77-year-old Asaram faces life imprisonment for a raping a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Why do godmen have this compulsion to assault their disciples? Crime has no religion. Particularly rape, a behavioural crime of violence. Pared of the horror of it all, the bare definition of rape is sex without consent. When power equations are utterly skewed against […]

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Diet Sabya, the new fashion police is looking out for blatant plagiarism by Indian fashion designers. They are unlike the usual patrolling done on Bollywood celebrities for not dressing up to the mark Is surfing the internet before we take on any creative task, a norm now? For the times, we want a ‘unique’ birthday […]

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Many have forgiven their tormentors, assassins of their own family members to lead a peaceful life. Sabrina Lal, gladys staines, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi are some of them The burden of anger seeps into life and makes it bitter. Evolved people understand this simple fact. Forgiveness is a virtue. Mahatma Gandhi forgave his assassin. Pope […]

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WITH THE DELHI GOVERNMENT LOOKING TO INTRODUCE A COMMISSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, IT MUST REMEMBER THE BASICS OF HOME, SECURITY, and LEGAL AID Senior citizens of Delhi will soon have a commission which will ensure, or at least look into their welfare and safety. The draft ‘Delhi commission for Senior Citizens bill, 2017’ in its […]

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Also, victim has been subjected to the violative two-finger test during medical examination On April 21, at 4 pm, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted the chargesheet in the Kulgam sex racket case at the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The case pertains to a 16-year-old girl, Abda*, who had been […]

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Arvind Kejriwal has been on a rollercoaster ride dealing with the Modi government and trying to create a working relationship with the LG. He has mellowed down, apologised, politically matured but the struggle continues… Arvind Kejriwal was on a collision course with the central government from the day he took office as Delhi Chief Minister. […]

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Every city has its “official” street food. Mumbai has vada pao and bhel. Bangalore, its Bisi Bele Bath and set dosae, Kolkata’s, jhal muri and ghughni, and Chennai’s tiffin. Then there’s Ahmedabad’s khakra and other farsan, Patna’s litti chokha and Jaipur’s onion kachori. What is the official street food of NCR? Kulcha matar? Chhole bhature? […]

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India may be dealing with Pakistan less as a policy imperative and more as a pathology. It is entirely possible that the policy is to not have a policy. If Modi’s approach on Pakistan survives after him, it will be a success Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s detractors have persisted with the canard that he […]

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