Shaheen Bagh

Modi was right. We were wrong. Protesting farmers are checkmated

Ashish Shukla - February 9, 2021

I sense the farmers’ protest has lost its steam and this round goes to Narendra Modi, that is if there is still 2.0 waiting. Not...

Yogi Adityanath holds court on Farm Acts and the hypocrisy of Opposition

Newsbred Staff - December 12, 2020

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called out the hypocrisy of opposition for spreading misinformation and misleading farmers against the crucial agricultural bills. “These...

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...

If Arnab was to die tomorrow, how would it reflect on BJP? A fall-out it can’t escape

Ashish Shukla - November 9, 2020

Arnab said he feared for his life. If indeed he is put to rest, how much would we all be responsible? The decision on bail...

Anarchy has come home to roost in India: What options do BJP have?

Ashish Shukla - October 24, 2020

Breakdown. Is that what India has come to? Most Indians are battling this conundrum. This perceived breakdown, internal, is largely at two levels: (a) harmony between Hindus-Muslims;...

If India Burns (Part II): No longer a question now that Nadda has thrown down the gauntlet

Ashish Shukla - October 21, 2020

(This is the second part of “If India Burns”, a grim picture of coming days, a forewarning for all of our stakeholders: Majority, minority,...

Times when I faced my own Shaheen Baghs and SC was the Big God

Veeresh Malik - October 8, 2020

Many decades ago, before Indian Railways became better at moving container traffic on trains and certainly before the advent of Container Corporation of India...

Shaheen Bagh: SC rules out occupying public places in future

Bhumika Arora - October 7, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday has delivered its verdict on balancing the right to protest against the right to public movement in the background...

The truth of Shaheen Bagh and ‘ammas’ and ‘dadis’ is laid bare in police charge sheet

Ashish Shukla - September 22, 2020

(It’s a long day readers. I would keep it as brief as possible. So that you must know the truth of Delhi riots of...

Bhushan, you must listen to this story: Arundhati you pay heed

Ashish Shukla - September 1, 2020

There was once a mighty kingdom. The King gave his two princes a few years to prove their worth. The first one had only...

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