October Month Articles

• Cold comfort for Rahul Gandhi: The aam aadmi too likes the AC
  • by Sandeep Singh & Anil Sasi
    In the rising heat of the political battle for five states, the air conditioner is fast becoming a refrain in Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's speeches slamming the BJP..........

• IM operative Afzal Usmani, who escaped from court, nabbed
  • by HT Correspondent
    The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday nabbed a key Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative..........

• Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi on live TV: the winner is clear
  • by Hindustan Times
    It was the first live face-off, perhaps inadvertently, between Congress’ main campaigner Rahul Gandhi and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi..........

• J&K: Only dispute is illegal occupation by Pakistan & China
  • by Bhim Singh
    The so-called dispute vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir has two aspects. First, the external factor which involves Pakistan and China.........

• Article 370 and the demand for greater autonomy – II
  • by Radha Rajan
    Origins of Article 370: When the rulers of the Princely states signed the Instrument of Accession, they surrendered legislative.........

• Roma, Feared as Kidnappers, See Their Own Children at Risk
  • by Dan Bilefsky
    For centuries across Europe, children were raised on folk tales with a disturbing message: Wander into the woods and you risk being snatched by Gypsies.........

• Mantri wanted ‘irrational’ orders to be reflected in file notings: Parakh
  • by Neeraj Chauhan, TNN
    In a letter to the cabinet secretary when he was coal secretary, P C Parakh had said that coal ministers were in the..........

• RG’s Minority Opinion Angers Muslims
  • by Nistula Hebbar New Delhi
    Muslim clerics, leaders call Rahul’s remarks irresponsible and insensitive to riot victims..........

• A King’s Speech for Shehzada
  • by Aman Sharma, ET Bureau
    Introduction : Cong scion’s remark that Pak spies are trying to indoctrinate Muslims in Muzaffarnagar has triggered a storm with sleuths refusing to back him and the..........

• Rahul Gandhi's ISI statement ends up spooking Intelligence Bureau
  • by Aman Sharma, ET Bureau
    Introduction : Cong scion’s remark that Pak spies are trying to indoctrinate Muslims in Muzaffarnagar has triggered a storm with sleuths refusing to back him and the..........

• Did Rahul Gandhi suffer from bout of Diggi-titis in Indore?
  • by Akash Deep Ashok 
    It was a beautiful story hyphenated abruptly by a thousand marks of interrogation and exclamations..........

• Rahul remarks: Modi gets a stick to beat Congress with
  • by Shekhar Iyer
    If Narendra Modi found an easy target in Rahul Gandhi for his second rally in Uttar Pradesh, it was largely because.........

• “Blood Telegram”: The forgotten genocide
  • by Minhaz Merchant
    Gary Bass’ new book, “Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide”, could not have been better timed .........

• Article 370 and the demand for greater autonomy - I
  • by Radha Rajan
    The BJP impacted upon the political scene of this nation as a champion of Hindu political interests .........

• Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP and mosquitoes in Madhya Pradesh
  • by Kakisi Rahgoed
    Rahul Gandhi has exposed the India Shining lies of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh by pricking its development balloon with a tight speech in Bundelkhand. .........

• Science of asanas
  • by Lakshmi Krupa
    Spirituality, special needs, pre- and post-natal care… Three young yoga practitioners and instructors talk about using this ancient Indian discipline .........

• A new way of life
  
  • by Priyadershini S.
    German national Carina Miorin’s passion for ayurveda brought her to Kerala six years ago. Today, as an ayurveda practitioner .........

• Islamic University at the foot of Thirumala
  
  • by B R Haran
    The world’s busiest pilgrimage center; hundred per cent % Hindu in character and identity; great religious .........

• ISI-terrorist meet: A Pak propaganda exercise
  
  • by SD Pradhan
    The reported meeting of the ISI Brigadier and terrorists on 20th September was an exercise planned by Pak authorities to project that political ..........

• Why India’s new border pact with China won’t work
  
  • by Livemint.com
    The new Border Defence Cooperation Agreement with China is loaded against India’s interests ..........

• Manmohan’s China visit defies strategic logic
  
  • by Claude Arpi
    Why is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heading towards China? I am unable to answer this question ..........

• Congress protects convicted cronies
  
  • by Sandhya Jain
    In a staggering, unprecedented mockery of the tenets of justice as understood by ordinary citizens, the Union Home Ministry ..........

• India does not want war with Pak, but friendship cannot be one-sided: Omar
  
  • by The Indian Express
    Voicing concern at the heavy shelling in border areas, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said. ..........

• How a poor Gujarati farmer's daughter became a doctor
  
  • by NDTV.com
    When Babubhai Patel had the second of his three daughters, fellow villagers sympathised with him. ..........

• Bahuguna govt stalling Lokayukta Act: B C Khanduri
  
  • by The Indian Express
    Accusing the Uttarakhand government of shying away from implementation of the Lokayukta Act ..........

• They say Sunnis from Australia attacked the men and threatened to rape the women upon learning they were Shias.
  
  • by Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press
    A Detroit group visiting Saudi Arabia for the annual Muslim pilgrimage said they were attacked and threatened with death last week by a group of Sunni men from Australia because they are Shias ..........

• Jammu and Kashmir High Court frowns on religious 'nationalism'
  
  • by Business Standard
    In a landmark judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said the use of terms like ..........

• How corruption cases against Mayawati and Mulayam vanished
  
  • by Nikhil Inamdar
    A snapshot of the CBI's flip flops in the Mulayam-Mayawati cases and how they coincided with political gains for the Congress ..........

• Lifting of ban on RSS was unconditional
  
  • by S. Gurumurthy
    In her article in The Hindu "The Forgotten Promise of 1949,”, Vidya Subrahmaniam asserts that Sardar Patel ..........

• Ceasefire violations worse after PM-Sharif meeting: Omar Abdullah
  
  • by Deepshikha Ghosh
    Condemning the recent spurt in ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the border ..........

• Display screens to matchsticks, BJP has a list to make Narendra Modi rallies better
  
  • by Pragya Kaushika
    From matchsticks to the chairs used, from the quality of tents to the height of the media stage for a good view of the ..........

• Communal Violence Bill is Sonia’s game plan
  
  • by Sandhya Jain
    The Muzaffarnagar riots in Uttar Pradesh which put the ruling Samajwadi Party on the defensive ..........

• Removing saffron from the tricolor suggested for communal harmony
  
  • by Guest Patrakar
    The Government of Karnataka has decided to step up its “desaffronization” efforts that are aimed at ensuring communal harmony by removing too much of saffron – a controversial color – from public life. ..........

• Article 35A: Abrogate fraud on Indian nation
  
  • by Hari Om
    Thousands of Hindus, mostly Dalits, migrated to Jammu from West Pakistan in the wake of the communal partition of India in August 1947 to save their lives ..........

• From coal to gold: Nightmares, dreams on Raisina Hill
  
  • by Manas Chakravarty
    How is it, you must have wondered, that the government can stumble so unerringly from crisis to crisis? ..........

• Kanpur Rally: Narendra Modi unveils a new strategy
  
  • by Sanjay Singh
    The impact of Narendra Modi’s first rally in numerically crucial Uttar Pradesh can be best assessed from Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal’s comment ..........

• What made NaMo’s Delhi rally a roaring success
  
  • by Neena Rai
    Modi has done it again. Another massively successful rally, this time in the heart of India, New Delhi ..........

• NaMo wave gives sleepless nights to Congress
  
  • by Sandhya Jain
    As the beleaguered Chief Minister Oommen Chandy seems unable to extricate himself from the solar and other scandals dogging his regime ..........

• Exposing the farce in secularism’s name
  
  • by Gautam Mukherjee
    Old certainties are shifting ground. The Congress cannot be sure of its support base anymore, not amongst the voters or amongst the regional parties ..........

• First the scam, then the sham
  
  • by J Gopikrishnan
    The JPC probe in the 2G Spectrum scam exposes the pitfalls and uselessness of a parliamentary probe, where ultimately every decision is taken on blind political affiliation ..........

• Congress’s scarecrow
  
  • by The Pioneer
    Maulana Madani has hit the nail on the head ..........

• China appears a giant as India is on its knees: Shourie
  
  • by The New Indian Express
    Former Union minister Arun Shourie was at his wittiest and animated best on Wednesday when he spoke on the subject ..........

• Rahul baba needs a tutor
  
  • by Tavleen Singh
    Every time Rahul Gandhi makes a new political statement it takes me a while to work out if he is being ironic or serious. ..........

• Blast in Qur'anic school reveals bomb and weapon factory
  
  • by Sumon Corraya
    The madrasah was run by Hefajat-e-Islam, an Islamic fundamentalist group that has been very active in recent months. ..........

• Caste just does not come into their lifeT
  
  • by P. V. Srividya
    Thenampulam-Sembagarayanallur panchayat is untouchability-free ..........

• Keran operation: all fingers point towards Pak army’s BAT
  
  • by Peerzada Ashiq
    Pakistan army-backed Border Action Team (BAT) and not militant groups active in the valley may have launched the Keran operation in north Kashmir. ..........

• Impact of Rahul Gandhi’s talk about escape velocity
  
  • by Manas Chakravarty
    “The escape velocity of Jupiter is 60 km/sec and Dalits need this escape velocity”: Rahul Gandhi...........

• We killed 5 Sangh men: Ummah ultra
  
  • by Kumar Chellappan
    Terrorist tells TN cops the two militants held in Puttur aided him in the murders...........

• Thin attendance forces Congress to cancel Rahul Gandhi rallies in UP
  
  • by India Today
    Faced with the prospects of thin attendance owing to Hindu festival 'Karvachauth', the Congress has cancelled two rallies of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh Oct 22...........

• Kerala's gag notice raises questions
  
  • by Shaju Philip
    Malayalam daily Thejas, the mouthpiece of the right-wing Muslim outfit Popular Front of India...........

• Congress first family clear favourites in party poll funding
  
  • by The Indian Express
    Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi did not spend a single penny from their pockets in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections as the party took care of their entire expenditure...........

• King of Belgium invokes power of Durga in search for 'unity of purpose'
  
  • by IBNLive.com
    Even as India prepared to celebrate Durga Puja next week, the monarch in faraway Belgium, King Philippe..........

• Rahul 'the revolutionary'
  
  • by Tavleen Singh
    There is "no right time to tell the truth" he proudly told political rallies across Punjab and Uttar Pradesh last week...........

• Officers spill the beans
  
  • by The Pioneer
    Azam Khan must answer for Muzaffarnagar riots...........

• The Modi threat: How Omar’s statement reflects UPA’s fear
  
  • by Sanjay Singh
    “I think it would be foolish for us (UPA constituents) to ignore the Modi factor...........

• Mamata Bibi’s Muslim appeasement again!
  
  • by Sandhya Jain
    As the Bakr-Id festival this year (October 16) comes close on the heels of Dussehra (October 14)..........

• Police officers take on Azam Khan in court over Muzaffarnagar riots
  
  • by Anant Zanane & Amit Chaturvedi
    A damaging assortment of allegations has engulfed Akhilesh Yadav's government in Uttar Pradesh for last month's communal riots in Muzaffarnagar..........

• Mamata Bibi’s Muslim appeasement again!
  
  • by Sandhya Jain
    As the Bakr-Id festival this year (October 16) comes close on the heels of Dussehra (October 14), Hindus in West Bengal..........

• Godhra: The True Story
  
  • by Nicole Elfi
    Godhra, a city of the Indian State of Gujarat, was the lead story in all Indian newspapers on February 27th-28th, 2002. A shattering piece of news..........

• Have evidence of Pakistan army's support to Keran infiltrators: Army chief
  
  • by Nadim Asrar
    Blaming Pakistan for provoking one of India's longest anti-infiltration operations in recent times ..........

• Political Physics: 12 definitions of scientific terms including Escape Velocity
  
  • by Pagal Patrakar
    After Rahul Gandhi used the term “escape velocity”, Physics has come back to politics. It should be noted that this is not the first time physics has been used in politics. ..........

• When cliché are dismantled
  
  • by K.N. Pandita
    When long cherished and trumpeted cliché are dismantled, one should care to fumble for the reality. ..........

• The great Kashmiri money game
  
  • by Sandhya Jain
    The controversy and outrage over General VK Singh’s claim that the Indian Army used slush funds to pay some...........

• Flood-ravaged Uttarakhand spent crores on advertisements after tragedy, reveals RTI
  
  • by Ketki Angre
    Uttarakhand, devastated by massive floods and landslides that left over 1,000 dead and thousands homeless in June this year...........

• Hindu Munnani strongly condemns the acts of district administration
  
  • by Rsschennai.blogspot.in
    Hindu Munnani under the leadership of Sri Rama Gopalan Ji called for a protest demo against...........

• Ramayan-era plants bear witness to vanvas route
  
  • by Kumar Chellappan
    People who belittle Ramayan as a mythology or a mere epic and Lord Ram as a fictitious character should be ready to give up their skepticism...........

• Why Rahul Gandhi is not fit to rule India
  
  • by Jaya Jaitly
    If we have to elect Rahul Gandhi to rule the country because ‘secularism’, of all things..........

• Days after PM-Sharif talks, Pranab does hardtalk of his own
  
  • by D K Singh
    President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India and Pakistan cannot talk about "other developments"..........

• Terror groups of 1990s on revival?
  
  • by Deeptiman Tiwary
    The Saturday's encounter at Puttur in Andhra Pradesh with alleged terrorists, who had targeted BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu..........

• Full text of Jaitley's letter to the PM claiming misuse of CBI against Modi
  
  • by IBNLive.com
    Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader..........

• The surrender to religious cleansing
  
  • by Farahnaz Ispahani
    The Taliban attack on the Peshawar church that killed scores of people was an opportunity..........

• Like father, unlike son
  
  • by G. Parthasarathy
    When the hour came, Rajiv Gandhi was ready to accept the challenge. Rahul is yet to tell us where he stands on crucial issues. ..........

• At PM's NIC meet on communal violence, states showcase their Muslim sops
  
  • by Avishek G Dastidar
    With elections around the corner, the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting Monday ..........

• Memsahib’s Diary: Hey Sonia! You have an obedient son
  
  • by Christine Pemberton
    Let me state it for the record, loud and clear. ..........

• Was Tolerance Alone Responsible for Hinduism's Survival?
  
  • by Aditya Sharma
    Hinduism is set forth as a paradigm of religious tolerance. Detractors, well-wishers, and practitioners alike ..........
  
  
• Article 370 undermines India’s sovereignty, must be scrapped
  • by Sandhya Jain
    The Supreme Court should, in its wisdom, examine the validity and relevance of Article 370 of the Constitution of India in view of the fact that the impugned Article is being ..........

• What the fuss over Telangana is all about: MPs’ business interests
  • by Raman Kirpal
    Ostensibly, the politicians agitating for a united Andhra Pradesh are battling for their people’s right to a fair share of resources. ..........

• We killed 5 Sangh men: Ummah ultra
  • by Kumar Chellappan
    A day after the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat countered the CAG's opinion about the child malnutrition rate in the state ..........

• BJP slams Congress "falsehood" on child malnutrition issue
  • by The Indian Express
    A day after the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat countered the CAG's opinion about the child malnutrition rate in the state ..........

• Jihadis wanted for 2011 bid on Advani's life held after 10-hour operation
  • by The Times of India
    After a 10-hour standoff punctuated by exchange of gunfire and negotiations, a joint team of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh police nabbed two Al Umma members ..........

• Swami Vivekananda’s message, then and now
  • by Virendra Parekh
    At the beginning of Raghuvansh, Kalidasa admits of his diffidence ..........

• BSP takes exception to Jairam Ramesh's remark on Kanshi Ram
  • by IBNLive.com
    BSP on Friday decried Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's remarks against its late leader Kanshi Ram, saying the party was being dragged into the "fight between Congress and BJP" ..........

• Advani gives credit to President Pranab for withdrawal of ordinance on MPs
  • by IBNLive.com
    There is no end to the ordinance on convicted MPs and MLAs row. Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch LK Advani has now taken on Congress President Sonia Gandhi and blamed her for Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's outburst..........

• Mummy! But I am young - Rahul says Sonia told him his words were wrong
  • by Sankarshan Thakur
    His father lowered the legitimate Indian voting age to 18. But fairly more than twice the older, Congress vice-president and prospective arbiter of national destiny..........

• Delayed justice and its cost: Lessons from Lalu’s fodder scam
  • by Ajit Joy
    17 years after registration of the case, a guilty verdict and jail sentence has been pronounced against Lalu Yadav and dozens of others..........

• Rahul Gandhi, more 'nonsense' that needs your urgent attention
  • by Minhaz Merchant
    I entirely agree with you – the ordinance (and underlying bill) amending the Supreme Court’s order on convicted MPs was.........

• Rahul Gandhi stops a ‘small compromise’ on Lalu Yadav, but does he have the stamina to be a leader?
  • by John Elliott
    The past week will be seen as a milestone in Indian history. Lalu Prasad Yadav, one of the most famously corrupt and once-powerful regional politi.........

• 12 crore first-time voters hold key to 2014 Lok Sabha polls
  • by B Sivakumar
    Close to 12 crore youths will be eligible to vote for the first time in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. To put that in perspective.........

• ASI’s Assault on Shankaracharya Hill
  • by Sandeep 
    According to this Tribune news report, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has summarily renamed the Shankaracharya Hill to Takht-e-Suleiman.........

• Lalu Yadav a victim of conspiracy: Digvijay Singh
  • by Hari Om
    On September 30, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted by the Special CBI court in the over Rs 900 crore fodder scam and sent to Birsa Munda Jail.........

• Sharia-compliant Kerala firm may be violating rules
  • by Rajesh Ravi
    Kerala govt-promoted NBFI Cheraman Financial Services appears to be functioning in violation of RBI directives.........

• Manmohan uses secularism to hoodwink people, says Modi
  • by Mohammad Ali
    The BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying for some people secularism has become a way to “hoodwink” common public........

• Lone wolf Indian jihadi planned terror strikes in France
  • by Vicky Nanjappa
    A French court recently sentenced Mohammad Niaz Abdul Rasheed, an Indian national, to eight years in prison for criminal conspiracy.......

• Church funds equal Indian Navy's annual budget
  • by Deccan Herald
    Christians want state laws to govern assets of churches.......

• Seven convicted for Laxmanananda murder of 2008
  • by The Times of India
    A court in Odisha Monday held seven people guilty of the murder of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his aides in Kandhamal district of Odisha in 2008, a lawyer said Monday.......