I n late April, Amal Khalil, a 43-year-old Lebanese journalist, was killed in a double-tap Israeli strike in southern Lebanon. When rescue teams tried to reach her and another injured journalist, they reportedly also came under fire.
When a Supreme Court judge asks, in open court, “She went on to have a child with the man without marriage, and now she is saying rape and assault — what is this?”, two things happen simultaneously.
As an observer of electoral politics in West Bengal – and increasingly of democratic life across India – one is compelled to confront an uncomfortable truth: Indian democracy, though vigorous in participation, appears increasingly fragile in purpose.
The world India is navigating today is far more uncertain than the one we inhabited even two years ago. West Asia remains volatile, threatening shipping routes that carry crude oil to Indian refineries.
India’s medical entrance examination crisis is no longer about one leaked paper, one compromised centre or one criminal network.
The rhetoric surrounding the Iran conflict may still speak the language of ceasefires and negotiations, but the strategic reality points elsewhere. What is unfolding now is not the winding down of a war.
The high-priest of realpolitik, Henry Kissinger, nuanced asymmetric forces by insisting that, “The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win.”
Senior BJP leader, member of the party’s national council and party’s co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh Sanjay Tandon on Wednesday hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s emphatic performance in the Haryana civic body elections as a clear endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, leadership and unmatched connect with the people.
“The government order issued in this regard specifically mentions turbans, sacred threads, Shiva beads, Rudraksha, headscarves/hijabs and similar commonly worn religious symbols as permissible,” said Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa.
The CM transferred the amount by a single click, at a grand Laadli Behna function held at village Mungwani in the Narsinghpur district of the state.
