Badar Bashir

1 week ago | theweek.in | Badar Bashir

The Congress party has set up a five-member fact-finding team to investigate the alleged increase in recent crimes against women in Odisha. To be headed by AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi, the team will comprise of members of parliament Ranjeet Ranjan, Praniti Shinde, S. Jothimani and former spokesperson Shobha Oza. They will also submit a report to the party leadership. The formation of the committee was triggered by the rape incident reported from Gopalpur in Odisha.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Badar Bashir

As the Congress party is on its way to decentralise power and empower district presidents, the implementation of its plans could greatly institutionalise several structures within the party. It would also primarily revitalise its war rooms across the country. The idea of a central war room is to lay an active network of leaders who would oversee all the activities in the respective districts. The party plans to constantly delegate tasks to its footsoldiers.

2 weeks ago | theweek.in | Badar Bashir

The Indian armed forces have inducted two internally developed original military technologies, very aptly named Shatrunash (destroyer of enemies) and Agniastra (weapon of fire), which are set to redefine battlefield tactics in both conventional battles as well as counter-insurgency operations. A multi-target portable remote detonation system, Agniastra not only demolishes enemy bunkers, bridges, and fortified structures but can fire at multiple targets independently over long distances.

4 weeks ago | theweek.in | Badar Bashir

Through My Eyes, written by Om Prakash Singh, the former DGP of Uttar Pradesh, is a collection of stories or rather first-hand accounts of his experiences handling chaos for the right cause to bring outcomes that can set up a maxim for how policing should be done in the country. Published by Prabhat Prakashan, it offers a glimpse into the challenges of men in khaki who are not always baton-wielding cops but can display empathy while discharging their duties.

1 month ago | theweek.in | Badar Bashir

Aam Aadmi Party launched the Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), a new students’ wing which will replace the existing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) and subsequently aim to connect students from 50,000 colleges across India. Speaking at the event, party convener Arvind Kejriwal urged students to join active politics. "Now, most of the young people don’t want to do anything with politics.