Monitor News Bureau

Monitor News Bureau

A Newspaper company in Kashmir

Better Connectivity

Srinagar International Airport’s decision to withdraw restrictions on its operational hours is a welcome development for Kashmir Valley. The move comes at an important time, as the Valley prepares for the third
Oct. 22, 2026

Troubling questions

The circumstances in which the issue of disqualification if 20 members of the Delhi assembly, belonging to ruling AAP, by the Election Commission and its subsequent ratification by the President of India,
Jan. 22, 2018

The great American

In a joint press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the White House earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump made up the name of a non-existent fighter plane, “F-52,”
Jan. 22, 2018

Rift in the Sangh Parivar exposed

I remember quite distinctly Pravin Togadia’s sensational visit to Pune nearly 14 or 15 years ago. It was a major event announcing the arrival of a “great Hindu icon”, the street which
Jan. 22, 2018

The Nexus between Oil and Terrorism

Inquisitive observers of the Middle Eastern politics would naturally wonder why Western powers prop up the Gulf’s petro-monarchies, knowing fully well that they are the ones responsible for nurturing Islamic extremism. Does
Jan. 23, 2018
Badshah Khan is seen in this undated handout photograph released to Reuters February 3, 2010. Khan was so close to Mahatma Gandhi they shared reading glasses and his biographer joked about their shared vision, but the great Pashtun warrior of the non-violent struggle has been almost forgotten by his people. Now Canadian filmmaker Teri McLuhan hopes to drag the man dubbed "Frontier Gandhi", and his role in winning independence from British rule, back into the limelight.REUTERS/Peace on Earth Productions/Teri C. McLuhan

How the Indian subcontinent has lost its way

On the 30th death anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan today, it is apt to remember him as the man who challenged the subcontinent’s pet stereotypes. He was a Pakhtun or Pathan
Jan. 22, 2018

From dissing Darwin to yogic farming

In 1954, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru described big dams like the Bhakra Nangal project “the temples of modern India”. As Nehru made it clear, science and technology – manifested in
Jan. 22, 2018

Race matters

Poor Donald Trump. He was simply asking for information, and they’re all over him as if he were a racist thug. His choice of words was unfortunate, but the angels rejoice when
Jan. 22, 2018