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Vijay in a still from Mersal.

Don't compromise over freedom of expression

The content of the movie and a dalit writer's books may be contentious and drew vehement opposition most recently.

23 Oct 2017 12:10 AM IST

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

Dilli Ka Babu: Head-less in Rajasthan

The JCA is also supposed to discuss similar requests from the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.

22 Oct 2017 1:06 AM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, had been convicted on Friday of raping the two women at the sprawling headquarters of his hugely popular Dera Sacha Sauda sect in Haryana, in a case dating back more than 15 years. (Photo: AFP/File)

How our religious right exploits faith

What concerns the workings of democracy is how he could evoke such fierce loyalties.

22 Oct 2017 12:56 AM IST

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India's bogus cricket patriotism

The BCCI as a private body has every right to decide who should play or not play for it.

22 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

The Centre had also said that some Rohingyas are indulging in illegal and anti-national activities such as mobilisation of funds through hundi or hawala channels, procurring fake or fabricated Indian identity documents for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP/File)

Time is ripe to choose butter over guns

In the middle of all this, the India-Pakistan standoff continues.

22 Oct 2017 12:48 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

Of Pranab's diplomacy and Gadkari's weight loss

Mr Gadkari refused to be drawn into a conversation on political issues.

22 Oct 2017 12:42 AM IST

The opposition accused the government of hypocrisy over Muslim reservation.

It's time for Muslims to embrace liberal opinion

Other Islamic seminaries, and so-called Islamic clerics, have not been lagging behind in their misplaced activism.

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

The tribunal said there cannot be any worst source of air pollution than burning of carbon and plastic. (Photo: PTI)

Pollution, the silent killer

There is no denying that outdoor and indoor pollution causes serious diseases of the heart and lungs.

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Xi heralds new era of Chinese supremacy

Military modernisation is to be achieved basically by 2020 with an emphasis on information technology. China's...

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

It is believed that the first mosque in India known as Malik Dinar Masjid was built by Malik bin Dinar in 603 AD.

Mystic Mantra: Malik bin Dinar The moralist mystic

A mystic, moralist and excellent calligrapher of the Quran, Malik bin Dinar was the earliest Sufi saint in South India.

21 Oct 2017 5:40 AM IST

Mumbai Parsi community is objecting to the proposed route of the underground railway as it passes under a couple of fire-temples and under the well between Churchgate and Flora Fountain, known as Bhika-Behram, no kuo . (Representational image)

An open letter to my fellow Parsis

The Parsis gathered in numbers at this well as it is regarded by some as sacred and reputed to make wishes come true.

21 Oct 2017 5:39 AM IST

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

Stop this travesty, protect our heritage

Evil elements can destroy historical monuments through their callous acts of cleansing and purifying culture'.

21 Oct 2017 12:57 AM IST