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Aug 01, 2018
PS Sreedharan Pillai's appointment as Kerala BJP chief may placate minorities, but will that help the party?
The appointment of PS Sreedharan Pillai as BJP's Kerala president is seen as an indication that the saffron party will be softening its Hindutva line. -
Jul 31, 2018
SC on issue of entry of women in Sabarimala temple: Constitutional scheme prohibiting exclusion has some value
The Supreme Court, hearing a plea seeking the entry of women in the age group of 10-50 into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, on Tuesday said the constitutional scheme prohibiting exclusion has "some value" in a "vibrant democracy". -
Jul 29, 2018
Indian scientist Fr Richard D’Souza on discovering the dark past of our galaxy's neighbour, Andromeda
Fr Richard D’Souza's findings are likely to upset a major paradigm in our understanding of galaxy evolution -
Jul 23, 2018
UK considering classifying Sikhism as separate ethnicity for 2021 census after demand by British Sikh groups
The UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) had opened a public consultation over whether to add the separate box for Sikhs under ethnicity, instead of just as a religion, and are now getting ready to present the findings to the government. -
Jul 22, 2018
Pakistan election: Radical parties likely to dent right-wing PML-N's vote bank, help Opposition in tightly-contested seats
Voters in Pakistan have not shown much trust on the religious parties, however, recent trends show that these pressure groups could cause a major dent into the vote bank of PML-N, and thus helping candidates from rival parties like PPP, and PTI on 25 July -
Jul 19, 2018
BJP’s attack on Congress as a Muslim party may be good campaign strategy, but its accusations are ludicrous
BJP's concerted attack on Congress makes some sense as an early salvo as part of an election campaign, but it has no discernible connection with facts or the historical record -
Jul 14, 2018
Congress hits back at Narendra Modi over triple talaq issue, says it does not believe in divisive politics
The Congress on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling it a party which stood only for Muslim men. -
Jun 29, 2018
Kerala 'sex for silence' case: Church's attempts to cover up abuse fails as govt orders crime branch probe
The attempt by the Malankara Orthodox Church to settle the sexual abuse case against five priests has suffered a setback, with the Kerala government ordering a crime branch investigation. -
Jun 19, 2018
Airtel gives in to customer's bigotry against Muslim executive: Service provider's response does not make much sense
Airtel’s approach to this series of public complaints is very hard to make much sense of. -
Jun 16, 2018
Quantico row and Atul Kochhar's sacking: Liberalism in India has been hijacked by a group of bullies
The story took on a twist when a tweet by Michelin Star chef Atul Kochhar got highlighted.
