Following the nation-wide raids and arrests, since the Government of India imposed a ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates, some elements have been raising a lot of hue and cry over the move. However, as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe and PFI’s activities in the past years reveal, the ban appears to be justified. In fact, there is more to this than what meets the eye. Whatever has come to fore, agencies feel, is just the tip of the iceberg and there is more to the PFI ..

A STHEworldis gearinguptoprepare for the 27th Conference of theParties totheUnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), or COP27 in popularparlance,itwillbeopportunetotake a look at some of the issues that need aconsideration.For,thesearetheissues that may affect the processes through which the nations may achieve the goals or lag in fulfilling the commitments. In fact, since the COP26, a lot has changed in the world and new factors have comein.For instance,theRussiaUkraine war has ..

Q. I am from Hyderabad and I am studying in Class 12th. I live in a joint family and two months ago, I lost my cousin brother in an accident, which happened in front of me. I didn’t cry for first four days and then on fifth day I went into my room and shed tears for four hours. I was very close to my cousin brother. He was the one with whom I shared all my secrets. I am in a very pathetic situation because I am still struggling through it. I feel that he is there and I can’t sleep because I always ..

● He and his brothers -- all in their teens (elder brother Babarao, he himself Tatyarao, and his younger brother Balarao) -- formed the country’s first secret revolutionary organisation titled ‘Abhinav Bharat’ (Modern India) clearly resolving to launch an armed struggle to overthrow the British rule...

My life is miserable and I remain depressed. I have tried many things but my luck is bad. I was a teacher and have worked all my life. I am a strong woman and have struggled a lot in my life. Things were better and my husband’s business was doing well. My life changed after my husband suddenly died due to a heart condition. I am a widow living with my son and daughter in law (DIL). My husband willed the property to my only son, which was not told to me. He has left a small amount for my maintenance ..

I n Pakistan, something is happening, worthy of attention in India. Though forming a very small minority, some members of Pakistani intelligentsia are asking questions, raising issues, daring authorities, even mocking people in power. They are making right noises, even though in the high-strung Pakistani society, they run the risk of being blamed and banned for blasphemy -- or even treason -- besides risking their lives. No matter the high-risk factors, these people are refusing to stop talking, asking ..

The little boy stood all naked in the bathroom enjoying the warm water his mother was pouring on him, his ears taking in the Sanskrit verse imagining that the water from the brass bucket was a mix of waters from India’s seven holy rivers -- Ganga, Yamuna, Godawari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu, and Cauvery. To the culturally uninitiated, the verse may appear like a poet’s imagination. But millions upon millions of Indians have found the words inscribed indelibly on their heads and hearts. No accurate ..

Fifty years ago, on December 16, 1971, the signing of the historic Instrument of Surrender paved way for the birth of a new nation Bangladesh. Soon, the world’s map changed. The region’s geography changed. As years passed by, geopolitical situation evolved, throwing open a plethora of issues that having a bearing on the regional dynamics. In the Swarnim Vijay ..

The 1971 India-Pakistan War, or Bangladesh Liberation War, is also referred to as ‘The Lightning Campaign’. For, since the first direct military confrontation began on December 3, 1971, it took only 13 days for the war to end. The war, which saw a well-synchronised action of forces from the Indian side, came to an end on December 16, 1971, with the Pakistani General Lt Gen AAK Niazi signing the ‘Instrument of Surrender’ in Dacca in presence of Indian General Lt Gen J S Aurora. To understand how the ..

Shubreet Kaur Q. I had an affair 10 years ago, we were in a relation. He broke with me due to incompatibility, I got married, but divorced due to domestic violence and other issues. Recently, I saw him on social media and contacted him. He is not responding to my messages but stalking, even my message box is full with messages like,missyour ex,doyoustillloveyour exfromunknown sources.Ionlywantedtoresolve somemisunderstandingthat’s whyI contacted,butIdon'twanthimasboyfriendagain.What will be the right ..

Y ears ago, when some of them started swimming, they were doing so against the current. They were only a handful, mostly mocked at by the larger society. Regardless, they persisted -- eventually attracting others, too, to join the difficult and even lonely swim. All they had in their favour was faith, an unshakable one. On its strength, they kept fighting the tide. Their numbers swelled slowly but surely. And in time, the current, too, changed its direction. Today, they swim in the direction of the ..

R omanticism never operates on the mechanics of objectivity. It blooms in a glow of delirium that a magical moment throws up with a sudden spurt. This nation of romantics experienced that moment in Tokyo when life tip-toed into an old flame to rekindle a love affair that India has had with the game of hockey. That intimacy is back with a Bronze! Love has blossomed, yet again. The Bronze medal Indian men’s hockey team has earned to end an excruciating pain of over four decades in Olympics has the potential ..

Q. I have known this for some time now. My mother has been cheating on my father. She has had many affairs over the years of which some were friends and some relatives. I can't understand what’s the problem with her. I even talked about this to her and she herself didn't know the answer. She keeps apologising to me about her past and I even decided to forgive her as I don't know what is the exact cause. But she drew the wrong conclusion to this and maybe she thinks I am supporting her to make new ..