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â€œThe man was killed in a cruel way, by primitive mob justice. If the national capital treats Africans this way, there could be an exodus soon of Africans from it,â€warned Mr Bosco Kaweesi, legal adviser, All African Student Association. (Representational image)

Reflections: The colour of hate

The spate of attacks on Africans since January shames us as a nation.

7 Jun 2016 12:49 AM IST

Lisbon, Portugal (Photo: Pixarbay)

Reflections: Small signs of India in Portugal

The restriction on Portugal was India's way of showing its displeasure.

24 May 2016 12:49 AM IST

Londons new mayor Sadiq Khan looks at his watch during the official signing ceremony in Southwark Cathedral, London (Photo: AP)

Reflections: London has come a long way

What excites speculation now is Sadiq Khan's future in British politics.

10 May 2016 12:43 AM IST

Representational Image

Reflections: Dressed for rebellion

Modernisation often lacks the intellectual understanding that inspired Brahmo Samaj or Young Bengal radicals.

26 April 2016 12:42 AM IST

Last month, a 27-year-old RSS worker was hacked to death in front of his aged parents in Papinesseri in the district, allegedly by CPI(M) workers. (Photo: Representational Image/Twitter)

Reflections: India's survival lies in her diversity

Pakistan's failure is all the more reason for India to ensure it succeeds.

12 April 2016 1:50 AM IST

Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Nations & their dirty tricks departments

India isn't alone in xenophobic bigotry.

29 March 2016 12:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: India is eternal by any name

India is the only description that neutrally covers the entire country and all its people.

15 March 2016 1:07 AM IST

Students affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) protest outside the office of the vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Press, PM & friction of freedom'

A newspaper house or TV company has to decide the extent to which it wishes to be aligned with the ruling party.

2 March 2016 7:19 AM IST

Reflections: Bengal's CII connect

West Bengal is deeply in debt.

16 Feb 2016 12:22 AM IST

Reflections: Anti-national - A slur that is killing India

Rohith Vemula paid with his life for a blinkered political vision that could do incalculable harm to the idea of India.

2 Feb 2016 1:16 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during function in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: An odd flash in the pan

The odd-even scheme was a flash in the pan whose novelty captured the imagination.

19 Jan 2016 1:34 AM IST