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#Lynch Mob IV – ‘Images of Abbu’s Murder Haunt Me’

Alimuddin Ansari’s brutal murder in full public view by alleged gau rakshaks in June 2017 made headlines this year for being the first lynching case where justice was delivered, and speedily. Dealt by a fast-track court in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh, the trial was completed in less than six months and 11 accused were sentenced to life in jail. The conviction made headlines but what did not was that months later, 10 of the 11 convicts were out on bail. Ansari’s son Shahzad, 22, narrates the travesty of justice: Read More »

#Lynch Mob III – ‘BJP Fanned Vigilantism’

Ajay Prakash Agarwal, secretary of Govind Gaushala (cow shelter) in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), wants self-styled gau rakshaks to spend a few days in his cattle pen to understand the true meaning of ‘gau seva’. Read More »

#Lynch Mob II – ‘Gau Rakshaks Are Beasts’

Kailashnath Shukla, a 70-year-old farmer from Lakshmanpur village in Uttar Pradesh, spent an entire life tending cows. However, the mention of word ‘gau rakshak’ gives him shivers, after a violent encounter with cow vigilantes. Read More »

Sri Lanka Crisis: India Must Wait Till Voter’s Verdict

Hindu Against Hindu in Assam: What Will BJP Do?

Hindu Votebank Versus Rule Of Law

#MeToo Deserves an applause in a Misogynist world

The Real Need For Ease of Doing Business

Rajasthan Poll: Manvendra To Take On Raje

The Congress on Saturday released a second list of 32 candidates for Rajasthan polls, fielding former BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh against Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje from Jhalrapatan. Read More »

Delhi Air On Recovery Path, But Still Poor

Delhi's air quality continued to oscillate between 'poor' and 'very poor' categories on Saturday due to increased pollutant holding capacity of air after rainfall and stubble burning in neighbouring states. Read More »

BJP Promises Farm Sops, Scooty For Girls

The BJP released its manifesto for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections on Saturday, promising a proportionate bonus to small farmers, creation of 10 lakh jobs per year and two-wheelers to meritorious girls. Read More »

WHY THINK OF AIR POLLUTION ONLY IN WINTER?

The fight against air pollution must not just be a winter affair in India's northern plains. Nor must it be fought only for the aged and children. This cause is everyone’s, and it must be taken up through the year. Read More »

Gas Chamber: Mayur Sharma saw it coming

Celebrity food enthusiast Mayur Sharma is the classic Dilliwala, born and brought up in the megapolis, and lovin' it. In 2017, he quit Delhi. "The right to breathe is the most fundamental right," says the man with the highway on his plate. Read More »

Gas Chamber: ‘Delhi’s air is killing us all’

Balvinder Singh is a doctor, once employed at the prestigious Safdarjung Hospital in the Capital. The doctor is among those who have quit Delhi because of its air pollution, leaving for cleaner Udhampur about a year back. Read More »