Modi’s belief that he can get such a blatant lie to be believed by a large number of people comes from the fact that the BJP has a formidable IT cell to amplify this claim, and the support of mainstream media.

Modi claims that he is coming back with an increased majority. If that's the case, India will have to face severe regression in the social, economic and political avenues.

There are two others who are worth mentioning Sri Sri Ravishankar, who rampaged the Yamuna for his gala event. He was also associated with Anna Hazare’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supported movement.

The UN general assembly's resolution to request for a special envoy to combat Islamophobia is welcome as Islamophobia – now a global phenomenon – is different from other sectarian insanities of persecution and violence.

The film is yet another one based on distorting the truth to strengthen Hindu nationalist politics, with an eye on the forthcoming elections.

If the Citizenship Amendment Act was truly meant to help 'persecuted Hindus', why have Hindu Tamilians from Sri Lanka, one of the largest persecuted groups, been left out of its purview?

Karnataka BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde let the cat out of the bag when he announced that BJP needs 400 seats to change the constitution 'filled with unnecessary things' alluding to secularism and socialism.

While our Constitution mandates the promotion of scientific temper, the present regime in matters of policy-making is bypassing the rational approach not only in science research and education but also in matters related to social policies.

The BJP-RSS has created layers and layers of hate-creating mechanisms. Apart from its own vast army of swayamsevaks, Pracharaks and network of schools, a large section of media has totally surrendered to those in power and unabashedly using their influence to intensify hate.

The BJP-RSS has created layers and layers of hate-creating mechanisms. Apart from its own vast army of swayamsevaks, Pracharaks and network of schools, a large section of media has totally surrendered to those in power and unabashedly using their influence to intensify hate.

What we are facing today is the promotion of religiosity and conservatism during the last few decades. Since politics is stalking the streets in the garb of religion, our culture is coming under the attack from conservative and orthodox values.

Already, Muslims have been losing representation in political institutions. Everywhere, they are discriminated against. Should they really be embracing the BJP?

Today, we are witnessing an attack on India's soul which emerged during the freedom movement while the ruling dispensation presents a distorted version that revolves around a temple.

The 'idea of India', which stands for equality, liberty, and fraternity, is under threat today. It is time for political forces which support such idea of India must bring together Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, and women to safeguard this nation from the onslaught of communal forces.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is an attempt to retrieve and expand democratic space from the jaws of communal polarisation.

The interesting story about the pilgrims of Sabarimala temple, who first visit St. Sebastian Church and then go to the Mosque of Wavar, speaks as a point of syncretism in India. But, in the current climate of sectarian nationalism, even the Sunehri Bagh Mosque is being targeted in the name of traffic issues.

As the Babri demolition helped sectarian politics come to power, the inauguration of the temple seems to be yet another mechanism to consolidate polarisation and reap electoral dividends. Temple politics has reached its zenith.

While the four have been booked under UAPA, this incident is the most powerful attempt to bring the issue of rising unemployment to national attention.

The attempt to show Nehru and Sardar Patel as having differing opinions on the issue of Kashmir is a figment of imagination which abuses the facts of history to the extreme.