Man burnt alive along with bike

chandigarh(india):The ghastly act came to light after residents noticed the fire and informed the police. The locals found his half-burnt body covered in flames on the railway tracks on Thursday night at around 9 pm. Initially, the onlookers took it to be an accidental fire....

Dalit couple hacked to death in India

In the deeply caste ridden society in India, Untouchables or Dalits still suffer at the hand of upper caste people. In this latest incident in the centrl Indian province of  Uttar Pradesh a Dalit couple was hacked for a property dispute case.   " ...

Freeing India for take off

"Pankaj Mishra is always entertaining. His elegant tirade against the "neo-oriental discourse" of the "business lounge class", however, doesn't help very much to further one's understanding of the great puzzle of our times - why, in fact, are China and India rising...

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