Editorial

The death sentence for the vice-president of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, has triggered another wave of violent protests across India's most important eastern neighbour.

An unidentified man walks into a State-run school in one of the poorer parts of Delhi, accosts a Class 2 student, takes her to a classroom and rapes her. Violence against women is not taken seriously even by the home minister. But innovative steps can be of help.

The most important song on the Union side during the American Civil War of the 19th century was ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’. Renuka Narayanan writes.

Whenever we think of our flaws, anger is the last thing that comes to our mind; but it is a serious issue with everyone today.

The matrix of life has many more puzzles than one can realise. If we approach the illusion of suffering and conflict with a playful insight, it would be far easier to transcend moral dilemmas and understand the whys and why-nots, even if momentarily. Bhavna Mathur writes.

Indian sport might just get a chance to make a comeback on the international field. Positive signals from the IOC will bring no cheer if India’s sports administration is not cleansed.

Jolie’s ‘medical choice’ is brave but the luxury of being forewarned and forearmed is not available to everyone.

Eat, drink and be merry because the next day’s research may prescribe a more austere way of life.

The BJP’s politics is turning out to be neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring. The BJP must come up with a poll plank that is far more inclusive than Hindutva.

Now that Pawan Kumar Bansal has resigned as the railway minister, some in the Congress feel that he may also be denied the Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh the next time.