The streets were never ours. They were owned by dandiya/garba players, visarjan revellers, dahi-handi crowd, Holi groups—but on Ambedkar Jayanti every year the streets turned blue.
India’s multi-alignment with Russia needs to be firmly rooted in strategic realism. It must decode just how the “no-limits” friendship between Russia and China has evolved since 2022.
US and other Western countries sound extremely hollow when they pontificate on strengthening democracy and the fight against terrorism even as they keep India out of P5.
Chinese scholars initially downplayed the use of‘Global South’. But when it became unavoidable to ignore the emerging ontology of identity, they started discrediting India’s leadership role.
Haryanvi and Bhojpuri music industry have done enough damage to the culture by shaming women and propagating misogyny. IPL cricket commentary must not join that league.
BJP has accused DMK of being anti-national and of supporting drug & sand mafias. Such harsh words have not been spoken against Dravidian parties in 70 years of their rule in the state.
You could argue that some of the things Narendra Modi does or talks about are not meant to win the approval of elders at RSS. He is doing them with an eye on his own constituency.
Congress would be in more trouble if Sudhakaran lost the election—and his KPCC post. That would set off tongues wagging that he could very well leave the party for BJP.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
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