India

Usurping Tibetan Buddhism

The Chinese are working relentlessly to undermine the authority of […]

Sri Lanka Cabinet Reshuffle in the aftermath of One Belt One Road

Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, in a much awaited cabinet […]

Bihar Liquor Ban: Prohibition to Repression

That is the unhappy progression of the Bihar Liquor Policy, with the new provisions being sought to be added by the zealous Mahagathbandhan

‘Muslims are the root of problems’

Muslims are no different from people of other families, communities, or nations—equally capable of good or wrongdoing.

Bihar Opts To Go Backwards to Go Forward

As voting begins in the state to elect a new government, caste alliances are driving elections under the catch-all phrase of ‘development’. In a ground report, Hardnews travelled through the state to understand which way the wind is blowing

NEWSROOMS AND WAR CRIES

Chat shows are becoming the nation’s voice, shaping opinions even as commercials interrupt serious discussions and debates.

Dipankar Bhattacharya: ‘Nitish must quit NDA’

‘The Nitish government has been busy appeasing RSS,’ says CPI-ML (Liberation) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya

The Unbearable Opportunism of being Nitish

Nitish looked sideways when the coffin-gate scam was raised, even while the ‘saffronisation of education’ was in full swing

SHADOW BOXING with Nitish

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

Great AMBITIONS

The Congress is confident of breaking new ground, but going it alone might be a risky venture on the ground