COMMUNALISM Kin of lynching victims wait for justiceZiya Us SalamThe RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat has asserted that those who kill innocent Muslims over cow slaughter go against Hindutva, but the families of men who ha
Surekha Sikri, an actor who won three national film awards, passes awayZiya Us Salam In her own way, Surekha Sikri, who passed away this morning aged 75, was a class act. Often her roles were little more than cameos. Yet she di
Free Speech Fear as the key: Modi regime targets cartoonist ManjulZiya Us SalamThe cartoonist Manjul is the latest target of the Modi regime, which is facing widespread condemnation for its attempt to browbeat social media giants
Cinematograph Act Amendment The Modi government’s move to play super censor has the film fraternity up in armsZiya Us SalamThe Modi government’s move to give itself the power to re-examine a film cleared by the CBFC has the film fraternity up in arms and puts the spotlight
Punjab Congress Rift between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu boils over ahead of the Punjab Assembly election early next yearZiya Us Salam Crisis in the Punjab unit of the Congress comes out in the open ahead of the Assembly election due early next year.
DELHI RIOTS Victims twice over Ziya Us SalamIt has been a long and futile wait for compensation and return to even a semblance of normalcy for many of the victims of the February 2020 riots in n
Communalism The virus of hate Ziya Us Salam Amid the lockdown, there have been reports of attacks against Muslim men in parts of north India. In many instances, they were asked to chant ‘Jai Shr
Sikh and Hindu residents of a village in Punjab rebuild a mosque that has been in ruins since 1947 Ziya Us SalamAt a time when the secular structure of the nation is often under siege, Punjab is providing a new ray of hope. Shortly on the heels of the creation o
EDUCATION College draft syllabus: Messing with historyZiya Us SalamThe UGC’s new draft of college-level history syllabus is a continuation of the Sangh Parivar’s attempts at saffronisation of Indian history.
COVID-19 Unearthing the story of the sand burials on the banks of the GangaZiya Us SalamThe ghats of Varanasi were overwhelmed by an unprecedented number of cremations and even sand burials in April-May during the devastating second wave
Controversy Right-wing elements communalise creation of new Punjab districtZiya Us Salam The Punjab government’s decision to create the Muslim-majority Malerkotla district has come under attack from BJP ideologues who, in disregard for the
COVID-19 BJP leaders promoting fake cures for COVID-19, peddling pseudoscience Ziya Us SalamElected BJP representatives find novel ways to promote fake cures for the coronavirus infection.
Debate over old pension scheme divides State governments and Centre The Centre has launched a propaganda war to discredit this decision against the new scheme.
