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BJP MLAs said they were unsure how the chief minister would react if they held parties on Diwali.

Reporters' Diary: Diwali loses sheen in UP

The Samajwadi Party has always been generous on festivals but the year-long infighting has taken its toll.

23 Oct 2017 3:16 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

EC's conduct needs careful watching

The Election Commission knew how to put the vilest of political monsters in their place.

23 Oct 2017 3:08 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (Photo: PTI)

India-US ties: Can't wish away Pak factor

India appears to form an increasingly important part of America's new worldview.

23 Oct 2017 3:04 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that states that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation and standing diminish, in an apparent dig at Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Amid closer ties with US, don't ignore other links

New Delhi was obviously pleased with the underlying theme of the homily and called it an optimistic view.

23 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

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

The Shahbaz assault and the Nawaz Sharif wobble

The problem for Nawaz is that he assumes the boys see a difference between Nawaz and Maryam.

23 Oct 2017 12:28 AM IST

Gen Bipin Rawat (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Time for politics

Our top security professionals are doing a splendid job, but they appreciate they can only prepare the ground for a...

23 Oct 2017 12:17 AM IST

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