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Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba (Photo: AP)

Dilli Ka Babu: A Time-saving initiative

The new system has not only helped officials to get rid of pending grievances instantly but also saved their time.

17 Sept 2017 12:20 AM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Good immigrants, bad immigrants?

As a great democracy, we must be responsible and uphold the rights of those who come to us seeking shelter.

17 Sept 2017 12:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Modiji, reform the public sector first

The discussions are likely to revolve around Make in India , overhaul of the financial services, healthcare, retail and...

17 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

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

Laws alone can't stop the hate

The Press Council of India set up a fact-finding committee which visited 11 states and submitted a detailed Report on...

17 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

Address rising inequality

The govt has done well to raid the onion traders in Maharashtra who were hoarding this item and creating an artificial...

17 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, celebrates what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Join hands to avert a nuclear showdown

The countries nearest to the missile threat like South Korea and Japan are feeling the heat.

17 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at the India-Japan Annual Summit at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

India, Japan: Changing dynamics in Asia

These are overt signs of the regional and international political environment being unsettled.

16 Sept 2017 3:16 AM IST

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

Act decisively against hate

It is the primary duty of the state to protect the lives of all individuals, be they of any political persuasion.

16 Sept 2017 3:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe ride an open vehicle during their roadshow in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

The Modi-Abe show: China on their mind

The Malabar naval exercises are recalled and future naval cooperation emphasised.

16 Sept 2017 3:15 AM IST

Editor, social activist and a virulent critic of right-wing groups, Gauri Lankesh, was shot dead Tuesday night outside her residence in Bengaluru. (Photo: Facebook)

Let's stand up against anarchy

It is with profound regret and utmost sorrow I write that whatever I prophesied has come true in the past 40 odd months.

16 Sept 2017 3:15 AM IST

A view of an apartment in the Grenfell Tower after fire engulfed the 24-storey building, in London. (Photo: AP)

Fire alert: Putting cost before safety

Writing approvingly of someone can mean you like his or her acts or creations or it could mean that they are dead.

16 Sept 2017 3:15 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Mardana The first Sikh

Bhai Mardana, born in 1459 in a Muslim family, was a life-long companion of Guru Nanak.

15 Sept 2017 4:03 AM IST