India has been advertised as ‘the country with a great future’ ever since we globalised in the ‘90s, but now this narrative of the future has become empty rhetoric to hide our weaknesses. At present,…
By Justice Markandey Katju Many years back I had said that 90% Indians are fools, full of casteism, communalism and superstitions, whom any Pied Piper of Hamelin type scoundrel could take for a ride http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-90-/934145/…
By Justice Markandey Katju I recently came across this article by a Professor of Physics and Astro Physice in Delhi University: The country is paying for the government’s unscientific attitudes. India had once been the…
New Delhi, May 20th: Ashoka University announced that a Chair has been endowed by two renowned Astrophysicists, Sunanda Basu and Santimay Basu, in their name for teaching and research in Astrophysics. The University will undertake…
Geneva, 20th May – New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) sets essential standards to inform future research and development on genetically modified mosquitoes, particularly in addressing issues relating to ethics, safety, affordability and…
By Justice Markandey Katju There was a lawyer in the Allahabad High Court who openly used to say ” Mujhe gundai phali hai ” ( Hooliganism has made me prosper ). He used to threaten,…
Will K K Shailaja be the new Gauri Amma? India’s political culture is deeply disappointing and depressing. Even those who wish to counter the BJP and Hindutva suffer from the same mindset and sometimes worse….
By Justice Markandey Katju I saw the post ‘How can Pakistan be transformed into a normal country ?’ published in nayadaur.tv. In this post there is a discussion between Raza Rumi, Husain Haqqani and Murtaza…
This article describes the scientific basis Who should or shouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. Who should not take the vaccine.
The Narada Sting Case By Justice Markandey Katju Several important politicians of the Trinamul Congress Party ( TMC ), which has once again won the West Bengal state assembly elections and formed the state government…
By Justice Markandey Katju For several days the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been going on. We in India have seen on YouTube rockets being fired by Hamas, which are often intercepted…
By Justice Markandey Katju Amir Khusro ( 1253-1325 ) can be regarded as the father of the composite Ganga-Jumna tehzeeb ( culture ) of India. I often visit the Dargah of Amir Khusro in Delhi,…
By PRAMOD RANJAN As was expected, the country is witnessing an explosion of Covid cases, leading to chaos and mayhem. People are dying for want of oxygen. The protocol for the treatment of Covid patients is…
NRIs have ‘gobar’ in their heads By Justice Markandey Katju Recently I gave an online interview to Ameena Saeed, an NRI (Non-Resident Indian ) who lives in the Bay Area of California. In this interview…
By Justice Markandey Katju The covid pandemic started in India around January 2020, and a nationwide lockdown was imposed by the Prime Minister on 24th March 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdown_in_India Following this, tens of millions of migrant…
New Delhi, May 13(India Science Wire): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Rice University, U.S., have developed algorithms for lensless, miniature cameras. Such lensless cameras have numerous vision applications in areas…
Geneva/Guwahati: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to kill working journalists around the world, where the global tally reaches at least 1302 victims in 76 countries till 11 May 2021. Brazil with 191 journo-casualties because of novel…
By Justice Markandey Katju One often comes across appeals to the public on Twitter etc for financial help from publications claiming to represent a rare phenomenon nowadays in India–the ‘free’ media. One such publication which…
Kashmiri Seminary Scholar anguished over Kabul’s bombastic killings, stressed for universal oneness to eliminate the Takfiris and their workshops New Delhi, 11th May 2021. Expressing his sheer anguish over the nefarious and unpardonable bomb attack…
By Justice Markandey Katju Upto 1857 Hindus and Muslims used to celebrate each other’s festivals e.g. Holi, Diwali, Eid etc together. But in 1857 the great Mutiny broke out, in which Hindus and Muslims jointly…
