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By Maliha Diwan It’s possible, but hard, to find marginalised voices in literature — after all, how many labourers, refugees or those living in ghettos end up publishing novels or memoirs and

By Zareen Muzaffar Living life micro size. One bit at a time. I know my sentences are getting shorter, but hey don’t blame me. After all, we all prefer the micro and

By Abbas Nasir Stiff sentences handed down to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his ostensible political successor and daughter, Maryam Nawaz, in a corruption case by an accountability court will pose

By William Milam German theologian Martin Niemoller was at first an enabler of the Nazis, but turned against them after a couple of years of experience with dedicated totalitarians and seeing his

By Nirupama Subramanian In his long political career, Nawaz Sharif was able to bounce back from a military coup, a jail sentence and exile, to win an election and become Prime Minister

By Gopalkrishna Gandhi There is a disquiet in Raj Nivases and Bhavans today. What does the Constitution Bench’s order betoken? Are we, Lieutenant Governors and Governors must be thinking, redundant? Are we

By D.K. SINGH New Delhi: Past electoral statistics may not be the right indicator of future voting patterns, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could find itself on a sticky wicket in

By Dr Khursheed Ahmad Wani The urination of tourists on the bank of Dal and Lidder has raised several concerns among the people of Jammu & Kashmir and it has surfaced due

By Apar Gupta Internet shutdowns are when whole districts and regions in India suffer complete online blackouts, most often with access to wireless connectivity shut down or disrupted by government order. By

By Mudasir sheikh From Chinese super-rich to vegetable vendors and even beggars are rapidly embracing cashless payments, as it is sold in the name of convenience, security, and immunity from counterfeiting by