Cover Stories

A Candle in the Wind

The recent Supreme Court verdict on the remission of the 11 perpetrators of the Bilkis Bano rape case has been adjudged by some as "landmark". The judgement is sound.

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
15 Jan 2024

BILKIS BANO: TRIUMPH of TRUTH and JUSTICE

On January 8, 2024, Bilkis Bano was vindicated! Her relentless quest for truth and justice met with triumph, as the Supreme Court of India, quashed the Gujarat Government's decision

Cedric Prakash Cedric Prakash
15 Jan 2024

Articles

Allow me to commence by quoting verbatim from the Supreme Court's verdict delivered on January 8, 2024, in the Bilkis Bano remission case

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
15 Jan 2024

On Christmas day, Prime Minister Modi invited leaders of the Christian community (mainly prelates), some prominent businessmen and well-known figures from the film

K Joy Joseph K Joy Joseph
15 Jan 2024

It was reported in the media that on Sunday, 24 December 2023, the tribal communities in Jharkhand's Ranchi

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
15 Jan 2024

If you are an Indian woman who is educated and employed, independent and self-reliant to boot,

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
15 Jan 2024

In ancient India, the people had freedom of religion, and the State granted citizenship to each individual regardless of whether someone's religion was Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism or any other.

Dr. G. Ramachandram Dr. G. Ramachandram
15 Jan 2024

India's General Elections will be held somewhere between April and May 2024. Rumours are afoot that Indian Prime Minister Modi may be planning to arrange a Papal visit to India.

P. A. Chacko P. A. Chacko
15 Jan 2024

Not quite the Midnight's child but born less than two years after India gained Independence, I cannot help but reminisce about the time when we affirmed our common humanity despite our differences

Mathew John Mathew John
15 Jan 2024

It was the school assembly. The guest speaker asked the students: "whose school is this"? One student answered: "This school belongs to the Principal,

P. A. Joseph P. A. Joseph
15 Jan 2024

Though the remarks by the Maldives deputy minister ridiculing our PM as a 'clown' and a 'puppet' are immature and uncalled for

Robert Clements Robert Clements
15 Jan 2024