Those who testify against the powerful need to be protected. But can this be done in the absence of a formal protection program backed by a law?
By Ajith Pillai
The multi-layered and sho-ck...
AMARJIT SINGH DULAT has provoked a hornet’s nest both within the ruling BJP and the Opposition with his book, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years. He is a former special director of the Intelligence Bureau an...
The former R&AW chief’s book provides an insight into how governments actually function and how they deal with insurgencies
By Ajith Pillai
This is not the first time that those who serv...
Lalit Modi’s carpet bombing through constant tweets has implicated people in high places, making the political establishment duck for cover. His swagger comes from the knowledge that there is no prove...
Food product companies have misled consumers for too long. But it’s high time we became alert to their slew of misinformation
By Bhavdeep Kang
In a country where the food discourse is marked...
Maggi Noodles is under the spotlight for high levels of lead and MSG being found in samples. Has Nestle flouted food safety norms in order to capture the `2,700 crore instant noodle market in India?
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The last one year has seen flat industrial output and a gloomy property market. But at the same time, inflation has been tamed and social schemes have had an impressive reach of 19 crore takers. Will ...
Aruna’s molester was convicted for assault and robbery and not rape, helping him walk free after a seven-year sentence. The punishment he got did not match the brutality of his crime.
By Ramesh Men...
Talk about having double standards. While this sector has been under intense scrutiny from the NDA government, how many know that the largest NGO is the RSS itself? Is there a conscious effort going o...
Even after 13 years, victims of Salman Khan’s hit-and-run case have not been delivered justice. With the Mumbai High Court suspending a five-year jail sentence, their agony gets longer
By Bikram Vo...