From America to Zulm, a guide to independent India on the nation's 72nd Independence Day
14 min read15 Aug 2018Shortly after assuming office in 1966, Indira Gandhi ran into trouble with the 'cow protectors' of her time
5 min read4 Aug 2018For same wealth levels, chances of owning cattle are more or less the same for Hindus and Muslims
3 min read24 Jul 2018Supreme Court directs all states to appoint a senior police officer for each district to serve as the nodal officer to ensure that cow vigilantism groups do not take law into their own hands
3 min read7 Sep 2017Cows are at the centre of political battles and 'lynch mob' attacks in India but are being abandoned in growing numbers and turned away by shelters that cannot cope
3 min read30 Jul 2017RSS has said it does not support any kind of violence linked to cow protection and has demanded action against those found guilty
2 min read21 Jul 2017PM Narendra Modi says all state governments should take stringent action against those who are violating law in the name of cow protection
3 min read17 Jul 2017As the politicization of the cow continues, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has censored words—including ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’ and ‘Hindutva’—in a documentary on Amartya Sen titled The Argumentative Indian
1 min read13 Jul 2017The Shiv Sena, Congress and the NCP condemned an incident in Nagpur district where a man was allegedly thrashed on the suspicion of carrying beef
2 min read13 Jul 2017Salim Ismail Sheikh says he was thrashed by 5-6 men after he refused to show them the meat he was carrying in the storage box of his bike
1 min read13 Jul 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared