Religions of perpetrators and victims of attacks were not a deciding factor in sentencing, but where’s the proof?
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In India, dissent and pursuit of justice are anti-national activities.
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The government’s banning overdrive has caused India more embarrassment than the film.
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Besides being overtly anti-Christian, the proposed anti-conversion law would negate the constitution’s secular values.
Section 66A of cyber law is said to be crux of problem as it has been (mis)used to trigger off communal violence.
Caste-blind judiciary fails Dalit victims as number of sex attacks are reported against former untouchables.
Religious hardliners are having a field day as loopholes in law threaten India’s secular democracy.
Unencumbered freedom of expression remains a utopian dream with religious electioneering a sad reality in the country.
