Bhatkal arrest: Revisiting the German Bakery blast

Bhatkal arrest: Revisiting the German Bakery blast
In the days and weeks after the German Bakery blast, CCTV footage helped anti-terror investigators identify the “Bhatkal Brothers” as the prime suspects in the terror attack. Read more
Who is arrested Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal?
Even as Yasin Bhatkal is arrested, we need to reflect on why the Indian jihadist movement was bornâ€"and thrived. The Indian Mujahideen commander's story tells us important things about faultlines in our society, which even the best policing won't be enough to heal. Read more
Growth be damned: Lessons Sonia Gandhi learnt from Indira Gandhi
If Indira Gandhi can retain such popularity despite several excesses â€" apart from the economy, she nearly destroyed democracy with the Emergency, and don't forget she had an errant younger son, Sanjay Gandhi â€" surely Sonia can succeed. Read more
Economy in a mess, why are our industrialist netas silent?
It is obvious that so many of our MPs are not doing what they should be doing: presenting a solid counterview and reasoned argument that would impress the top leadership of parties.Read more
Martin Luther King Jr's I Have a Dream: An export mightier than McTikka
Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream has suffered much in its 50 years - whether at the hands of aspiring elocutionists in India or self-serving politicians like Bobby Jindal in America. Read more
Syria: Why the West's intervention won't help
The Western Bloc is in a position where no matter what it chooses to do: surgical strikes, widespread attacks on Assad forces, increased support to the rebel opposition or full-scale intervention for regime change, there is no desired outcome. Read more
Mumbai gangrape: your outrage is only worth 24.21 percent
Sexual violence against women isn't something a few evil men do: it's among the most everyday crimes there is. Instead of debating the serious public policy interventions need to address it, though, we're wasting our time in mindless polemic. Read more
US-made Moto X cost less than Samsung Galaxy S4 to build
Research firm IHS Suppli has done a tear-down of Motorola's new Moto X phone and said that the phone doesn't cost more to make simply because it's assembled in the US and not in Asia like other smartphones. Read more
Don't want Anna Hazare's advice on 'Satyagraha': Prakash Jha
Ever since the Satyagraha trailer was released, there has been speculation that Prakash Jha's new film is the director's take on Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. Read more
All you need to know about IBL sensation Ajay Jayaram
Here are some interesting facts about the 25-year-old who has beaten most of his higher-ranked opponents in the IBL. Read more

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