Cross Connections

Rape should be treated as a crime not only against women but society, only then will it be seen as more than a ‘zenana’ issue cloistere...

A big business magnate gets jail time, aggrieved investors shout slogans against him, someone throws ink as he leaves the court. The India...

This should be treated on par with 'honour killing', that execrable term that props up the worst form of patriarchy. A 20-year o...

It would not be anything new if I said it is a mockery of the law. This is beyond comprehension. Actor Sanjay Dutt who was jailed for arm...

The verdict is out. But this is only another beginning. Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of 14-year-old Aarushi have been pronounced guilt...

The manner in which the case of the editor who sexually exploited an intern is being played out one would imagine that people never had a...

The fact that the Modi camp rejoices over a few statements by a tainted former deputy general of police reveals the desperation to get a ...

The re-opening of the case yesterday against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could prove to be a b...

A rape apologist is somebody who condones rape, not one who reports on its verdict. The Steubenville trial has concentrated on making a de...

Veerappan Veerappan was probably the last of the bandits. Shot dead in 2004 by the security forces that he eluded for a good few decad...

(This is a fictitious account that I would have written if I were young and at Delhi on this day)    I live in Delhi and have alrea...

Overreactions are the new analyses. So it is that one comment by Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has been described as a ...

We talk about corruption in India, of sycophancy, of using influence. We are ready to take those who commit financial irregularities to co...

The whole of India’s media is abuzz because Narendra Modi said, “Hang me if I am guilty”. This “candid interview” was given to Samajwadi Par...