Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

When Some Speak For All

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.' How else should one......

Is India Distancing Itself From Israel?

India's voting pattern in the United Nations with regard to the Israel-Palestine conflict is lately marked by a calibrated distancing from Israel, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE:......

'They snatched her away from us'

'I want the country to know what's happening to our daughter.' IMAGE: Hadiya alias Akhila Ashokan. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives For K M Ashokan, known to the world as 'Hadiya's......

'Gadar is a powerful word that came out of Partition'

'When a common man's house is on fire, he is infused with extraordinary strength.''He will go to any length to save his home and family even if he is not as big and strong as Sunnyji.' IMAGE:......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.' IMAGE: Shaunak Sen, director of the award-winning documentary All That Breathes, photographed by Stephanie Cornfield.......

'If Kashmir Files is branded anti-Islam, it's politics'

'What matters to me is that the film is reaching out and touching hearts.''An 85-year old man and his 75-year wife, who had never stepped into a cinema, went to see The Kashmir Files.''That is my......

Boxer wants to win at Olympics for Afghan women living under oppression

IMAGE: Sadia Bromand wants to win a gold at the Olympics for fellow Afghan women living under oppression. Photograph: Twitter At a time when women in Afghanistan are living under oppression, not......

Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab

IMAGE : Iranian chess player, Sara Khadem at a FIDE tournament. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Iranian chess player Sara Khadem has been 'warned not to return to Iran' after competing without......

World Chess: Iran's Sara Khadem competes without hijab

IMAGE: Iranian chess player, Sara Khadem at a FIDE tournament. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to......

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......

Meet Afghanistan's first female breakdancer

IMAGE: Manizha Talash,18, practises breakdancing during a training session in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters When 18-year old Manizha Talash joined a small but ardent......