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| 6-minute read
Make no mistake. India needs to step up and abolish death penalty
World's largest democracy remains firmly in the company of a minority of countries that swear by medieval practices.
N Jayaram
@n_jayaram
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
How I tricked Yakub Memon and his family to return to India
[Book excerpt] Former Delhi Police commissioner on planning the 'escape' of the 1992-93 Mumbai serial blasts convict's kin from Dubai.
Neeraj Kumar
@NeerajK57926491
POLITICS
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Bite Soldier
| 8-minute read
Emergency is long over Mr Modi, don't impose a new one
The PM’s critics are happiest as the government tries to shoot the messenger, living up to the notion that he is intolerant of dissent.
Rahul Kanwal
@rahulkanwal
POLITICS
| 16-minute read
Why death penalty debates never end
My heart says capital punishment should be abolished. But my head is still not convinced.
Ramnath Subbaraman
@rmnth
POLITICS
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Stories Unscene
| 6-minute read
How rise of Hindutva in Bombay led to the making of Yakub Memon
The 1993 Mumbai blast accused was a product of the times he was born and brought up in.
Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves
@StoriesUnscene
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
How India is confusing serving justice with revenge
The sooner we learn that violence can never be part of any solution, the safer we are.
Merlin Francis
@Merlron
POLITICS
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Court Marshal
| 3-minute read
How Yakub Memon became the poster boy against death penalty
The bald claim by some that the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused was innocent is meaningless.
Gyanant Singh
@gyanant
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
How to answer the moral question that follows death penalty
While state may attempt reformation of convicts, it also bears the burden of responsibility for the potential criminality of those who are released.
Vikas Saraswat
@VikasSaraswat
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Why it's time to move beyond astrology, Bollywood and cricket
Media highlights trivia, ignores the real issues.
Gowhar Geelani
@gowhargeelani
POLITICS
| 12-minute read
Why Modi is the best hope for Muslims in India
The two divergent trajectories of Yakub Memon and APJ Abdul Kalam demonstrate which model is healthier for nationalist progress.
Uday Mahurkar
@UdayMahurkar