Assam

While we worry on Ladakh, China has poised itself on a village which could cut off India’s northeast

Ashish Shukla - November 29, 2020

We have a WhatsApp group of old colleagues from The Pioneer where I began my career in journalism 40 years ago. We usually stick to...

December could be worse: Supreme Court seeks status report from 4 states

Newsbred Staff - November 23, 2020

The Supreme Court has sought a status report from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam in two days over the spike the coronavirus cases in...

Love Jihad: The legal position in India in case you wish to marry a Muslim man

Bhumika Arora - November 23, 2020

Love Jihad is in news. After the Allahabad High Court passed stricture against conversion only for the sake to get married (now it seems...

Where does Modi go from this Bihar high? Is this bugle of triumph also one of warning?

Ashish Shukla - November 11, 2020

There is a reason for prime minister Narendra Modi to have an extra cup of tea which he loves so much in the morning....

‘Shut madrasas for all radicals and terrorists are raised there’: MP culture minister

Bhumika Arora - October 21, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Usha Thakur sparked a controversy with her claims that all terrorists are raised in madrasas. She has also called for...

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

Sant Kumar Sharma - August 8, 2020

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...

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

Ashish Shukla - December 14, 2019

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...

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

Ashish Shukla - August 13, 2019

An interesting sideshow calls for your attention. It’s serious too and has wider implications. We have long wondered why a few of our journalists, politicians,...

Hope Express has not let Vishal Bhardwaj down

Ashish Shukla - September 24, 2018

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...

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

Ashish Shukla - August 2, 2018

This is so very unethical on the part of Indian Express. For last three days, it is carrying sob stories of people who have...

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