4000 Yazidis killed, thousands kidnapped and missing. Islamic State took countless women as sex-slaves. Nadia Murad was one. In her new book “The Last Girl”, she shares her horrific time. Since Ottoman times, Yazidis have survived over73 massacres. It is the story of Islamic rule.
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.
