Tag: politics
Campus Politics Hurting Academic Freedom?
The violent clashes between the right-wing ABVP and the Left-leaning student groups at Delhi University's Ramjas College are just a reminder of campuses turning into political battlegrounds, or are they also reflective of the premier educational institutions losing their academic freedom?....
BJP MP Compares DU Student With Dawood, Congress Condemns
A BJP MP from Karnataka on Monday courted controversy by comparing Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, whose social media post against the ABVP has gone viral, with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.....
'Obama Set To Return To Politics'
Former US President Barack Obama is getting closer to making his public reappearance in politics, his friend and former Attorney General Eric Holder said.....
Kejriwal Praises DCW, Criticises Centre For Dirty Politics
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pull up those who "abuse" women and to take action against them.....
Irom Sharmila Reaches Kerala On 45th Birthday
Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Tuesday reached Kerala here from Coimbatore on her 45th birthday.....
Going Gets Tough For Akhilesh As Gloves Off In SP
The gloves are finally off in the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was badly mauled by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recent state elections. Although he sidelined both his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle Shivpal Singh in the run-up to the polls, former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav now finds himself in the line of fire with more and more voices in the party questioning his leadership.....
Unholy Violence In The Name Of Holy Cow
“Cow has four legs, two ears and one tail. It gives milk which we drink. From the milk we can make butter, ghee and curd.” the five-year-old kid was pestering his grandfather to hear his recitation. But the grand father was too glued to the TV news. The din blazing out on the TV screen soon caught the kid’s attention. Some people were thrashing few men mercilessly. The grandfather explained the news on Alwar thrashing to the quizzical child. The child left the room quietly and asked his mother, “listen to essay on cow. If I forget then....
The 'Great South Asian War' And Its Salutary Lessons
Title: Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War; Author: Myra Macdonald; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 328; Price: Rs 599 ....
Politics Over Refinery Heats Up In Rajasthan
Politics over setting up of a refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Barmer district of Rajasthan has heated up within a day of signing of a MoU between Rajasthan government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).....
Rebel Poet Gaddar Willing To Work With Pawan Kalyan's Party
Rebel poet Gaddar, who plans to float a political party in Telangana, has expressed his willingness to work with Jana Sena party of popular Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan.....
