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Trouble in Bangladesh
Khaleda’s elder son Tarique Rahman, now resident in London, has also been sentenced, to 10 years in jail.
No justice for Kashmiris in India
The total number of soldiers who have ever faced trial in a civilian court for a crime in Kashmir is zero.
Dilli Ka Babu: Turf war erupts
As often reported in this column earlier, J&K continues to face a deficit of IAS officers, which is hampering governance in the state.
Unelected bosses rule the roost in parties
The amendment was passed with 309 MPs supporting the motion and 305 opposing.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
‘We favour Opposition unity against autocratic Central rule’
Mamata Banerjee was the first voice against the wrong implementation of the GST, says Sukhendu Sekhar Roy.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Rafale deal: Govt has to be forthcoming
No defence deal after Bofors was ever likely to sail smoothly.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Sonia’s task is complex
Mamata Banerjee had indicated that she would be happy if it was Mrs Gandhi who took the initiative in anti-BJP coalition-making.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Budget blues: One two ka four, four two ka one!
Those have been elevated by BJP president Amit Shah into an economic force of their own.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
A shopping jaunt like none other
For instance, say you are in IKEA to pick up a double bed and a matching mattress.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Mystic Mantra: Creation is nothing but manifestation of God
Thus the whole creation is nothing but the modified form of the supreme divine being and that divine being alone has become many objects.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Interview of the Week
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How Kerala flattened the curve, lowest death rates: Health minister Shailaja explains
Health department constituted 18 expert groups in training health care staff for detailed stock-taking of beds, equipment in each hospital
‘I don’t support laws that go against Preamble’
We can’t make people stand in queue again like the way it happened during demonetisation, says Hemant Soren.
‘The attack on JNU was barbaric in the least’
All the claims being made by the AAP in the areas of education and health are hugely exaggerated and we will expose them, says Sandeep Dikshit
Let Muslims be like Franciscans, espousing faith
A totalitarian system would reduce the possibility of a confederation of peoples.
The Age Debate
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Age Debate: A win for BJP and the disqualified, really?
The BJP is elated as it can look to their support - if they win the bypolls - to shore up their numbers.
Age Debate: Rafale - Time to clear the air
A joint parliamentary committee probe is the only way to resolve Rafale controversy.
Age Debate: A new roadmap for Kashmir?
Holding municipal/panchayat polls in J&K amid the NC-PDP boycott will be a farce.
Age Debate: Targeting aliens or citizens?
It will be premature to extend the NRC to the whole of India at this juncture.
Reporter's Diary
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Reporters' Diary: Keeping media at bay
UP Chief minister Yogi Adityanath also does not take questions in his press conferences that are, in any case, few and far in-between.
Reporters' Diary: Angrily yours
As the probe began, the SP chose to turn a blind eye to the development and did not issue a single statement in support of Mr Khan.
Reporters' Diary: EX-CMs in UP go house hunting
The problem is that with the Lucknow skyline going up, bungalows with sprawling lawns are now a rarity.
Columns
Ahmed Patel, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, is reputed to be an excellent organiser with an eye for detail.
According to the National Sample Survey, average annual income of median farmers, net of production costs, is currently around Rs 20,000.
Two back-to-back terror attacks in Kabul within a couple of weeks have revealed the reach and capability of the terror organisations.
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