India’s Media Houses Are Failing the Very Journalists That Serve Them
In the absence of a countrywide legislation to protect journalists, the ones that are not on the pay-roll are often made to suffer.
By: Ruben Banerjee Note: This article first appeared on April 4, 2018 and is being republished in the light of United Nations declaring November 2 as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. In the last 12 years, 1000 journalists have died in different parts of the world, killed while doing their […]
#MeToo in Kashmir
By: Dr. Inamul Bashir The #MeToo movement, a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault, was founded in 2006 by an activist Tarana Burke to support victims of sexual assault and empower young and vulnerable women through empathy. It has encouraged discussion about sexual harassment and abuse in various fields which include Hollywood, Medical field, Politics, Music Industry, Academia, […]
Activists’ Arrests: The Exceptional Has Been Made the New Normal
The deployment of UAPA, and other exceptional laws is meant to signal the reach of the Indian state and meant to teach those who use their democratic rights to speak out, just how fragile the edifice of their entitlements is.
By: Rajshree Chandra Since June 2018, ten human rights activists and lawyers have been arrested and charged under several sections of the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), an anti-terror law. The first arrests were made on June 6 when a Dalit rights lawyer, a professor of English, a Marathi poet, a political prisoners’ activist […]
We did not boycott the polls, we stayed away: Omar Abdullah
The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on the National Conference’s political strategy and the issues before the State
BY:Peerzada Ashiq Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a low voter turnout in the recent urban local body (ULB) elections, which the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stayed away from. Former J&K Chief Minister and NC vice president Omar Abdullah discusses his party’s decision to stay away from the polls, the BJP’s performance […]
The rise of right-wing populism
BY: Miftah Ismail The anti-Muslim riots in the Indian state of Gujarat in 2002 claimed the lives of about 2000 Muslims. They have been called “organised political massacres” of Muslims, and many independent observers have placed the blame on then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, for instigating the riots or at least for his active […]
The philosophy of Karbala
By: Shujaat Hussain In the annals of history, every now and then we come across events and tragedies that manipulate human beliefs and existence of accuracy. Here the tragedy of Karbala falls into a weighty class; it has left the umpteen historians spellbound. Karbala gives us the ultimate strength to stand for truth. It counteracts […]
CBI imbroglio indicates BJP’s sense of panic
Never before has the top government leadership been so blatant in subverting basic norms
By: Manini Chatterjee The Supreme Court, in its order on October 23, restricted the use of fireworks during all festivals across the country to a window between 8 pm and 10 pm. Delhi’s well-heeled gentry hailed the order in the hope that the city — which bears the brunt of pollution each winter — will […]
Who’s your sultan?
The fruits of largesse were visible in the parroting of the Saudi line.
By: Zarrar Khuhro HAD the twists and turns in the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi been part of a movie script, we would have dismissed it for being too unbelievable. But if what followed was — as President Trump rightly called it — “the worst cover-up ever” from the Saudi side, we must also acknowledge […]
‘Truth behind Jamal Khashoggi’
BY: Naveed Qazi When the pilgrim watchers of the Muslim world went on a killing spree in Yemen, it shut the mouth of its cronies that represented the Kingdom, both regionally and internationally. However, the media has gone amok against the killing silence of Saudi government lately, when a mysterious killing of a Saudi journalist […]
“Me Too” and Kashmir
BY: Tajamul Maqbool The phrase ‘Me Too’ which has made headlines in India over the last few days with women sharing accounts of alleged harassment by several powerful men including a minister, Bollywood filmmakers, news editors and comedians, was founded by Tarana Burke in 2006 to raise awareness regarding the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and […]
