Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is accused of September 29 Malegaon blasts. On tape, she utters the chilling words, ‘Why didn’t more people die?’ The alleged mastermind of the Malegaon blasts is a serving Lt. Colonel Shrikant Purohit. The Bhonsla Military Academy in Nasik trained as many as 54 men in military and bomb making technology in 2001.The Malegaon blast investigation is yielding astounding results; there have been 10 arrests so far.

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With reference to the report ‘Ugly scenes mar DU seminar’ (Hindustan Times, November 7), the logic of protest by ABVP activists against presence of Professor SAR Geelani doesn’t hold ground as Savarkar, who was also an accused in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, has always been glorified by the Sangh Parivar.  We all know that Savarkar was acquitted on technical grounds of the charge of killing Mahatma Gandhi.  Justice Kapur Commission had later squa...

The withdrawal of the rape case by the mother of 14-year-old German victim is really unfortunate; indeed it underlines inept handling of the case by the police and also hints at the political interference. The episode is a big indelible mark on our system; even after the withdrawal of the case, the investigation agencies should continue the probe and bring the guilty to the book. 

Our governments should step out with concrete plans to ensure that every Indian child studies the same syllabus, same book in each part of the country. Every child of the country should be given the education in the same atmosphere which has equal facilities, equal curriculum, fee structure with necessary concession for the deserving class and students. Our schools today are being either run in tents, huts or they are being run in buildings. The government should take initiatives in this re...

It is ironical that we see two faces of America today.  The unprecedented victory of a biracial man as the President of the sole superpower demonstrated the power of democracy in the country and also the broadmindedness of its people.  But on the other hand, no other country in the world has hoodwinked democratic principles as did America.  For six decades, the veto power was used to serve its interests in West Asia.  The U.N was reduced to be a toothless entity when Ame...