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Smriti Irani accused Rahul Gandhi of setting up a not-for-profit company, Young Indians, which then bought a commercial company, Associated Journals Ltd, and its debts worth Rs 90 crore for Rs 50 lakh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Can we be patriotic the way we want to?

What Smriti Irani and others of her type want us to do for our country begins and ends with crying at the national...

23 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi also criticised K Chandrasekhar Rao for his partys understanding with AIMIM of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. (Photo: @INCIndia/Twitter)

BJP, not Cong, has more of a high command'

The dissent by Congress workers and supporters against what they thought the high command was about to do expressed...

16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

Voting, which began at 7 am, will end at 5 pm. (Photo: ANI)

Pollsters must be held accountable

In India we have the most complex political society of any democratic nation.

9 Dec 2018 1:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Fugitives cite our system to avoid extradition

The evidence that India produces is from agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation.

2 Dec 2018 12:21 AM IST

Nobel literature laureate Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (Photo: AFP)

Ram temple sentiment is hate, not devotion

Today the political parties and the mass media can say things, reckless things, which they perhaps hesitated from saying...

25 Nov 2018 12:07 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day tour of Madhya Pradesh where Assembly polls are scheduled to take place on November 28. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Rahul should restore prestige of Gandhis

The current Congress president has often said that for him the political battle is about the kind of India that Hindutva...

18 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)

Free speech is critical to a nation's greatness

In India we have traditionally had a lot of freedom when it comes to expression about the nature of God and of reality.

11 Nov 2018 12:06 AM IST

Historian Ramachandra Guha

What sort of India do we want?

The BBC reported that the complaints make it very clear that the students hadn't read Guha's work.â€

4 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

US President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Simple nationalism is leading us to anger

The Democrats and the business community say that the entry of blue-collar workers from Mexico helps the US economy.

28 Oct 2018 5:08 AM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

Our polls are fought on claims, not facts

In India the narrative of an election is often controlled by the Opposition rather than the ruling party.

21 Oct 2018 12:27 AM IST

MJ has betrayed those he influenced

The revelations about his assaults on young women mean that his reputation and all that he has stood for is in tatters...

14 Oct 2018 2:23 AM IST

When stock markets peak as they have in recent months, many first-time investors get drawn to them. They had stayed away so far. But recent returns have whetted their appetite.

Not much to cheer in BJP's time in power

The economy has not grown faster in the last five years than it did during the ten years before this government took...

7 Oct 2018 1:51 AM IST