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Respect freedom of choice

Freedom of choice is also by definition a fundamental freedom, a foundational principle that must be recognised and...

10 Aug 2017 12:16 AM IST

After cancellation of 2 votes, Ahmed Patel needed 44 votes to beat BJPs Balwantsinh Rajput. (Photo: PTI)

Shot in the arm for Cong, blow to BJP

The election showed in the end that 43 of the 57 Congress MLAs stuck with the party.

10 Aug 2017 12:15 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced free travel in government buses for women on Raksha Bandhan. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Back to basics

An estimated 370 million indigenous people dwell in 90 countries in our world.

9 Aug 2017 1:31 AM IST

Ignoring the states that are saying they will not allow GMO mustard is a violation of the Constitution and the biosafety framework.(Representational image)

Enough! Don't allow GMO mustard

Ignoring the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee of the SC is, in effect, contempt of court.

9 Aug 2017 1:26 AM IST

The girl was raped inside a car on Thursday.

Izzat, zabardasti, zabarjinsi... There's no local word for rape

Optimism about social change is more about coldness than naivety.

9 Aug 2017 1:22 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Hard reforms vital, NDA needs to shun populism

Good politics must also be good economics. Acting irresponsibly is not rational.

9 Aug 2017 1:19 AM IST

29-year-old Varnika Kundu has accused Haryana BJP chief Subhash Baralas son Vikas of stalking and chasing her while she was driving home alone. (Photo: Screengrab)

Stalking lessons

This is a test case for Indian society that has grappled with very serious issues concerning women's treatment.

9 Aug 2017 1:16 AM IST

Congress leaders P Chidambaram, Ashok Gehlot, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mukul Wasnik and Anand Sharma coming out of the Election Commission of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. A delegation of senior Congress leaders met the election commission over RS polls in Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Sordid drama: Hold Guj RS polls afresh

All of a sudden, a number of Congress MLAs resigned their Assembly seats.

9 Aug 2017 1:15 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

To project India globally, show more unity at home

Since 2008, China has progressively become more aggressive in dealing with all neighbours.

8 Aug 2017 6:23 AM IST

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Posthuman age offers wonders and terrors alike

There are more mundane applications as well, of course, and identification chips are already in use.

8 Aug 2017 6:22 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Let your anger serve truth

There is anger of the body, anger of the words and anger of thoughts.

8 Aug 2017 6:22 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Victims of violence face judicial bias

There acute violence suffered by poor women in urban slums and far-flung rural areas goes unnoticed by our judges.

8 Aug 2017 6:21 AM IST