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Media

The ISIS module accused in India find sympathy in Lutyens’ Media

Ashish Shukla - 31 December, 2018

It definitely raises questions why our newspapers are evoking sympathy when the issue is as grave as the advent of Islamic State-like activity on our land which could cause mayhem.

Culture and History

Glorifying Aurangzeb and forgetting Guru Tegh Bahadur: The dangers of losing our identity

Sreejit Datta - 31 December, 2018

What was demanded of the ninth and penultimate Guru? That he yield to Aurangzeb’s demand of embracing Islam.

Editor's picks

Meghalaya miners: North East was not suffering tyranny of distance, but tyranny of low expectations

Abhishek Banerjee - 30 December, 2018

Only a few years ago, celebrity editors in Delhi would laugh off calls from common people to cover even the worst tragedies in the North East.

Editor's picks

Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is communal: Latest pearls of wisdom from The Wire family

Jinit Jain - 29 December, 2018

Liberals have displayed pathological hatred towards chants such as ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ that draw nationalist pride among Indians

Editor's picks

The making of Maruti: A sordid history of Congress scams

Saket Suryesh - 29 December, 2018

His role in extraordinary Maruti affair, in which Sonia Gandhi and kids were equal participants, opens us to a relatively unknown aspect of Sanjay Gandhi and the Congress as an unscrupulous Business enterprise

Editor's picks

Pallavi Ghosh, expert on all things Congress whitewashes ill-treatment of Manmohan Singh by Rahul Gandhi

K Bhattacharjee - 29 December, 2018

If Ghosh is telling the truth and Rahul Gandhi indeed regards Singh as a father figure, then his behaviour certainly does not reflect his basic 'Sanskar'

Opinions

‘The Accidental Prime Minister’: Congress believes in ‘freedom of speech’ only when it serves the Gandhis

Editorial Desk - 28 December, 2018

Congress is up in arms about a movie called 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. The movie is based on Sanjaya Baru's book and shows how the then Congress govt was remotely controlled by Sonia Gandhi

Editor's picks

Undermining National Security threats during Modi era is just another way that ‘liberal’ media protects Congress

Abhishek Banerjee - 28 December, 2018

Pathological hatred for Narendra Modi has made sections of our liberal media close their eyes to the threat of ISIS in India

Opinions

Urea shortage days within coming to power shows true face of Congress’ model of ‘farmer welfare’

agrigyani - 27 December, 2018

The recent shortage of Urea in both these states also indicate that Congress has no regard for the farmers, and it has completely forgotten the promises it made in the run-up to elections

Economy and Finance