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Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, goes to polls on December 9 and 14. (Photo: PTI/File)

New Cong pill: Ignoring Muslims is in their interest!

Hindutva is also handicapped in rural areas by the continued prevalence of caste identities.

22 Dec 2017 1:00 AM IST

BJP workers celebrate with cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday after the partys victory in the Assembly elections in Gujarat on Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Too few women netas: It's time for quota bill

The total strength of women members in the newly-elected Assemblies is just seven per cent in Gujarat and five per cent...

22 Dec 2017 12:52 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata's bid is premature

Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, five Assembly polls, including to three BJP-ruled states, are due in the coming...

22 Dec 2017 12:43 AM IST

Former communications minister A. Raja and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi (Photo: PTI/File)

2G order aftermath: Was there no scam?

It would be fair to surmise that there was a loss to the exchequer due to the methodologies of allocation.

22 Dec 2017 12:38 AM IST

Most of us have experienced such magic moments, when we seem to understand ourselves and the world, and for a single instant, know the loveliness of living beings.

Mystic Mantra: The invisible embrace

There is no fault in God's plan of the universe. Its alchemy is simply marvelous.

21 Dec 2017 7:11 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah flashes victory sign as he is welcomed on his arrival at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday, after the partys victory in the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

Age Debate: Back in the reckoning?

The Congress' performance in Gujarat shows that the party can fight back.

21 Dec 2017 1:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Guj lessons for 2019: Will BJP, Cong learn?

Gujarat 2017 has many lessons for both the BJP and the Congress.

21 Dec 2017 1:35 AM IST

Many abusive men and their suffering wives go unnoticed

The high-profile nature of the Ilyasi murder case has meant that it has received a lot of attention.

21 Dec 2017 1:35 AM IST

Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

Governance failing as Houses dysfunctional

Democracy is a system of government by compromises and accommodation.

21 Dec 2017 1:32 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Cash-for-votes mars bypoll

The EC's task got more complicated with the release of a video purportedly showing Jayalalithaa during her treatment in...

21 Dec 2017 1:31 AM IST

India and Pakistan flag. (Representational Image)

Is US so gullible that it falls for Pak ploys?

India should put Washington on test and hold it to its declared strategy.

21 Dec 2017 1:30 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Gurparsad The grace of God

Guru Nanak gave the foremost importance to the conduct and character of a person.

20 Dec 2017 2:35 AM IST