Shashi Tharoor’s diagnosis, prognosis and prescription for Congress’ problems were all perfect. But Rahul Gandhi and his coterie in the CWC looked rather upset by it. Writes DK Singh.
I feel bad for AS Dulat—wrote a book to celebrate Farooq Abdullah, only to be disowned by him
Dulat served in Kashmir when he was with the IB and developed a close relationship with Farooq Abdullah. Since then, Delhi has used him for secret negotiations. Writes Vir Sanghvi.
‘Puncturewalas’ slur shows Muslims as unskilled. No one’s asking the right question though
The debate now circles around whether PM Modi insulted Muslims in his speech, or whether his comments were taken out of context. Writes Amana Begam.