Secularism is one of the most abused words in Indian politics. Secularism in a political and social context is a belief in the separation of the state (government and government agencies) and the religious beliefs of the people. To many Indians a secular state also means a state that guarantees their right to practice the [...]
The External Affairs Minister of India S.M. Krishna has informed parliament yesterday that the Indian government is undertaking efforts to make Hindi as one of the official languages of the United Nations. He said “We are taking active measures to make Hindi an official language at UN. A high level committee is looking into it”. [...]
In about a year the Indian cricket team will participate in the next world cup. This event will obviously be followed by millions of Indians all over the world. But let us assume that the selection of the Indian team will be based on the following formula: The starters should include at least three women. [...]
In an editorial on Saamana (Shiv Sena party mouthpiece) Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has mentioned that “fundamentalist Muslims are the biggest threat to the country and that we need to fight against it”. He added that “Except some like Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar, Mukhtar Abbas and Farooq Abdullah, the rest are trying to destroy [...]
Did you watch the Champions trophy semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand? Which team where you rooting for? Even if you did not watch the game which team did you want to win? I have no data to prove my conclusion but I am willing to guess that the
