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Activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh at India Gate. (Photo: AFP)

Do murders and mayhem define Karnataka?

Altogether 27 journalists have been targeted and slaughtered since 1992, according to reports.

9 Sept 2017 12:16 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Will RSS outsmart Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal?

The BJP and the Sangh Parivar are casting themselves as the antidote to Trinamul.

9 Sept 2017 12:14 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Why Nawaz shouldn't really crave for 4th term

Nawaz Sharif's political oscillations remind one of the person who had a nightmare that he was making a public speech,...

9 Sept 2017 12:14 AM IST

Gen Bipin Rawat (Photo: PTI)

General's warning is timely

China's rise is being watched with wariness all round. Gen. Rawat spoke of being prepared for salami slicing by China.

9 Sept 2017 12:13 AM IST

A truly fit case for the death penalty

So long as Dawood, his brother Anees, Tiger Memon and many of their co-conspirators are at large, Mumbai and India can't...

9 Sept 2017 12:13 AM IST

Activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh at India Gate. (Photo: AFP)

Rein in forces of hate, before they eat us up

As police investigations are underway, it is premature to rush to conclusions and blame specific political forces.

8 Sept 2017 6:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China. (Photo: PTI)

After Brics' call, will Pak wake up to the reality?

Well now China has added its voice to the list of those countries pointing out that the presence of militant groups in...

8 Sept 2017 6:20 AM IST

Khairatabad Ganesha stands at 16-metres tall (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Ganpati, first to be worshipped

Ganpati sadhna is powerful and illuminating, it is the easiest of all tantrik sadhnas.

8 Sept 2017 12:16 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)

Sitharaman's to-do list for next 16 months

The new defence minister needs to ensure India makes up its known shortcomings.

8 Sept 2017 12:15 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Stamp out cow vigilantism

The Prime Minister has spoken in no uncertain terms on stopping violence in the cow's name.

8 Sept 2017 12:14 AM IST

Members of Myanmars Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

India must try not to target all Rohingyas

ARSA is a fairly recent creation and it is unfair to depict all members of any community as being a security threat.

8 Sept 2017 12:14 AM IST

Why I'm crying now'

Gauri had taken over Lankesh Patrike and it had transformed her completely.

7 Sept 2017 2:41 AM IST