By Justice Markandey Katju India is passing through a painful transitional period in its history, the transition from a semi-feudal backward country to a highly developed, highly industrialised one. This historical transition can be successfully…
Dr R S Praveen Kumar is one of the most outstanding minds of our country. If I were to speak about him, I can only say, he deserves to be in the Ministry for Education….
By Justice Markandey Katju I have read the poetry of many countries in the world ( English, American, French, German, Russian, Spanish, etc ) as well of several Indian languages ( Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, etc…
Resignation of PB Mehta and Arvind Subramaniam from Ashoka University An email I received a short while back Regarding Recent Developments at Ashoka University Respected Justice Katju Sir, I write this email to you to…
New Delhi, 18th March 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that it still recommended the use of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as its benefits outweigh its risks. Full text of the “WHO statement on…
By Justice Markandey Katju ” Ye kooche ye neelaam ghar dilkashi ke Ye luttte hue kaaravaan zindagi ke Kahaan hain kahaan hai muhaafiz khudi ke Jinhe naaz hai Hind par woh kahaan…
By Justice Markandey Katju This article can be regarded as a sequel to my earlier article ‘The Krishna legend‘. Of all the deities in the Hindu pantheon of gods, Lord Krishna is the most enrapturing…
New Delhi, 16 March 2021. On March 11, 2021, a 14-year-old boy, after getting thirsty, entered the premises of the Dasna Devi temple Ghaziabad to drink water from the tap there. When he went inside…
Wasim Rizvi’s view The demand of Wasim Rizvi, former Chief of the UP Shia Central Waqf Board, to remove 26 verses from the Quran as they promoted ( according to him ) jihadist and terroristic…
By Justice Markandey Katju Since the Holi festival is approaching in India which is associated with the life of Lord Krishna it would be interesting to deal with the legend of Krishna. Krishna, like Rama,…
New Delhi, March 15: In a welcome development for those involved in the Kinnow fruit juice industry, a team of researchers at the Department of Biotechnology’s Mohali- based Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing has…
BUT CONGRESS IS EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEAVING OF ROYAL SCION BHOPAL, MARCH 15, 2021 (By L S Herdenia): There is no reason to disagree with Rahul Gandhi’s statement that BJP has reduced Jyotiraditya Scindia…
Something is rotten in IIT, Kharagpur ” Something is rotten in the state of Denmark ” said Shakespeare in Hamlet, and similarly it can be said that “ Something is rotten in IIT, Kharagpur ”….
By Justice Markandey Katju This article has been written considering that the great colour festival of Holi is approaching in India ( it will be celebrated on 29th March this year ). It signifies the…
By Justice Markandey Katju An Urdu mushaira ( poetry session ) has never been held in the Pakistan Supreme Court, but after I became a Judge in the Indian Supreme Court I got it held…
By Justice Markandey Katju Tomorrow, 14th March is being celebrated as Punjab Culture Day https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/celebrating-tomorrow-in-paks-punjab-with-an-offical-order-the-punjab-culture-day-7226330/ The demand of treating Punjabi as equal to Urdu is wholly justified. Our subcontinent is a land of great diversity,…
Geneva, 12 March 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for emergency use in all countries and for COVAX roll-out. The decision comes…
By Ram Puniyani RSS the parent organization of the ruling BJP is quiet often being discussed in the public domain. While it has grown tremendously during the last few years, there are attempts by many…
By Justice Markandey Katju Of all journalists in Pakistan, I respect Raza Ahmad Rumi the most and have high regard for him. He is secular, has a humanitarian approach, and has deep concerns for the…
A new study may open the way for Parkinson’s treatment New Delhi, March 10: Efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease is expected to get a big boost with researchers at the Indian Institute…
