Punjab police and the woman have offered very divergent accounts of the bizarre episode, which took place in a village near Amritsar earlier this week.
No man in our post-Independence history has written this country’s present and future like Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
On this day, 34 years ago, died...
Rajneesh Arora was vice-president of the Punjab unit of the RSS and is alleged to have committed serious fraud and administrative malpractices as PTU V-C.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
I have always believed that dealing effectively with terrorism is beyond the pay grade of the state police forces. Their men and officers are trained for control of conventional crime and maintenance of law and order. No doubt they have have the presence on the ground to collect local intelligence, which can sometimes lead to a breakthrough. However, considering that terrorism is being sponsored from abroad, mainly Pakistan, the technology and resources required to gather intelligence, often working with the intelligence services of friendly foreign powers, are available only with RAW and the IB. These central agencies in turn must coordinate seamlessly with state police forces. The presence of IPS officers throughout the security apparatus facilitates this. 2. The NCTC was an excellent idea. I don’t know why some state governments objected to it. On something as grim as the challenge of terrorism, it should be possible to ignore political differences and work in perfect harmony. No finger pointing, no passing the buck. There should be a singular acceptance of responsibility for keeping all Indians safe. We cannot afford another 26 / 11. America has never allowed anything even a tiny fraction of 9 / 11 to recur.
I have always believed that dealing effectively with terrorism is beyond the pay grade of the state police forces. Their men and officers are trained for control of conventional crime and maintenance of law and order. No doubt they have have the presence on the ground to collect local intelligence, which can sometimes lead to a breakthrough. However, considering that terrorism is being sponsored from abroad, mainly Pakistan, the technology and resources required to gather intelligence, often working with the intelligence services of friendly foreign powers, are available only with RAW and the IB. These central agencies in turn must coordinate seamlessly with state police forces. The presence of IPS officers throughout the security apparatus facilitates this. 2. The NCTC was an excellent idea. I don’t know why some state governments objected to it. On something as grim as the challenge of terrorism, it should be possible to ignore political differences and work in perfect harmony. No finger pointing, no passing the buck. There should be a singular acceptance of responsibility for keeping all Indians safe. We cannot afford another 26 / 11. America has never allowed anything even a tiny fraction of 9 / 11 to recur.