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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (Photo: AP)

Good, bad and ugly side of religious icons

Ashrams (I use this word loosely) give their inmates food and shelter either free or at affordable rates.

3 Sept 2017 5:18 AM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, had been convicted on Friday of raping the two women at the sprawling headquarters of his hugely popular Dera Sacha Sauda sect in Haryana, in a case dating back more than 15 years. (Photo: AFP/File)

People should speak up against rogues, says Anshul Chatarpati

We never received any direct threats but there was pressure to withdraw the case, says Anshul Chatarpati.

3 Sept 2017 5:18 AM IST

Dera Sacha Sauda founder and rape convict Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim. (Photo: File/PTI)

OMG! The Messy Messiahs

Controversial charlatans from various religious groups have thrived across India for decades.

3 Sept 2017 5:17 AM IST

Triple talaq is not legal anymore, but this is an unsatisfactory state of affairs and can often leave a woman married according to her and divorced according to her husband.

Triple talaq has gone, but too many questions remain

It's is time to enact a statutory, gender neutral law on Muslim divorce.

27 Aug 2017 1:15 AM IST

Women celebrate Supreme courts decision to strike down triple talaq.

Historic ruling a victim of votebank politics?

The verdict has also unsettled regional players, mainly SP, BSP and RJD, whose poll numbers largely depend on the Muslim...

27 Aug 2017 1:05 AM IST

Akhila Ashokan, aka Hadiya, with Shafin Jahan

Forced conversion exists, we need law to prevent it

The SC-sanctioned NIA probe into the Ashokan case implies that our reservations are not entirely unfounded.

20 Aug 2017 6:48 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Romeo jihad a weapon? It's a stretch!

The right to practice one's religion includes the right to propagate it but of course any form of allurement or coercion...

20 Aug 2017 6:43 AM IST

T.V. Puram, a scenic village in Kerala, has had its tranquility disturbed by political tensions.

Love in the time of Jihad

Akhila, or Hadiya, continues to practice Islam at her house, much to the ire of her parents.

20 Aug 2017 6:37 AM IST

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley visits the family of an RSS worker in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo: Asian Age)

Violence as political tool keeps cadre intact

In 12 years between 2006 and 2017, figures with State and National Crime Records Bureaus show that Kerala witnessed 107...

13 Aug 2017 4:13 AM IST

Police guard the entrance to Pinarayi village following a political killing in the area. (Photo: Asian Age)

Meek shall not inherit Kannur

Earlier, violence was limited to Kannur. Now the Kannur syndrome is spreading to all parts of Kerala.

13 Aug 2017 4:04 AM IST

US President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. (Photo: AP)

Sanctions may lead to Cold War II

Ironically, the issue of Russia sanctions has been hurting President Trump almost from the day he stepped into the White...

6 Aug 2017 3:59 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior their talks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. (Photo: AP)

Who will lead world now?

The cornerstone of Trump's election campaign was his claim that the world is laughing at them and that he would make...

6 Aug 2017 3:51 AM IST