A documentary film, Tibet in Song, explores how the Chinese government’s propaganda songs are posing a threat to the rich Tibetan music
Souzeina Mushtaq Delhi
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‘The Nitish government has been busy appeasing RSS,’ says CPI-ML (Liberation) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya
Akash Bisht Delhi
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A report in Hardnews in 2004 proves that the railway ministry ignored reports that were sent by railway personnel from Godhra
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
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So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll see you at the movies
Sonali Ghosh Sen Kolkata
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Between tricky posturing and bitter realism, there are too many dubious shades of grey. Nitish’s anti-Modi ‘secular’ stance might appear a game-changer, but for the JD(U) and BJP, the diabolical game is still unfolding
Akash Bisht Delhi
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As well wishers of the Left movement, we urge you to make public the report of the enquiry conducted internally by the CPI (M) into the murder
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The neo-rich designer zone of the Hauz Khas Village in Delhi is swinging with pubs, bars, swanky eating joints and nightlife, but the stink of new money is seeping in
Souzeina Mushtaq Delhi
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A recent report by Save the Children reveals that 3,09,00 babies die on the first day of their birth in India and almost one every minute in South Asia
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It is unlikely that the journalists will get any part of their due salaries, and it is doubtful the lakhs of depositors who lost money will be compensated. Mamata’s claims are like that of Sudipta Sen and her MP, Kunal Ghosh
Rajesh Sinha Delhi
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The Indian establishment, while welcoming the verdict of a democratic change in Islamabad, will continue to tread cautiously, given their experience of previous Sharif regimes
Nilova Roy Chaudhury Delhi
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David Barsamian, American Radio broadcaster in conversation with Sanjay Kak, documentary filmmaker in Chicago
Sanjay Kak Chicago
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As the world felt Boston’s pain and prayed for the dead and injured, another collective prayer arose from many hearts: “Please don’t let the bombers be Muslim, don’t let this have a Pakistani connection.”
Beena Sarwar Boston
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A marginalized shepherd, untrained in the Congress culture of sycophancy, reaches the top
Girish Nikam Bengaluru
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Both countries have evolved into stable political systems and important trade partners. Hence a lone incident spiraling into a full blown war is highly improbable
Mohan Guruswamy Delhi
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Three dead in a bomb explosion. Early morning police raids, brutality and demolitions. In this war zone against unarmed peaceful villagers, a mighty multinational and a repressive State have yet again united
Bibhuti Pati Jagatsinghpur (Odisha)
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Fountainhead of Jihad is a crucial document that goes beyond the usual rhetoric of ‘the Taliban’ and delves into the nuances of the insurgency
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
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Aziz’s Notebook was written immediately after the events described, and is extremely powerful to read. Violent Belongings is an academic attempt to “trace the political economy of memory”
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose Delhi
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‘BJP is a secular party,’ BJP president Rajnath Singh speaks to Hardnews
Akash Bisht Delhi
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Face to Face with Vivek Chibber, Associate Professor at New York University
Sanjay Kapoor and Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
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Big stories, ironically, do not show up on the front pages of newspapers. They are either tucked away in the inside pages or not given any space at all.
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At the end of the day, what seems almost inevitable is that for the present, the voters do not want uncertainty of coalition politics and the only party which is in a position to capitalize on this mood is the Congress
Girish Nikam Bengaluru
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Face to Face with Manish Tiwari, Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister
Poornima Joshi Delhi
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Even if Nitish Kumar masquerades his opposition to Narendra Modi, he would not really cause any anxiety to the RSS as long as he supports the BJP in a post-poll scenario
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
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The BJP is not certain of the benefits of Modi leading the campaign while it is keenly aware of the pitfalls — a deeply polarized election where all other issues such as corruption will be set aside and the national discourse will be focused on Modi
Poornima Joshi Delhi
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Editorial: May 2013
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
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With the long overdue chinkara and blackbuck poaching cases in the final stage, superstar Salman Khan, as well as Saif Ali Khan, SonaliBendre, Tabu and Neelam, might find themselves in a steamy hot soup
Akash Bisht Delhi
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With most of India’s neighbours going to elections, the South Block foreign policy establishment is gearing up for forthcoming scenarios and challenges to chart a new course of action
Nilova Roy Chaudhury Delhi
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Yet again, Dalits are attacked in a village in Haryana after an upper caste girl elopes with a lower caste boy. Will this ever stop?
Souzeina Mushtaq Delhi
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The ‘Four Year Undergraduate Programme’ will maul the university’s fine resource heritage and its ‘School of Open Learning’
Ratna Raman Delhi
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CAG report indicts the Gujarat government for showering undue favours to corporate groups leading to massive losses
Himanshu Upadhaya Bengaluru
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‘The only option is that the VC should talk with the teachers in a spirit of consensus, rationality and give and take, instead of this open confrontationist and illogical stand’
Souzeina Mushtaq Delhi
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Career women look forward to rewarding, fulfilled lifestyles in old age, while many of them are opting for early retirement
Shwetha E George Kottayam
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Far from tackling poaching with intelligence inputs, the WCCB is involved in petty ego issues
Akash Bisht Delhi
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It’s the caste conundrum which is calling the shots in the Karnataka elections
Girish Nikam Bengaluru
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Hardnews revealed in 2004 how details about the Godhra train accident were kept under wraps by the Railway Ministry
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
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Ajay Bhardwaj’s ‘Punjab Trilogy’ breaks the loud conformity of the commercial narrative and resurrects the syncretic aesthetic of stoic silences across popular consciousness on the margins
Asad Zaidi Delhi
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Fanatics and real estate sharks are instigating simmering communal tension in the heart of Delhi. If it remains unresolved, this could be a ticking time-bomb
Akash Bisht Delhi
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