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Hindus of the Indian subcontinent are facing an unprecedented calamity that recalls the depredations of Tamerlane and Nadir Shah except that it now stretches across it, virtually in entirety and threatens to seal their fate for good.

Hindus of the Indian subcontinent are facing an unprecedented calamity that recalls the depredations of Tamerlane and Nadir Shah except that it now stretches across it, virtually in entirety and threatens to seal their fate for good.

“Competing narratives of Partition violence” published on these pages on June 2, considers my article in Dawn (May 27) titled “Manto and Sindh”, worthy of intellectual engagement.

It says that when the decline is total, the Lord will be born as Kalki to destroy the evil and revive values. So Kalki seems to offer the ultimate hope to the hapless people.

Bangaru lost his political future, his bribe money as fine, with four years jail term. But, Q, the globe-trotting buccaneer, has been protected, defended and deified by prime ministers Chandrasekhar, Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh, and also by Sonia Gandhi.

Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) is not only a controversial but also a suspicious character under the scanner of american intelligence. Many people in India believe that SRK is well connected with fishy characters and underworld dons.

Rs 200 -- That's all that terrorists have to shell out to infiltrate into India. Along the border area of Bihar and West Bengal, the business of transporting terrorists is flourishing at a menacing pace.

It’s absurd to draw a distinction between Maoists and jihadis, not the least because, as my friend Ajai Sahni, an expert on security issues, put it, “Getting killed by a Maoist bullet is as bad as getting killed by a jihadi bullet.”

The then Congress Central Minister, Manishankar Ayyar removed the verses written by freedom fighter Savarkar from his memorial whereas in India House, London, a MP, Lord Frainer Brockway inaugurated memorial of Swatantryaveer Savarkar.

Imran Khan is on a high. From being a fringe player in Pakistani politics for over a decade, he has suddenly become the most likely contender for the top position in the country. UTPAL KUMAR, however, doesn’t really cherish the moment

To be a member of a minority community and live in Pakistan is now extremely dangerous as fanatical Islamists step up their violence against non-Muslims of all varieties. The PPP Government is reluctant to act against killer and rapist thugs

I must say that I find it sad to see something dying, especially when the dying entity is the religion in which I grew up.

Congress lunge at the judiciary, saying that the collegium system is not working too well and that the judiciary must remain within limits. The party’s leaders ridicule the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, make a mockery of the PAC and challenge the EC of India.

Kerala entice visitors with seductive images of natural beauty in the tropics, capping it all with the slogan “God’s Own Country”. However it is becoming increasingly apparent that this begs the question, exactly whose ‘god’ does this refer to?

Corruption in India is now a major concernfor all patriotic citizens because of scams galoresuch as Satyam, IPL, CWG, and 2G Spectrum etc., etc..By all objective criteria, India today has by far one of the most corrupt governance.It is fueled by greed and single-minded adherence to materialism.