Nirbhayas are happening in India all the time. Nirbhaya in Delhi, Disha in Mumbai and now this 19-year old girl in Hathras who was gang raped. Priyanka Reddies, Bhanwrin Devis happen daily with 1.7 lakhs of rapes that happen in India. Caste affliction, internet, girl/boy ratio a society where boys are preferred, gender bias are […]
Finally the Supreme Court of India has decided to bat CBI to investigate Sushant Singh Rajput’s case filed by his 74-year-old father K. K. Singh, him having lost his 34-year-old son, a rising Bollywood star whose life ended in mysterious and in very cruel circumstances. The inquest carried out by the Mumbai police, and the […]
By Vijay Badhwar Justice prevailed. Finally, after seven long years. Four men found guilty of rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapist intern, Jyoti Singh, popularly known as Nirbhaya (fearless), were hanged early morning at 5.30 am on March 20 in Tihar Gaol in Delhi bringing to conclusion a seven-year-long trial. They were: Akshay Kumar […]
By Vijay Badhwar Prime Minister Modi must be banking on second term election of US President Trump to invest so much goodwill on the family’s recent one-and-a-half-day visit to his (Modi’s) home state Ahmedabad, the monument of love -Taj Mahal – and lastly, capital Delhi. The optics of Air Force One landing in Ahmedabad and […]
By Manju Mittal The 21st edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) will be held in Indore from March 27-29, while Bhopal will host a function in run up to the mega Bollywood event, it was announced here on Monday. This was announced by IIFA organisers in the presence of Bollywood actors […]
By Vijay Badhwar It is second time in a row (if one ignores the first time few-days-long AAP government as a minor aberration) that the Aam Admi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal has swept the Delhi elections – in 2015, 67-3, and in the just-held contest 62-8, the consolation seats going to Bharatiya Janata […]
By Shantanu Roy-Chaudhary With the Narendra Modi-led government revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution on August 5, the ‘most dangerous place on earth,’ a remark made by former President Bill Clinton, has again become the centre of attention in South Asia With […]
July 22. The Ministry of External affairs, Government of India, has reiterated long-held position that the Kashmir issue is to be discussed bilaterally between India and Pakistan. In a sharp rebuttal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, the government denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had requested Mr. Trump to mediate between India and Pakistan. Statement […]
संतराम बजाज “नमस्कार मोदी जी|,” फोन उठाने पर आवाज़ आई| “नमस्कार, कौन बोल रहा है” “इतनी जल्दी भूल गए ? वही ‘चौकीदार चोर है’ वाली मधुर आवाज़ वाला|” “ही!ही! – अरे राहुल बाबा – तुम्हारा हारने के बाद रो रो कर गला कुछ सूख गया है, इसलिए पहचान नहीं पाया| वैसे गला तो मेरा […]
By Vijay Badhwar Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has swept to power for his second term in a resounding victory encompassing the whole country. There is no Hindi belt any more, nor a North-South-East-West divide; it’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) all the way. BJP has crossed the 300 barrier on its own, nearly winning 20 […]