The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) has made a significant decision to defer India's accreditation for the second consecutive time this week.
The SC on May 15 extended the procedural safeguards to arrests under UAPA and ordered the release of NewsClick founder editor Prabir Purkayastha arrested under the Act.
Historically, forcible arrests without charges have been a tactic employed by governments globally to maintain authoritative control.
Let me delve into history for a moment. The Cold War was a period of intense geopolitical tension and rivalry between the United States and its NATO allies
After BJP's massive victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and the installation of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister
"J'Accuse….!" which is French for "I accuse…." is a term loaded with history and meaning, used to express indignation at the brutality and injustice
Christianity is India's third-largest religion, according to the census of 2011, with approximately 27.8 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population.
"Abki baar 400 Paar" is a terrific catchphrase for an election campaign, but what is the catch? Why 400 paar?
Dr G. Ramachandram presents a series of reflections on the Indian freedom struggle and the role played by a galaxy of eminent leaders of the country
The Bengali newspaper Bartaman's motto, "We will not fear anyone other than God, and we will not become sycophants to anyone
There's only one purpose a billboard or hoarding serves; to be noticed!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is so fond of Hindi that he can be called a proponent of the concept of "Hindu, Hindi, Hindustan". But he uses the Urdu word Shehzada
Picture this: Dhani Ram (name changed), a rickshaw puller in a metro city, wishes to enrol his two children in a school. "Mein nhi padh paya to kya hua
Nicodemus makes a fascinating and insightful statement about Jesus in the movie, 'Jesus of Nazareth', directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
Religion is a universal phenomenon. It is a significant reality in humans' lives. It exists and will exist worldwide in some form or other.
Despite the geographical distance of approximately 1,600 kilometres and the absence of shared borders between Tehran (Iran) and Jerusalem (Israel)
This is indeed a strange title. It is borrowed from the Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes, "The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World"
Father Gregory Joseph Boyle (Greg), a 69-year-old Jesuit Priest, is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, USA.
Even as India shudders at the Karnataka rapes and we also realise how women are being made to look weak because of insecure men
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has stated the obvious. Muslims are not the only ones who produce in large numbers. Hindus also do so.
When one of the authors, Dr. Joseph M. Chalil, of the book "India Beyond the Pandemic: A Sustainable Path towards Global Quality Healthcare
Every Indian in their right mind, including some members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was shocked at the hate speech and blatant lies told by the Prime Minister of India
Parveen Shaikh, the Principal of the Somaiya School in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has worked in education and development for three decades.
Loksabha elections are underway in India. These crucial elections will determine the existence of India's various institutions, especially the Indian Constitution.
Andrew Heanngam Pamei, a 27-year-old, belongs to the Rongmei Naga tribe and is a native of Ramtan village, Churachandpur district, Manipur.
At the JFK airport in New York, he stood in line like everybody else.
"We are forced to work for straight ten hours, standing on our feet, without any seating arrangement. If we fail to do so, we are fired within moments," says an employee
It was in 2008 that I attended a friend's sister's marriage at the Catholic Cathedral Church at Goldakhana in New Delhi. The girl, a Malayali, was from Banswara in Rajasthan.
"Leading from the front" is one of the excellent qualities of an ideal leader. It can mean being a role model in practising moral and ethical values, taking initiative
Come election time, crawlers, beggars, well-wishers, guarantee salesmen, and such an assortment are at your doorstep.
Every now and then, I dream big and become ambitious. There are such things as historic moments in the life of a person.
"Whom are you going to vote for?" I asked Savitri as she was refining her mud floor with cow dung.
Global leaders, including Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, Olaf Scholz, and Mohammed bin Salman
As the largest show on the planet began on 19 April 2024, where 969 million eligible Indian voters started exercising their franchise in the seven-phase polling
The nervous politician hastily drew the curtains in his house and looked out furtively through a small opening in the folds