Sheikh Saaliq
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Experts question right-wing government’s low COVID-19 death toll claims in India
NEW DELHI (AP)—When Narayan Mitra died on July 16, a day after being admitted to the hospital for fever and breathing difficulties, his name never appeared on any of the official lists put out daily of those killed by the coronavirus. → Read More
'Jo Ram ki Baat Karega, Woh Desh Par Raj Karega': A Test for Modi Wave in Kumbh Waters
The message is clear. 2019’s one last pitch stop is a religious gathering of millions of Hindu pilgrims from India and abroad, most of whom the BJP would like to believe will vote for the party. → Read More
The Heartland Wins: Numbers Don't Look Good For BJP and Congress Stands to Gain if Trends Hold Out
With the BJP losing as many as 177 Assembly seats in these states — almost 47% of what it held in 2013 — the BJP vote share and seat share could further dip in these states during 2019 → Read More
Too Little, Too Late for Kerala? A Look at Centre's Response to Floods in Gujarat, Assam, Bihar
The state’s residents, politicians and bureaucrats have come together to provide relief and help with rebuilding, but what is striking is the delayed response in the release of funds for rescue and relief operations in the state from the central government. → Read More
Has Centre Been Slow to Come to Kerala's Aid? A Look at Relief Efforts in Other States
The state’s residents, politicians and bureaucrats have come together to provide relief and help with rebuilding, but what is striking is the delayed response in the release of funds for rescue and relief operations in the state from the central government. → Read More
Peace in Our Time: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Unfinished Mission Kashmir
For the first time in the history of the Kashmir dispute, Atal Bihari Vajpayee forced both sides to agree that had he been in power for a bit longer, the Valley Kashmir would have been different. → Read More
PDP-BJP Divorce: Jammu and Kashmir Has a History of Unstable Coalition Govts
One of the very first coalition governments formed in Jammu and Kashmir was in 1982. After the death of his father Sheikh Abdullah, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah won the elections and got a clear majority. → Read More
Fluctuating Vote Share And Lingayats: How Karnataka Has Voted In Last Eight Elections
The fluctuating vote share can throw up surprises in Karnataka. → Read More
Will the Proposed Ceasefire With Militants During Ramzaan in J&K End Bloodshed in Valley?
The decision to implement such a ceasefire is second in the troubled history of Jammu and Kashmir. In November 2000, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajaypee had declared a unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir for the holy month of Ramzaan. → Read More
Karnataka Election Quiz: How much do — and don't — you know?
A cheat sheet to understand the upcoming polls in Karnataka this week. → Read More
Chequered Past of the Two BJP Ministers Who Rallied Behind Kathua Rape Accused
The chargesheet filed by the CBI also alleged the plot was carried to “dislodge the Bakarwal community in Rassana”, the village in Kathua district where the eight-year-old lived. → Read More
In Jammu, It Is a War of Narratives Over the Gruesome Kathua Rape
Listening to the two friends and their opinions on the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl belonging to the minority Gujjar community in Jammu, the two extreme narratives playing out in the region is quite noticeable. → Read More
Growing up in a Muslim 'Ghetto': An Insider's Look and an Outsider's Perspective
A vivid account of experiences and coming of age while growing up in a Muslim ‘ghetto’, An Ordinary Man’s Guide to Radicalism is a raw, honest and intricate look into the lives of ordinary Muslims from an insider’s lens and the ever-so permanent outsider’s perspective. → Read More
Super Blue Blood Moon: A Rare Celestial Treat Tonight
‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ implies a combination of celestial events – blue moon, Supermoon and blood moon. The moon will look bigger and brighter because it happens to be full at just about the time it makes its closest approach on a given monthly orbit of the earth. → Read More
Documenting Violence Against Dalits: One Assault At a Time
In the first part of #BeingADalit – a series on recurring attacks on India’s Dalits – News18 maps the atrocities that took place over the last one year. → Read More
PhD Scholar 'Joins' Hizbul Mujahideen Months After Facebook Post on 'Harassment' by Soldiers
A photograph of Mannan Bashir Wani, holding what appeared to be an automatic assault rifle, has surfaced on social media. → Read More
Aadhaar, Farrago And Sulochan: The A-Z Handbook Of The Words We Learnt In 2017
This was the year of new words, and old words that became words with entirely different meanings. While Shahsi Tharoor made us run for our dictionaries, Donald Trump created words that we couldn't find in any dictionary. So, we decided to put together the words we learned in 2017. And worry not, we got their meanings too. → Read More
NOTA Emerges as Third Largest 'Party' in Gujarat
The vote share of NOTA in Gujarat elections, which stands at almost 1.8% of the electorate at the time of filing this report, is higher than that of parties such as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Bhartiya Tribal Party (BTP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). → Read More
No Candidate Good Enough: More Than Half a Million People Press NOTA in Gujarat
The vote share of NOTA in Gujarat elections, which stands at almost 1.8% of the electorate at the time of filing this report, is higher than that of parties such as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Bhartiya Tribal Party (BTP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). → Read More
Aarushi Murder Case: With Talwars' Acquittal, CBI's Conviction Rate Record Worsens
The judges also pointed out loopholes in the CBI investigation. Talwars’ acquittal has once again brought the pathetic conviction rate of the country’s premier agency in limelight. → Read More