By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) The godi media says ‘Hindu, Hindu, Hindu’, while Arfa Khanum Sherwani says ‘Muslim, Muslim, Muslim’, all the time. Thus they are two sides to the same coin, […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) Muharram, an important occasion for Muslims, is going on these days, I may tell an interesting story in this connection related by Intizar Husain, an eminent Pakistani novelist, short story writer, […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) The whole country is celebrating, cheering, and lauding the launch of the Indian rocket Chandrayaan-3 to the moon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotLcNvS_VA&pp=ygUMY2hhbmRyYXlhbiAz https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9YxMiFYo9nI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5LgsLNqs1Y&pp=ygUSY2hhbmRyYXlhYW4gMyBsaXZl However, I regret being the game […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) The story of Jyoti Maurya, a lady officer in the PCS (UP Provincial Civil Service ), presently posted as the General Manager of a sugar factory in […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) In her article published in Financial Express on 25.6.2023, the journalist Tavleen Singh lamented the decline of freedom of speech and democracy in India in recent times. […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) When Imran Khan became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2018, and for quite some thereafter too, I was very critical of him. He had taken the help of […]
A few days back I was interviewed by the eminent Pakistani journalist Moeed Pirzada, who is presently in Washington, DC. The interview was about an article I had earlier written on the eminent physicist Dr. Parvev Hoodbhoy.
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) I had written articles critical of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. https://indicanews.com/2023/06/06/justice-markandey-katju-on-rahul-gandhis-visit-to-the-united-states/ https://writerscafeteria.com/guest-blogging/priyanka-gandhis-narmada-puja/ A Muslim friend settled in America messaged me: I do not disagree with your analysis. […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) It has been announced that India is hosting the Miss World 2023 Pageant. https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/whats-on/events-whats-on/miss-world-2023-in-india/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsnouKDwQd4 https://indicanews.com/2023/06/10/india-to-host-71st-miss-world-2023-pageant/ This news disgusts me, and I regard it vulgar and an insult to […]
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) Today I had a long talk on WhatsApp with a Pakistani journalist friend, who asked me why I have been supporting former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan […]
