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The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

Thank you for the privacy

Most Indians believe there is no such thing as too much intrusion in the lives of citizens.

27 Aug 2017 5:44 AM IST

A mangled coach of the Puri-Hardwar Utkal Express train being hauled off the tracks by a crane at the accident site in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: RBI's new talent hunt

The last five years have witnessed over 450 railway accidents claiming more than 800 lives.

27 Aug 2017 5:39 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)

Kashmir suffocated

Regardless of the political impasse, the routes of old should be reopened at least on humanitarian grounds.

27 Aug 2017 12:56 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg. (Photo: AP)

Modi's inexplicable U-turn on Aadhaar

If the issue is that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and PAN numbers can catch tax thieves better then I object.

27 Aug 2017 12:38 AM IST

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani

Succession woes

Nilekani's task is to find a successor to Vishal Sikka who quit following constant criticism on his functioning by...

27 Aug 2017 12:31 AM IST

High alert has been sounded in Ludhiana ahead of the verdict in a rape case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and public have been asked to maintain peace. (Photo: PTI)

Time for President's Rule in Haryana

As many as 31 rioting cultists died in firing by the security forces and more than 300 sustained injuries.

27 Aug 2017 12:29 AM IST

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday set up a nine-judge bench to decide if the contentious issue of right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution. (Photo: PTI/File)

Right to privacy in digital era

Beyond legalese, the court has addressed many larger and fundamental philosophical questions.

27 Aug 2017 12:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Of Cabinet reshuffles & popularity contests

According to the Delhi grapevine, a Cabinet reshuffle should take place before Mr Modi leaves for the Brics summit on...

27 Aug 2017 12:23 AM IST

Devotees participate in a procession transporting giant idol of Hindu god Ganesha to a worship venue in preparation of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Ganesh God of good beginnings

A god like Ganesha offers the all-important promise of a good beginning.

25 Aug 2017 12:39 AM IST

Mr Sibal, supplemented by saying this (triple talaq) is something which is not permanent or immutable. (Representational image)

A wake-up call for the Muslim clergy

The three other judges on the bench gave a clear verdict that triple talaq is invalid.

25 Aug 2017 12:38 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Kim-Don row: World is at risk

A worried Xi Jinping, in a telephonic conversation with Mr Trump, called on all parties to exercise restraint .

25 Aug 2017 12:30 AM IST

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/)

BJP plays Mandal' politics

Before major elections it keeps fluttering the flag of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

25 Aug 2017 12:25 AM IST