Shorts Archive

On January 18, the Bombay High Court commuted the death sentence of serial killer sisters Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde to a life sentence. The court cited inordinate delay and indifference by the state government in dealing with their mercy petition as the reason for reducing the sentence.

On January 19, Aparna Yadav, wife of Samajwadi Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ‘step son’ Prateek, joined Bharatiya Janata Party. While joining the party, she said that she admires PM Modi’s work and that nation always comes first for her.

When Yogi Adityanath as a young adult decided to leave for Gorakhpur, his mother initially thought he had landed a job in some government office. But when the news of his vow of sainthood broke, she broke into tears. It was unimaginable for her to see one of her boys, who had shown a brilliant spark for life in childhood, going away from her suddenly. Today when Yogi has emerged as a Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, her eyes contain the same tears when she reminisces in his memories, brimming with pride.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been a bone of contention with the Islamists of India ever since its passage in the Parliament. The protests started with violent Muslim mobs running rampage in the country to anti-Hindu slogans and posters being raised. Now, another poster from Shaheen Bagh, flooded with anti-Hindu imagery has been shared by journalist Saba Naqvi.

Self-proclaimed ‘Journalist’ Saba Naqvi on Friday went on to make offensive statements yet again by not only questioning India’s right on the Jammu and Kashmir but also expressing her anger over the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Kashmir valley, decades after the genocide was perpetrated against them by Islamic terrorists.

The Kerala nun rape case has been at the epicenter of the news once again after primary accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal was acquitted of all charges by a trial court on January 14 this year.

On Thursday, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police filed a charge-sheet in the brutal murder case of Dilbar Negi, who was burnt by a Muslim mob after being cut off with a sword during the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots in the national capital.

Gandhi’s last protest is what the year 1947-48 should be remembered for, alongside India’s partition. No doubt the year is remembered for India’s so-called independence. It is also the same year when the so-called visionary leader of the so-called newborn nation envisioned a ‘Tryst with destiny’ in his speech at the stroke of the midnight hour even though countless of his fellow countrymen were being slaughtered for their religion.

Thaipusam, one of the important Hindu festivals celebrated by the Tamil community across the globe, was a low-key affair this year in India as the Tamil Nadu government had decided to shut the temple for devotees. Citing the threat of rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the Tamil Nadu government had declared that devotees would not be allowed to visit the Palani Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani temple from January 14-18 during the Thaipusam festival.