Eid

“Lakshman Rekha”: What if Centre now scraps the Contempt of Court law?

Ashish Shukla - May 12, 2022

After one has read between the lines, the Supreme Court judgement on Section 124 (A) Sedition law doesn’t appear as dramatic as it did...

Now there is trouble on Eid: Who are the enemies of paradise we call India?

Ashish Shukla - May 3, 2022

Festivities these days bring anxiety for they don’t pass off without violence, often fatal incidents. The spate of violence across the country on Hanuman Jayanti...

Alvida Juma namaz can’t be offered on roads, public places in UP

Newsbred Staff - April 29, 2022

No one would be allowed to offer namaz on the public roads on Alvida Juma, as the Uttar Pradesh administration has decided. Alvida Juma is...

Yogi cancels leaves of all cops till May 4 as clutch of festivals beckon

Newsbred Staff - April 19, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday cancelled the leaves of all police and administrative officials in the state till May 4 and...

Why the Yogi government could feel aggrieved at SC on anti-CAA “fining”

Ashish Shukla - February 13, 2022

I am neither a lawyer nor a Constitutional expert. I nevertheless hope the Supreme Court sees how its two recent rulings could be viewed...

Muslims surge as a crowd flouting Covid norms in many states on Eid eve

Newsbred Staff - May 13, 2021

With a large part of India celebrating Eid on Friday, many chose to ignore the ongoing covid pandemic in favour of a shopping spree....

Bengal is a haven for cattle-smugglers: This man carries a thousand tales

Shantanu Guha Ray - January 21, 2021

The State can’t enforce firecrackers ban on Deepawali. Period

Ashish Shukla - November 15, 2020

Firecrackers were burst with vengeance not just in Delhi NCR last night. The story is true everywhere. People have drawn a line in the...

Mehbooba’s PDP is a floundering ship in the new waters of J & K

Sant Kumar Sharma - July 30, 2020

(This is the second piece on a special series on Jammu & Kashmir. The first one could be read here). The People's Democratic Party (PDP)...

When would Mufti and Abdullah be set free?

Ashish Shukla - August 30, 2019

India and Pakistan have started whipping up support in their corners as the Ring that is Jammu and Kashmir gets ready for a trade...

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