Indian subcontinent and that sinking feeling: A quarter of Bangladesh under water

It’s a grim monsoon in Indian subcontinent. A quarter of Bangladesh is under water. India is reeling to the extent that prime minister Narendra Modi had to seek out...

Mehbooba watches L-Gs come and go; and her PDP hang by a thread

Mehbooba Mufti, still chief of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is watching Lieutenant Governors come and go even as she hibernates in her den. The Kashmir she...

Abki baar, 400 Paar: BJP shows up break-India forces

Think of all the reasons you could in opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and you would’ve all of your answers in these two pieces...

Shobhaa De could be first in a long list to be exposed

An interesting sideshow calls for your attention. It’s serious too and has wider implications.

Hope Express has not let Vishal Bhardwaj down

Indian Express is letting itself down so badly on the ethics of journalism that it’s a cause for concern for its loyal readers, more so since the Press Council of India (PCI)...

Indian Express makes a meal out of untruths on Assam’s NRC

This is so very unethical on the part of Indian Express. For last three days, it is carrying sob stories of people who have been declared “illegal” in Assam. Today, it...

Assam’s NRC: All you need to know and which media doesn’t tell you

It’s possible looking at wall-to-wall coverage of Assam’s National Register for Citizens (NRC) final draft in our newspapers that you believe a Hindu nationalist party...