"I condemn is the strongest terms the statement he has made about Sikhs not being able to wear turbans and kadas," the BJP leader from the Sikh community said.

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It is difficult to recall an Indian minister in modern times pushing back at the US publicly, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

"Democracy, I firmly believe, has within it the capacity to reconcile all differences and also the capacity to bring out the best of the citizens' potential. Kashmir, happily, is already realising this vision," the President said in his convocation address at the Kashmir University in Srinagar.

'There are 17 million Hindus in Bangladesh and we, in the north east, see this Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a route for them to enter India on the plea that they are facing persecution in Bangladesh.'

CRPF troopers confront loneliness, poor network connectivity, poor work conditions, dismal work-life balance, and immense psychological stress.

Lawyer turned entrepreneur Parama Ghosh shares her story.

There would have been no controversy if the convicted rapists were by now punished according to law and sent to meet their maker, in short hanged! But our criminal justice system remains dysfunctional. Ultimately besides the genuine social reform and gender equality it is the lack of effective laws that are at the root of women's insecurity, says Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale (retd).

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In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.

In a strange initiative from the United Nations, it is set to appoint an obscure Malaysian astrophysicist to act as Earth's first contact for any aliens that may come visiting. Mazlan Othman, the head of the UN's little-known Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa), will describe her potential new role at a scientific conference at the Royal Society's Kavli conference centre in Buckinghamshire.

'Revolution is the target. They will organise the people and ask them to revolt against the State,' says Satnam who has interacted with the Maoists.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

Raja Sen on Amitabh Bachchan's blog, and why the superstar needs a crash course on celebrity blogs.

'All the power, position, money and glitter weigh nothing before the question of the nation's sovereignty and territorial integrity.'

Selling garments is a boring job, says Heinz Krogner, Esprit Global Group CEO.

Mira Nair talks about her new film, Shantaram.

'Rahul Dravid let us down both in the batting front and captaincy.'