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Among the most revered of Indians was A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who left us on the 27th of July. Eminent personalities and common men alike expressed their solidarity and paid their condolences. ...

“Polarization” in All India Religious Pre-Medical Entrance Tests found a new dimension with the Students Islamic Organization (SIO) of India, swaging it out in the Supreme Court, on what to wear ...

Ever since US decided that the Shah of Iran was the right ruler for Iran, US has been wrong about Iran. He was a despot, a torturer and a cruel man ...

           If you grew up in India or if you were associated with Indian culture in any form – literature, music, dance, or films – you would have heard the word ...

In school when we used to take the India pledge and proudly say – “India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters. I love my country and ...

History belongs to the victors, they say. To put it even better, History belongs to the rulers. Those who rule, interpret history and then present it in a way that shows ...

“Portrayal of negativity is fine. But optimism is the oxygen we require so much.”-a BJP sympathizer told me yesterday. The direct sources of communication which the Prime Minister employs to connect ...

In 1979, as Afghanistan was being trampled under Soviet boots, the might of the Capitalist West united under the leadership of US to turn Afghanistan into the Soviet Union's Vietnam. With every passing ...

Ranging from MARS mission, to even discuss what composes a school and non-school, India is a hot-topic for scribes. One such opportunity was the move from the Maharashtra government to call ...

Hindus call India, their motherland. Muslims call it their homeland. Lord Ram said “जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Mother and motherland are superior to Heaven). Prophet Mohammad said, “Love of one’s homeland ...

There has been a constant hue and cry about secularism being in danger since the time BJP has come to power at the center. The torch bearers of secularism would have us ...

I was recently talking with friends about the weirdness of Lefties, as I so often do. They really are a weird, incomprehensible bunch. In this instance, though, it was to do ...