Cross Connections

Turn the pages of a newspaper, surf television channels, visit news websites. What you get to see is plenty of freedom. Everybody is free ...

Nobody in India can be in denial about communal clashes, but should the media play them up? Or, jump the gun? On Ram Navami, violence erupt...

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

The heels dug in. Innocence. Heels that caused dents in the tracks. Heel marks don't leave trails on concrete. HORRIFIC. It was not t...

'Law and order' sounds like a curious term because the law does not seem to have any order. The Supreme Court gets a 7-month itch ...

True lies: In times when exposes have become grandiose, Mumbai Mirror (Jan 11 issue) sent out its reporter to apply for membership to vari...

“Have you been there?” “How well do you know about the place, the person, the idea…?” These queries have beset me and, I am certain, sever...