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

Curious call on Gujarat poll

In view of such a statement, the EC was hard pressed to explain why it couldn't hold the HP and Gujarat Assembly...

16 Oct 2017 4:20 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump U-turn on Pak shouldn't surprise us

Pakistan's all-weather friendship with China is relatively recent but its deep-going relationship with America goes...

16 Oct 2017 4:15 AM IST

Kumar and his team were handed over a shoddy investigation'

The high court's verdict does not say that the Talwars didn't do it but that there's not enough evidence against them,...

15 Oct 2017 2:57 AM IST

The picture was aken by Vietnamese photographer Nick Ut Cong Huynh for Associated Press, the picture was honoured with the Pulitzer Prize. (Photo: AP)

Ghosts from Vietnam

More bombs were dropped by the US on Indochina than on Germany and Korea combined.

15 Oct 2017 2:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Nothing routine' about transfer

The Economic Advisory Council will report directly to the PM on issues of macro-economic importance .

15 Oct 2017 12:57 AM IST

One-day cracker ban isnt the solution

One-day cracker ban isn't the solution

The factory put polyester yarn through a process called texturising, which made the plasticky yarn more wearable.

15 Oct 2017 12:38 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Let's talk about living and living wills'

A proper debate on the living will can't be limited to just medical treatment and our right to live.

15 Oct 2017 12:29 AM IST

Election commissioner O.P. Rawat

BJP's secret poll dealings need to be exposed

No government has the right to take such a decision without consulting all major political parties.

15 Oct 2017 12:19 AM IST

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingyas need sympathy

The unstated reason for resistance to the Rohingyas is obviously their religion.

15 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi must fix party organisation

Rahul Gandhi's acceptability in his party and in the country is far greater today than it ever was.

15 Oct 2017 12:05 AM IST

Meanwhile, the two-day safety inspection of the 5.17 km- long extension, has ended, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.

Things that set a writer apart

The entries were all immaculately idealistic and, contrary to my shamefully prejudiced expectations, in perfectly...

14 Oct 2017 6:33 AM IST

The clip surfaced after a recent move by Hurriyat leaders to downplay fears of the growing influence of the ISIS in the Valley. (Photo: AP)

Where is ISIS headed? Just link the dots

The summit was an excellent exposition primarily on the Middle East and marginally on Europe.

14 Oct 2017 1:23 AM IST