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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg. (Photo: AP)

Modi's inexplicable U-turn on Aadhaar

If the issue is that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and PAN numbers can catch tax thieves better then I object.

27 Aug 2017 12:38 AM IST

Army official Naib Subedar Jagram Singh Tomar was injured in Pakistani firing in Krishna Ghati sector of LoC on Saturday.

Honour our warriors, but meaningfully

The Indian soldier will fight where he is asked to, and he always has.

20 Aug 2017 12:59 AM IST

Hamid Ansaris second five-year term as the vice-president ends on Thursday. (Photo: AP/File)

Hamid Ansari said nothing wrong

Modi said Ansari's family had a long association with the Congress and the Khilafat movement.

13 Aug 2017 12:35 AM IST

Whereas, students find Hudson Lane, G.T.B. Nagar comparatively cheaper as the price varies between Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 ,including all basic facilities. (Photo: PTI)

Are we becoming too middle brow, too mediocre?

It is clear to me based on the large sample size that I have encountered that Indian children are not rebellious, they...

6 Aug 2017 12:40 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Congress must go back to people

In the last couple of years Gujarat has seen the following major agitations under which lakhs of people have been...

30 July 2017 12:21 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (Photo: File)

State identity won't harm national unity

There is absolutely no problem with the state using this as a symbol of the rich and proud heritage of Karnataka.

23 July 2017 12:11 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend the Foundation Day of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) at Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Corrupt Opposition leaders, Modi's best defence

The issue in Bihar is simple: the deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav has been accused of corruption.

16 July 2017 12:20 AM IST

Ramdas Athavale

Quota in cricket: Team India has nothing to lose

In India dalits and adivasis constitute about 25 per cent of the total population.

9 July 2017 12:23 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Gau raksha vs minorities: What are BJP's priorities?

The international media also took up the story of the lynchings and this nudged the government to react.

2 July 2017 7:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg. (Photo: AP)

Judge Modi by his work, not persona

The most devastating is that the magazine is convinced that Modi does not have the capacity to be a reformer.

25 Jun 2017 1:09 AM IST

India will face Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday (Photo: AP)

The war at the crease, and in the stands

The levels of hatred and dislike are high because of events, and kept at boiling point because of the media.

18 Jun 2017 3:22 AM IST

An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at a check point during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

Govt's hard stance on J&K is nothing new

The Indian State has always operated on priorities that are at variance from the needs and rights of its population.

11 Jun 2017 2:37 AM IST