Television Channels Castigated for Communal Shows
By Joseph Maliakan In a welcome move , long overdue the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority...
The 2019 Jamia Violence : Delhi court’s Discharge order: a Scathing indictment of misuse of state power to supress freedom of speech.
By Joseph Maliakan The 4 February order of Additional Sessions Judge , Arul Verma of the Saket Court ...
“Demonetisation is Unlawful and Vitiated” boldly holds dissenting Supreme Court Judge B.V.Nagarathna.
By Joseph Maliakan Six years after the November 2016 notification of the central government demonetising...
Towards a surveillance state
The new bill does not merely replace the 102-year-old Act; it has been made more stringent in violation...
Brutal killing with impunity, UP style
On October 3 this year, four farmers, returning home from a protest meeting in Lakhimpur Kheri in...
Act of God or Himalayan Blunder?
The southern state of Kerala and the northern state of Uttarkand have been experiencing large scale...
Winged visitors from the North
The seagulls are back again at the Khalid Lagoon and the Al Qasba canal in Sharjah, albeit in lesser...
UAPA, NIA oppression the new normal
Following his resignation from the Atal Beehari Vajpayee Ministry on August 1, 1998, Ram Jethmalani in...
UP ordinance demonises Love and Conversions
The Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance 2020, signed into law by Uttar Pradesh...
A shared destiny since 1971
The UAE holds a special place in my heart, just as it does for many expatriates living and loving the...
Bail for the rich and jail for the poor
Considering the difficulties faced by ordinary people in India to get justice through the courts it has...
November thrills and frills
The winter sun provides the perfect setting for all things bright and beautiful in the UAE. This week, we...
Imparting knowledge of sacrifice to students
As I was meditating today to detoxify my mind from all negative thoughts, a thought arose in my mind. How...
From Korea with love
There is a musical war at home between the in-house teens – the daughter who has become a BTS fan in...
Diluting labour laws will lead to inequality
Apart from the highly controversial Farm Bills, Parliament, in its monsoon session, passed three Labour...
Street names and a nation’s psyche
The Al Corniche street in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain has been renamed after Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al...
Delhi Police go berserk and takes the country to colonial days
Joseph Maliakan The Delhi Police has been excelling in lawless behavior for quite some time now .They...
Let us help children to behave and learn like children
Is there anyone who doesn’t like a small child? Is there anyone who doesn’t want to hug or play with...
Inside the IPL bubble
Some years ago, I had the privilege of watching a cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Abu...
Eleven years of Dubai Metro
Al mahatta qadima heya Noor Bank. The next station is Noor Bank,” announces the male voice in Arabic...
High Courts act to protect civil liberties
At a time when protection of civil liberties in different parts of the country has become a grave concern...
Challenges of student learning 25 years from now
Should we continue with what we are doing today,or should we change the learning methods to suit the...
The importance, requirements, and the end results of school-based education.
A devotee going to Sabarimala temple chant songs, such as “Kallum mullum kaalukku methai, swamiye...
Greetings to all teachers on Teachers’ Day
GururBrahma GururVishnu GururDevo Maheshwaraha, Guru Saakshaat ParaBrahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha. (Guru...
Worker bees in the UAE honeycomb
Rehna left the UAE two years ago. Forever! She returned to her 8-year-old daughter and farmer husband...
The hurdles to the talent development of an individual
Knowledge and skills can be acquired. But what can blossom our talents is something that go beyond...
The futility of national testing
The ongoing fierce controversy about holding of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for engineering and...
Inside the instant world of teens
My teenaged son has found a new slogan to brush off racial slurs: Black Lives Matter. Years of bullying...
Critical goals of modern life and how education can help achieve it
There are three important critical abilities humanity will have to achieve as we pass through the ages....
The gods of God’s Own Country
My UK-based brother made an arduous trip in COVID times to see our parents in Kerala. I say arduous...
Trust worthiness, integrity, and sharpness of observation
One of the big challenges of the modern world and for generations ahead is to find a suitable job. When I...
Judging the Judges
We are all living under extraordinary times. We are also living with extraordinary situations, some...