Whither Eelam
In an exhaustive two-part discourse, Jude Lal Fernando, a Sinhala academic based in Dublin, calls for Sri Lankan Tamils to reassert their right for nationhood and carry forward the struggle
Justice derailed?
Decrying the Delhi High Court letting off IPS officer Ravi Kant in the journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, Sam Rajappa questions the judgement’s merits even as the media is silent
Air trouble
Key ‘Team Anna’ member Kiran Bedi accused of claiming ‘actual’ air fares from NGOs and institutions that invite her for seminars and meetings, while travelling on highly discounted fares
Get inclusive
Rahul Gandhi admitted that “globalization excludes as much as it includes,” at a function in New Delhi. Thanks for admitting it Mr. Gandhi, but the question is what do you plan to do about it?
Stop Koodankulam
TWL’s Consulting Editor Sam Rajappa makes a forceful argument in favour of scrapping the Koodankulam nuclear project, which the enlightened people of Kerala had rejected 3 decades ago
Bhatt freed
“My faith in judiciary is strengthened,” said Shweta, after her husband and IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had accused Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 communal riots, was granted bail
Brave family
Gujarat whistleblower cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s family remains unfazed in the face of continued detention of the IPS officer, and denial of bail to him. “We will cope up,” Shweta Bhatt told TWL
Worthy campaign
Cricketers Irfan and Yusuf have been roped in to spread awareness on hand washing, the absence of which is said to be a major reason for over 1000 children dying every day due to diarrhea
Holy smoke!
As an estimated one out of six people in India are said to be affected by arthritis, it’s now been found that smoking could be a major cause for the disease which causes pain in the joints
Know hunger
What you eat matters. No, this is not about a diet regimen but about those who ingest lesser calories. Paromita Pain has shocking details of a study that measured hunger among kids in India
Under attack
In a letter to the Prime Minister, J Jayalalithaa has reiterated her demand that Sri Lankan navy’s attacks against Tamil Nadu fishermen should be viewed as acts of aggression against India
Eelam status
No ‘Hang-Rajapaksa’ slogans. No ‘Boycott Sri Lanka’ placards. It is an unfamiliar situation in Tamil Nadu. But this lull may not last long, says Viduthalai Rajendran speaking to P C Vinoj Kumar
Battle lines drawn
The battle between arrested whistleblower cop Sanjiv Bhatt and Modi intensified further as Gujarat IPS Officers’ Association pledged its support to Bhatt’s “fight for truth”
Dabbawallas need homes
They've been toiling hard, carrying lunch boxes to thousands of Mumbaikars, day in day out. We hailed their awesome work culture, but did nothing else. Now they want help – homes to live in
No, nuclear
As the fate of Koodunkulam Nuclear Power Project hangs in balance, Sam Rajappa lists out 10 reasons why nuclear energy should be opposed. Do we need nuclear reaction to boil water, he asks?
