For decades now, the Middle East has been in turmoil. Commentators usually ascribe this instability to American Invasion of Iraq in 2003 which destabilized the entire region. However, it is not as if...

Nirbhaya's mother still begs for justice; 3 years after that horrific crime English concept of law mandate that not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done. This...

Scattered bricks at Shakurbasti can win votes too? Just when you thought the politics in this country couldn't sink any lower (and this was before Kejriwal called Indian Prime Minister a psychopath), politicians surprise...

  One Kamlesh Tiwari, allegedly a Hindu Mahasabha activist has reportedly insulted Prophet Muhammad. Over a lakh Muslims marched in the streets of Muzaffarnagar yesterday, demanding his death. The crowd was led by...

By the looks of it, the winter session of Parliament is headed down the same way as the Monsoon Session. Frost seems to be gathering on government-opposition relations and the brief thaw that...

Can the BJP flag flutter high in 2017 in Uttar Pradesh After a string of successes following the Ekla Chalo Re policy, Bihar has definitely proven that BJP cannot alone vanquish the opposition,...

I walk, daily removing the stones fixated in my path Drowning I sink in the deep sea of prohibitions Who is mine except me alone. -Obhiman Come all ye seculars, ye liberals, ye...

In 2014 Modi scripted history, when he led his party to an absolute majority in Lok Sabha. This was followed by back to back successes in Haryana, Jharkhand, J&K and Maharashtra. Media began...

Rajnath Singh, Sonia Gandhi and the battle of secularism If day 1 of the Parliament is anything to go by, the winter session is bound to be an interesting one again. If the government...

Bhansali makes the Peshwa Queen perform Pinga ga pori like a courtesan  There is hardly any doubt that Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted the song Pinga ga pori Pinga to be his piece de resistance....

Last year, in an almost Raja-esque style, he was driven down the streets of Rampur in a Victorian era buggy, imported from London. Cheering school children had lined up his route. At the...

No more Modi Sarkar? After months of cacophonous campaigning, Bihar has announced its decision to go with Nitish Kumar. Results pointed at an overwhelming desire of the electorate to give another chance to...