Politics

The moment a party that has been in the opposition shifts gears and moves over to the treasury benches in the parliament, you would expect many things to change. Change does come in the attitude, style and ideas of people but the basic drama of governance remains the same.

Mamta Bannerji’s Trinamool Congress has no structure, organization or ideology. It is just a loose group of people against the more than three-decade-old Left rule in the state. She has nobody to blame for her fate except herself.

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been India's "greatest orator" since Independence and he realised the virtues of both consensus and harmony, Finance...

Guess what might happen when a bunch of unruly school boys are suddenly appointed to manage the affairs and maintain discipline and decorum in the school affairs. This is exactly what is happening in the BJP.

For a person who simply leads the prayers in a mosque, the Imam is a controversial figure in Islam, an honorary post that the left the Muslims divided into Shia and Sunni camps. Elected or inherited -- it does not bestow any special powers. In Islam, all mosques have an Imam. All Muslims are equal before God. It also goes without saying that all Imams are equal irrespective whether they represent a -- big or small mosque.

Hereditary imamat is un-Islamic. Shahi Imam means Imam of the emperor. It is not relevant today. All an imam does is to lead the prayer. Imamhood is not a license for power plays or monopoly of one family. It should be possible to remove Imams who bring a bad name to the community.

Jihad is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Islam. There is no such thing as holy war, in Islam.The Quran and Sunnah encourage Muslims to respect the life and property of all mankind.

There have been large and violent agitations in France in Nov 2019 where thousands of tractors marched into Paris. On 27 Apr 2010, tractors on the France roads had slogan painted, “Carla, help us. We can’t live on love and water”. (Carla Bruni was the wife of the President of France, Nicholas Sarkozy.) It has been happening in Germany, Netherland, Denmark, and Ireland.

Jawaharlal Nehru served for the longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India from June 1946 to May 1964. Before departing the British grudgingly...

An ardent follower of Nehru, Lal Bihari Shastri was known as the most honest politician who had dedicated four decades of his life in service of Indian people.

In the last few days Disha Ravi, Nikita, Shantanu, and Extinction Rebellion (XR) activist Greta Thunberg have been in the news because of their links with the farmer’s movement in India and sedition charges slapped on them.

Indira Gandhi imposed emergency rule over the radio through a ten-minute national address. Censorship on media was announced six hours later. No one dared to inform her about the misuse of powers by the bureaucracy or growing resentment over the coercive dictates of Sanjay Gandhi and his coterie operating from her residence.