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The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

Taj Mahal politics in Uttar Pradesh

An irresistible magnet for tourists, the Taj Mahal is considered a jewel in the crown among India's vast cultural...

6 Nov 2017 1:25 AM IST

Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Accuracy in translation is ambivalent

Firdaus is buried in a Muslim cemetery in North London, even though in his last days in hospital he told the registrar...

6 Nov 2017 12:43 AM IST

The #MeToo campaign was started in 2007.

Feminism's discontents: The ways to justice

Feminism has not progressed in a linear mould and there are multiple ways of protest which victims may choose.

6 Nov 2017 12:37 AM IST

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: AP)

In Asia, will Trump rebalance' US role?

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in does not have the personal equation with Trump that Abe enjoys.

6 Nov 2017 12:23 AM IST

Virat Kohli was in sublime touch in the series, scoring two hundreds to complete 30 ODI centuries.(Photo: PTI)

Kohli: Worlds to conquer

As a willing captain in all formats, Kohli shoulders more responsibility than even Tendulkar at his peak in a 24-year...

6 Nov 2017 12:19 AM IST

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva.

Rejoicing over index jump is going too far

This is the 15th edition of EODB rankings by the World Bank in which two cities each from 190 countries are chosen to...

6 Nov 2017 12:15 AM IST

It's possible to break into top 50 in the next three years...'

This index is for cross-country comparison, and has to use a standard approach to all countries, says Arvind Virmani.

5 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST

The couple were acquitted by the Allahabad High Court on October 12 after they were convicted in 2013 by a lower court for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. (Photo: PTI)

Complex cases help expose flaws in justice

The high court censured the trial court judge, Shyam Lal, for convicting the Talwars.

5 Nov 2017 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Does PM Modi have an ideology?

The question is not whether the UPA was better at governance than the NDA, Chidambaram is accepting his government's...

5 Nov 2017 12:02 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. (Photo: PTI/File)

Dilli Ka Babu: IPS officers being ignored

Sources say that the IPS officers are peeved that IAS batches are being regularly upgraded, while they are not.

5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

Not the right time for euphoria

It is also important to juxtapose what the Ease of Doing Business report says with other international assessments.

5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Of bad advisers & poor planning

The programme began last November 19, when former President Pranab Mukherjee delivered a centenary lecture.

5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST