In the Absence of God
An intense live poem by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. It was the secret you told me, I had faith in it too, That your heart is a trustee...
Row Over Jinnah Portrait on AMU Wall
The young men of AMU are examples that Jinnah’s hare-brained scheme may not have been given a clean burial in India. Much is made of the Indian Muslim being...
Modi Fails to Make Wave in Karnataka Campaign: BJP Unnerved by Deft Moves by Siddaramaiah
Notwithstanding the BJP leaders and cadres feeling elated, Modi’s speeches have failed to motivate the average Kannadiga. People expected him to talk about the economic development of the state,...
Asaram Gets Life Imprisonment: Vote Loss Fears Hold Political Parties from Hailing Verdict
The Dongi Guru, who uses the crazy Bhagwan Dada-style dance routine to get into the head of devotees, is a master of the possible. He injects himself into minds...
Democracy in Danger: FRCA Amended Retrospectively; Has India that is Bharat Already Lost the Plot
The amended Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FRCA) contains the seeds that can sow the beginnings of a take-over by any foreign power sooner than later but also smacks of...
Elixir, a Voyage of the Mind: Bestseller and a Critically Acclaimed Novel
Where does our mind go, when we fall asleep? Can dreams weave a layer of parallel existence? Can there be another reality beyond all that we touch, see or...
Corbyn is Best Placed to Win Next Elections: British Left Must Maintain Unity to Ensure the Process
Millions of people are invested in the idea of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government. That raises a new challenge — how to maintain and strengthen the unity of the...
Dinner Diplomacy of Sonia does Some Good to the Unity Efforts of the Opposition
Sonia Gandhi’s dinner diplomacy reminisces her initiatives that had culminated in the formation of the UPA against the NDA. It was expected of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi that he...
Crocodile Tears on Breakdown of Banking Controls: Chief Economic Advisor Owes the Nation an Explanation
Arvind Subramanian, the CEA, does not feel shy in admitting that he failed to respond to the decay, though he was aware of it. It is indeed shocking to...
BJP, Congress Play Caste Politics in Madhya Pradesh By-Elections
The BJP leadership named Minister Yashodhara Scindia as the main campaigner and tried to convert the election into a fight between Yashodhara Scindia and her nephew Jyotiraditya Scindia, but...