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Sri Lanka: President Declares Emergency, Temporarily Blocks Social Media Before Planned Protest
A 36-hour island-wide curfew was suddenly announced on Saturday amidst growing public anger at the shortage of essential goods and rising costs.
AFSPA Restricted: In Tears, Iron Lady Irom Sharmila Tells News18 She is ‘Happy, Hopeful’
In an exclusive interview to News18, Sharmila said she was putting her twin babies to sleep in her Bengaluru home when she saw the news flash. Unable to contain her tears, she kept checking the news throughout
Not without evidence
The political climate in Pakistan is very stormy – a season of daily truths and untruths, fanciful facts and conspiracies. New political stories have surfaced on a daily basis. However, the numbers in parliament will determine if the prime…
To the point of no return
If PTI parliamentarians do not return to the party fold, they’ll be socially boycotted... is the message that the Prime Minister gave to his parliament members in his last public meeting.
‘I’m not a wall that divides. I’m a crack in that wall.’
Feminist icon, educator, and author Kamla Bhasin passed away on September 25, 2021, at the age of 75. The Daily Star pays tribute to her rich legacy by reprinting an interview first published in 2016.
Our children will be our saviours
Is it really 2022? How did 2021 go so fast? Was it because we had such high expectations and ended up facing one daunting catastrophe after another, that we didn't realise that the days had turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months…
The consistent chaos that is Dhaka airport
Airports are the most fascinating places in the world. This forced congregation of total strangers from all corners of the world, rushing off to destinations as exotic as Zanzibar or Casablanca—isn't it just wonderful?
We must not stop talking about Tonu’s murder
How long will the culture of fear come in the way of justice?
My Ideal: Nathuram Godse Bags A Trophy. In Gujarat Of Course. Winner Teary Eyed After Trophy Is…
He spoke with a vigour and an enthusiasm that many in polarised Gujarat undoubtedly subscribe to and clapped. So when a school student was awarded the trophy for his oratorial clarity, subject knowledge and passionate debate on “My…