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Aditya Aamir Can’t get over the fact that Swami Ayyappa is no longer entitled to his brahmacharya; that the caveat ‘celibate for 41 days’ doesn’t hold anymore for the Ayyappa devotee. The majority judgement that crucified Lord Ayyappan was a verdict on brahmacharya. The case before the top...
The Collateral In Yogi-Land
By Sushil Kutty Millions these days are getting the feeling ‘stop the world, I want to get off.’ The poisonous binaries – far left versus far right, caste versus untouchable, Hindu versus Muslim, right to pray versus prepared to wait and women up against men — do...
What Is Songran Festival In Thailand
Songkran, the world’s largest water fight, happens every year in Thailand. In April almost every shop in the country, from electrical stores to gardening centres, will start selling water pistols; and children will take to the streets, pistol in one hand and strange burning talcum powder in other, in...
Threats to Gulf Coast Sea Turtles
In some parts of the turtles’ range they are harvested for their meat and eggs, despite protections the U.S. and some countries may place on them. Some populations have been severely impacted by the disease Fibropapillomatosis, a disease in which tumors grow on the turtles. As more and more...
Pakistan’s General Elections Widely Rigged: Sources
It is doubtful to the highest level whether the general elections in Pakistan was fair, if take a look to what the Trump administration is saying. It has not yet confirmed the polls were free and fair. More to this, the State Department didn’t deploy election observers in India’s...
Will Imran Khan Government Improve Ties With India
Will Pakistan improve ties with India after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is crowned as the next prime minister of the country. It is believed the new government would like to resolve all disputes between the two nations including the issues related to Kashmir. Earlier today the former...
Delhi At Risk Of Flood As Yamuna Water Level Crosses Danger Level
Water level of Yamuna in Delhi region has crossed the danger mark and an alert by the state government has been issue of flood. According to Irrigation and Flood Control department of Delhi government people residing in the low-lying areas will be evacuated. A press statement released by East...
Indian High Commissioner Seeking Assurance From Imran Khan Action Against LeT
Before the swearing ceremony of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan as the next prime minister of the country the Indian high commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria is learned to be calling him for a meeting on Friday. Sources claim the meeting has been finalized and prior to it only...
Chinese Media Alleges Printing Indian Currency
A controversy has sparked in India whether China was given the license to print currency in past following an article titled “Why other countries are giving China a license to print money”. It is learned from the article that China is printing foreign currencies on a huge scale and...
Mayawati Will Shape The 2019 Battle Of Alliances
By Harihar Swarup The 2019 Lok Sabha elections have been shaping as the battle of alliances. The most important player in battle of alliances is BSP supremo Mayawati. Also, on these alliances depend the future of the BSP leader. Seat sharing arrangement between Mayawati and Janata Congress, Chhattisgarh,...
Kim Jong Writes to Trump Seeking Another Meeting
North Korea has written a new letter to Donald Trump asking for a second meeting and it is learned the White House is looking for a date. Since June 12 summit both the leaders are in talks about nuclear programme of North Korea. However, the discussions have been criticized...
Half ton killed in Indonesia earthquake; Tsunami triggered in Palu
About half ton people have been killed in Indonesia after a massive earthquake of 7.5-magnitude brought down buildings and triggered tsunami. In a video footage waves of water as high as 10 feet could be seen ramping in Palu, about 80 kilometers away from the epicenter. According to disaster...
Manual Scavenging: We Keep Prohibiting A Prohibited Act
By B. Sivaraman “Stop killing us!, screamed the banner at the exceptional protest at Jantar Mantar on 25 September 2018. The protest by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) led by Bezwada Wilson was a unique event at many levels. It is a rare event where students from JNU, considered...
There is a Moorish footprint in India
By Anjan Roy There is a Moorish footprint in India which India does not much remember though Morocco does somewhat endearingly. That long-forgotten link was recalled by members of a Moroccan delegation which visited this country on the occasion of opening of its National Tourism’s office in New...
Corbyn’s Address Indicates Labour Is Fully Ready To Rule
By Ben Chako Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech was a call to arms for the labour movement, a clear challenge to all those who oppose Tory austerity to unite and bring an end to it for once and for all. Unity and diversity were key themes throughout the speech, as...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Process of filing objections to NRC re-opened by the Supreme Court – The Supreme Court declared the process of filing claims against exclusions from the National Register of Citizens open for a second time in light of the gravity of the issue. A list of 10 documents which can...
Aadhaar Judgement: Modi’s Wings Clipped
By Raman Swamy The Supreme Court has laid down important checks and balances to ensure that Aadhaar is used only for the genuine purposes for which it was created – for targeted delivery of financial benefits for the poor and the underprivileged. The Modi government was trying...
Church Must Take Quick Corrective Measures
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Church leadership does not seem to be in a mood to learn lessons from the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of repeatedly raping a nun, if the initial response is any indication. The Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Council (KCBC)...
