Intolerance In India

Aila! How Bollywood 'showboy' Aamir Khan tied himself up in knots in the 'intolerance' debate

So, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has retracted his statement on the intolerance issue. At an event to celebrate ten years of his iconic movie, Rang De Basanti, he claimed he never said he wanted to leave India and that he was misunderstood.

Muslims won't succumb to politics of Sangh Parivar: Asaduddin Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Muslims would not leave the country, come what may.

AwardWapsi and finger-pointing: Why the Right has to make its ideology coherent to win new converts

This response from the apologists of the Right to creative people returning awards in protest against growing intolerance is bizarre indeed.

Shah Rukh Khan gets invited to stay in Pakistan by JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has invited Shah Rukh Khan to Pakistan, amid various controversies surrounding the actor and his stance on #AwardWapsi.

Spare me Congress vs BJP debate: Arundhati Roy on why she's returning her National Award

Arundhati Roy has become the latest to join the bandwagon of eminent personalities to return their awards. But Roy did it in style.

He was minding his own business: The prickly right wing is wrong in plastering Raghuram Rajan

If one were to go through the speech of Dr Rajan, it is evident that he makes a series of generalised statements which draw on centuries of western liberal thought and tries to show how a participatory democracy which constantly challenges itself with new ideas can end up ensuring robust economic growth.

'Will chop off Siddaramaiah's head if he dares to eat beef': Latest from a Karnataka BJP leader

Politics around eating beef and the sale of it scaled new heights, when a BJP leader threatened Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah after the CM's recent statement when he said, "I will eat beef now. Who are you to question me?" Siddaramaiah's comment was aimed at fringe Hindu groups who are campaigning for a complete ban on cow slaughter in the country.

Full text: Sahitya Akademi urges dissenting writers to take back awards

Strongly condemning the killing of writer MM Kalburgi, Sahitya Akademi on Friday passed a unanimous resolution appealing to state and central governments to take steps to prevent such incidents and asked authors to take back the awards they had returned to protest against "rising intolerance".

Sahitya Akademi finally acted as an independent body: Vikram Seth backs condemnation of writers' killing

Eminent author Vikram Seth on Friday came out in support of the Sahitya Akademi statement denouncing the recent killing of writers, saying it has condemned the "atmosphere of fear" sought to be created by such acts and acted as an "independent body".

Pakistani daily dubs Shiv Sena a monster, says India must worry about its image

After Shiv Sena activists disrupted a meeting between chiefs of Indian and Pakistan cricket board, the Pakistan media has labelled the Hindu extremist party party as a 'monster.'