Markandey Katju

A friend of mine settled since long in USA today called me on whatsapp and said he had a great idea, and wanted my opinion about it.  For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. His idea was to organize a big conference in Delhi of NRIs ( Indians … Read more

All appeals to various international bodies, and all efforts by numerous organisations and people, to stop Field Marshal Asim Munir and his corps commanders from committing  further outrageous crimes and atrocities against the people of Pakistan, to send the Pakistan army back to the barracks, and restrain the Pakistan generals from dabbling in politics, have … Read more

All appeals to various international bodies, and all efforts by numerous organisations and people, to stop Field Marshal Asim Munir and his corps commanders from committing  further outrageous crimes and atrocities against the people of Pakistan, to send the Pakistan army back to the barracks, and restrain the Pakistan generals from dabbling in politics, have … Read more

Islamophobia is spinning out of control in Europe, with rising number of attacks on Muslim mosques and individual Muslims For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Here are links of attacks on mosques in UK and Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_on_mosques_in_the_United_Kingdom https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/08/racial-and-religious-hate-crimes-at-record-high-in-england-and-wales-data-shows https://muslimcensus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/MuslimCensus-x-MEND.pdf https://hyphenonline.com/2026/10/08/anti-muslim-religious-hate-crime-increase-home-office-british-muslim-trust https://www.arabnews.com/world/islamophobic-offenses-reach-record-highs-in-uk-figures-show-3005298 https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/europe/mosque-fire-peacehaven-hate-crime-intl-hnk A mosque in UK … Read more

Today, 12th October, is the birth anniversary of one of the foremost modern Indian Urdu poets, Nida Fazli ( 1938-2016 ) For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nida_Fazli Nida Fazli was totally secular, and disagreed with the partition of India and alway spoke out against communal riots, communal … Read more

I put the entire blame on what is happening in Pakistan on the Pakistan Supreme Court Judges. They passed orders ( like the recent one ordering the Pakistan government to send Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for medical check up, allowing visits once a week to his family members, and phone calls by his … Read more

In his book ‘Merit My Foot– reply to anti-reservation racists’ published by Dalit Sahitya Academy, Bangalore in 1987, V.T. Rajshekhar, Editor of Dalit Voice, strongly condemned the concept of merit in admissions to educational institutions and appointment on posts, alleging this is only an upper caste trick, and he strongly supported caste reservations. For advertisement on … Read more

The BRICS annual summit meeting is taking place in New Delhi on 12th and 13th September 2026. The Presidentship of the organization rotates annually, and since 1st January India is the President, and hence it is hosting this year’s annual summit For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at … Read more

Many people have asked me which sher (couplet) I regard the greatest in Urdu poetry. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Courts & Judiciary Now there have been many great Urdu poets who wrote excellent poetry e.g. Mir, Ghalib, Momin, Daagh, Faiz, Josh, Sahir, Majrooh, etc. … Read more

September 5th is being celebrated as Teachers Day in India. But I regret I cannot celebrate it. My reason is that in my opinion most teachers in India are not real teachers but are wage earners, working only to fill their stomachs and feed their families. Many have got their jobs by giving bribes. I am … Read more

In a recent speech in New York which he is presently visiting, Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh ( RSS, a right wing Hindu organisation ) said ” If any Hindu thinks there should be no Muslim in Bharat, he will not remain a Hindu ”. He added ” Every human has dignity. … Read more

There are Ramayans in several languages in India, the original being Valmiki’s Ramayan in Sanskrit.  For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. But I had never heard of a Chinese Ramayan, until yesterday when I was informed about the Ramayan in the Chinese Dai dialect by Irfan … Read more

Indian Prime Minister Modi, in his Independence Day speech at the Red Fort, Delhi on 15th August 2026, said that in 2047 India will be a viksit ( developed ) country, For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-independence-day-speech-will-achieve-viksit-bharat-pm-modis-dream-big-pitch-from-red-fort-11912672  I entirely agree with him, though not in … Read more

I have said in my article below that the political weather is changing in India : For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. But will it change in Pakistan  ?  Presently, and in the near future, that looks unlikely, since the country seems to be under the … Read more

I have repeatedly said that while the US government often does wicked things, the American people are good. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://indicanews.com/long-live-the-american-people-2 This has again been proved by the victory in the election to the US Congress of a Muslim Afghan woman, Aisha … Read more

My friend Kapil Sibal, former Union Education Minister, MP and senior advocate, Supreme Court of India, is of the view that India’s massive socio-economic problems can be solved by good education. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://www.hastakshepnews.com/2026/07/which-world-are-you-living-in-kapil-sibal-justice-katju-education-reform-india.html But how do we provide good education to Indians … Read more

These days a lot of discussion is taking place about the song Vande Mataram. It was sung in Parliament and in the Red Fort on Independence Day for the first time. Numerous debates and discussions are being held about it on various TV channels. A new law has been enacted by Parliament ( The Prevention of … Read more

Baba Ramdev, the Yoga guru and till recently a staunch supporter of Prime Minister Modi, has just made a statement executing a 180 degree turn and a somersault, by strongly criticising conditions in India under Modi’s rule For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HQv0BqQOiE&pp=ygUVYmFiYSByYW1kZXYgY3JpdGljaXNt In this … Read more

Tomorrow, 15th August, will be celebrated in India as Independence Day, with great fanfare, pageantry, and razzmatazz. The Prime Minister will hoist the national flag at the Red Fort in Delhi, in a function in which there will be a large number of dignitaries, Indian and foreign, and he will address the nation. Similar functions will … Read more

Kanwar Yatras are presently going on in India. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Kanwar Yatras are annual marches on foot in north India of Shivabhaktas ( worshippers of the Hindu god Shiva ) in the monsoon month of ‘Saavan’ ( July-August ).  Participants in these marches, … Read more

I was motivated to write this article on reading an article titled ‘India’s youth have broken Modi’s spell’ written by Prof Apoorvanand of the Delhi University. The link of the article is given below : For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/29/indias-youth-have-broken-modis-spell Reading the article only … Read more

Heavy rains lashed Delhi, the capital of India, on Tuesday, 28th July, 2026, causing widespread waterlogging, traffic congestion and disruptions across the city. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Several roads and low-lying areas in Delhi, including Connaught Place, Janpath, Bharat Mandapam Road, Barakhamba Road, Mathura … Read more

Just now I spoke on whatsapp with my rakhi sister, Sabiha Parveen ( email : [email protected] ) who lives in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and had been a Principal of a senior secondary school in Jaipur, and is now a social activist. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Sabiha suggested … Read more

Paper leaks are due to corruption, and there is rampant corruption, at every level in India, not just in paper leaks . For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. The Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement in 2011 got a huge following, but eventually fizzled out, achieving nothing ( … Read more

The CJP movement originated from a silly and unwarranted remark made by the present Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, in a court proceeding, that the unemployed youth in India are like cockroaches. Though he later tried to explain this away, the damage had been done. For advertisement on our platform, do call at … Read more

If we contemplate the future of the newly formed Cockroach Janta Party ( CJP ), which has created a hue and cry in India by its protests at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, with the future of the Bhartiya Janta Party ( BJP ), there is, to my mind, a sharp contrast. For advertisement on our platform, … Read more

The Storage Nightmare I get it. A new software update drops on your phone. The notification sits there in the status bar begging to be tapped. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. You think it will bring smooth animations or some fancy new features. Xiaomi has … Read more