Four Kashmiri students expelled from Indian hostel
SRINAGAR: A day after a Kashmiri student was beaten up at a local educational institute of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, four Kashmiri students were expelled from their hostel, Express News reported on Saturday. According to Kashmir…
In Pune: Beaten to death for sporting a beard
Five years ago, in 2009, I was in Pune on an assignment. There, I decided to stay with my college friend, a Muslim, for a couple of days, for I thought it…
Israel plans to build over 3,000 new settler homes in occupied territories to punish the Hamas backed Palestinian Authority
Israeli Minister of Housing announces tenders for construction projects in the West Bank and East Jerusalem Defying criticism at home and abroad of its announcement that it will build 1500…
Rape ‘sometimes right, sometimes wrong,’ says Indian minister
NEW DELHI: A lawmaker from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party has described rape as a social crime, saying “sometimes it’s right, sometimes it’s wrong,” in the latest controversial…
Counter Terrorism: Confusing the Nation’s Conscience
Military is clear about their role, “counter the militants of TTP in battle field”. What about civil society? Are they ready to counter them in their homes, streets and markets?…
Democracy and the Electoral Process
…the blind believers of the electoral process lead the nation to a life of distrust, lowered confidence in the power of the individual, an overall apathy towards national issues and…
Cross-border attack: Two soldiers killed in Bajaur Agency
BAJAUR: Two soldiers were killed in an attack on a Pakistani border post in Bajaur Agency, Express News reported on Wednesday. The attack was allegedly carried out from the Afghan side of the border,…
Official: Army will review freed soldier Bergdahl’s case — but it’s not first priority
The Army will conduct “a comprehensive, coordinated” review into the case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — the recently freed soldier whom some have deemed a hero, others a deserter —…
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: Massacre of the innocents – the day 21,000 British men walked bravely to their deaths
The Battle of the Somme was a suicidal battle plan – and the ordinary volunteer foot-soldiers paid the price. John Lichfield on the most calamitous single day in the British…
India police attack women protesting against gang rapes
LUCKNOW, India: Police used water cannons to disperse hundreds of women who were protesting Monday against a rise in violence against women in the northern Indian state where two teenagers…