PR botch-up: Detention Centre presented as EWS housing for Rohingyas

Bharat Bhushan For a few hours it seemed the government had had a change of heart towards Rohingya migrants with Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri’s announcement that 1100 Rohingya migrants living in Delhi would be given government housing. Within seven hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) overuled the initiative. It clarified… Read More PR botch-up: Detention Centre presented as EWS housing for Rohingyas

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‘Is this how justice ends?’: Bilkis Bano’s question should haunt the Indian republic

NB: It should and will haunt some, but not the bulk of us. Rampaging across the media are battalions of ideologically infuriated fanatics who will indulge in shameless whataboutery and yet once more, abuse Gandhi, Nehru, liberals, communists, anti-national elements, etc. The Sangh Parivar and its allies are never at fault for anything at all,… Read More ‘Is this how justice ends?’: Bilkis Bano’s question should haunt the Indian republic

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Why RSS Cannot Help Hating Jawaharlal Nehru and His Connection With the People of India

Purushottam Agrawal Listen to this article: HISTORYPOLITICS22 HOURS AGO As the country waves flags and celebrates the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, it is also time to take stock. What did India’s founders and citizens dream of, how has India fared, what have been our challenges and successes? The Wire’s reporters and contributors bring stories… Read More Why RSS Cannot Help Hating Jawaharlal Nehru and His Connection With the People of India

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The Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi: Inquiry Commission Report (1969)

There are still people who admire Nathuram Godse for shooting an unarmed old man at point blank range in a prayer meeting.. After all, modern society is awash with extremist beliefs, including support for suicide bombers and vigilante violence. Extremism has taken centre-stage in the guise of communal ideology and prejudices. People in high office believe… Read More The Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi: Inquiry Commission Report (1969)

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Book Review: ‘Who Killed Justice Loya’ Delves into Many Unanswered Questions

Reviewed by Mani Shankar Iyer NB: True to the ethics of the journalist profession, Nilanjan Takle has performed a public service by following the trail of questions and shadows in which this death of an upright judge is veiled. It is a matter of comfort that such journalists are still doing their work, despite all… Read More Book Review: ‘Who Killed Justice Loya’ Delves into Many Unanswered Questions

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‘We are Kashmiris’: Two friends, five non-local laborers, and a silent night

Srinagar: Sitting in the shade of a cracked wall, Waseem Khan keeps an eye on the Banta soda as he looks at the passersby. The heatwave in Jammu is too much for him to bear. But he shall wait for two more passengers before he can take off to Srinagar in his taxi. “Srinagar! Srinagar!” he shouted, roaming… Read More ‘We are Kashmiris’: Two friends, five non-local laborers, and a silent night

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Bilkis Bano speaks: ‘Trusted highest courts, faith shaken, give back right to live without fear’

“Undo the harm” and “give me back my right to live without fear and in peace”. Breaking her silence for the first time after the release on remission of the 11 convicts who were convicted of gangraping her and killing 14 members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter, Bilkis Bano said on Wednesday that she was… Read More Bilkis Bano speaks: ‘Trusted highest courts, faith shaken, give back right to live without fear’

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Farmers to hold dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri, demand sacking of Minister Ajay Teni

Farmers Protest, Lakhimpur Kheri Live Updates: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – an umbrella organisation of farm unions – is set to launch a 75-hour dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri starting 11 am on Thursday. Their demands include the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni and the release of four farmers jailed in connection with the violence that… Read More Farmers to hold dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri, demand sacking of Minister Ajay Teni

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Professor Latour’s Philosophical Mystifications

by Alan Sokal The debate over objectivity and relativism, science and postmodernism, which for the past eight months has been rocking American academic circles — particularly those of the political left — has apparently now arrived in France. And with what a bang! Following Denis Duclos (Le Monde of 3 January), we now have the eminent sociologist… Read More Professor Latour’s Philosophical Mystifications

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