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Curbs on the assembly of people under Section 144 CrPc have been imposed in Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir and in Baramulla district in north (Photo: PTI)

In J&K, a battle of wits with fidayeen'

The term fidayeen is borrowed from the Palestinian conflict.

9 Oct 2017 1:21 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Talk about a takeover falls flat as Chief is uncertain

Throw in a bit of anti-US and anti-India hysteria and you may even wonder why we haven't already had a coup.

9 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted there was a slowdown in economy but also said it was temporary. (Photo: PTI)

Use huge reserves to revive the economy

The Modi government finds itself in a chakravyuh it is unable to fight its way out.

9 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi

Nobel sideshow

Suu Kyi is possibly in good company, with winners who, ironically, represent what the prize shouldn't stand for.

9 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Why is SC distracted with non-vital issues?

The Supreme Court also recently persuaded itself to hear a plea to have Mahatma Gandhi's assassination investigated...

9 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the condition was tensed last year in the valley and now the situation is slowly normalising. The people of the state think that their identity can be in danger. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Delhi calling Tamil Nadu babus

Sources say that state governments have been disinclined to make any investments in police, which has led to slow pace...

8 Oct 2017 1:11 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference after releasing white paper on completing six months in office, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

A distorted version of faith makes us blind to truth, beauty

The Yogi was the chief priest of the main Hindu temple at Gorakhpur, so one would expect his worldview to be a bit...

8 Oct 2017 1:04 AM IST

Khushwant Singh

Khushwant Singh: A true Indian

Khushwant Singh (KS), loved to deliberately project an image that would provoke some kinds of people to hate him.

8 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: AFP)

When Muslims do it, it's called terrorism

India's law against terror is called Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and was legislated by the Vajpayee government in...

8 Oct 2017 12:46 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after taking charge at her office in New Delhi, becoming the first full-time woman Defence Minister of the country. (Photo: PTI)

Of defensive Sitharaman & sidelined neta

Sitharaman has grown in stature after she was elevated to Cabinet rank and moved from the commerce ministry to the...

8 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

How transparent collegium?

An unusually high number of vacancies in high courts reflect on how long the decision-making process takes.

8 Oct 2017 12:33 AM IST

GST, which will replace more than a dozen central and state levies like factory-gate, excise duty, service tax and local sales tax or VAT, is Indias biggest tax reform in the 70 years of independence. (Phtoto: Representational/PTI)

GST course correction: Only time will tell

The Gujaratis are an enterprising trading community and they have been hit hard by demonetisation and GST.

8 Oct 2017 12:33 AM IST