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The victims of these paedophiles were referred to as prostitutes and even by some idiots as sex workers .

Of unappealing segments of eternal night

The initial responses to this universal scandal were in some cases disingenuous and disgusting.

17 Feb 2018 3:50 AM IST

The Allahabad high court lawyers are planning to felicitate the judge later this month. (Representational image)

Adultery law deeply flawed, must be dumped

If the initial comments of judges at the admission stage are anything to go by, the response is positive.

17 Feb 2018 3:44 AM IST

Prakash Karat also criticized the initiative of the government for privatization of the public sector like the aviation and even railways, which according to him, is just to help the industrialists.(Photo: PTI)

Comrade Karat and the poverty of philosophy

The erudite Prakash Karat had announced that Modi's government is not fascist.

17 Feb 2018 3:39 AM IST

President Jacob Zuma appointed Justice Ray Zondo as Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa. (Photo: Twitter)

Challenge for Zuma's successor

If Zuma was done in by corruption, Mandela had been inspired both by Gandhi and Nehru.

17 Feb 2018 3:29 AM IST

Cauvery: A decision at last, now make it work

Cauvery: A decision at last, now make it work

The judges ruled in the best way they could while juggling various clashing arguments.

17 Feb 2018 3:24 AM IST

Students practise yoga at Parade Ground in Allahabad.

Mystic Mantra: Yog is road to eternal bliss

A yogi never falls ill, he never faces abhaav of anything, he does not have any kasht.

16 Feb 2018 4:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. (Photo: PTI)

Is India opening up? Some good signs

The media has often mentioned the report prepared by Lt. Gen. Henderson-Brooks on the October-November 1962 debacle.

16 Feb 2018 4:13 AM IST

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, second from right, applauds with Kim Yo-jong, third from right, North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns sister, during a performance of North Koreas Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theatre in Seoul on Sunday.

Superpower to test rival's stamina with endless war

South Korea is not the only theatre where Uncle Sam has egg on his face. In Syria and Afghanistan too, the US has not...

16 Feb 2018 1:44 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Time for strategy shift: Hit Pak where it hurts

Is it time to think of a front footâ€ trans-border response to Pakistan?

16 Feb 2018 1:10 AM IST

Asma Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators. (Photo: File)

Asma leaves a legacy of hope in Pak

Commitment Asma's reservoir of courage was a measure of her commitment to the causes of the fellow beings she chose to...

16 Feb 2018 12:59 AM IST

The 65-year-old retired railway employee got so upset following Virat Kohli low score in the first innings of the first Test against South Africa that he poured kerosene and set himself on fire. (Photo: PTI)

A remarkable comeback

Virat Kohli's Team India can pat themselves on the back for ending the 25-year-old South Africa jinx.

16 Feb 2018 12:56 AM IST

Nirav Modi (in red circle) and PM Narendra Modi along with the Indian business delegation at Davos in January.

Is huge fraud at PNB really an aberration?

The Reserve Bank, which does a regular inspection of banks in this country, could possibly examine the risk management...

16 Feb 2018 12:52 AM IST