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The AFSPA was promulgated in Assam in November 1990 and the entire state was declared as a disturbed area as the activities of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) were at their peak. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

AFSPA for Assam wrong

Evidently, the Centre would have given due consideration to the state's request to prolong AFSPA, and weighed all...

2 Sept 2017 6:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Growth skid: Read the signals, take control

Growth has been going down quarter on quarter as the figures indicate and surely this has not escaped their attention.

2 Sept 2017 6:18 AM IST

A family buys goats from a livestock market in Kolkata on Thursday ahead of Id-ul-Zuha.(Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: The core values of self-sacrifice

The Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and is seen as a chance to wipe clean past sins and start fresh.

1 Sept 2017 12:53 AM IST

Flood affected villagers commute to safer places using a boat at Morigaon district in Assam. (Photo: AP)

Bogus concerns over Brahmaputra

Zhangmu Dam is a gravity dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River just northwest of Gyaca in the Tibet Autonomous Region of...

1 Sept 2017 12:31 AM IST

Women celebrate Supreme courts decision to strike down triple talaq.

Reaping political profit after triple talaq ban

Should not the ministry of social welfare and the Minorities Commission do a survey to establish the extent to which the...

1 Sept 2017 12:26 AM IST

Former CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said it is important for the govt to keep in mind that the main party in the Doklam plateau dispute is Bhutan and added it is better that India takes the lead in negotiating issues with China and supports Thimphu. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle/Representational Image)

Lessons of Doklam to prepare for the future

Those trying to label it a victory' for us must be cautioned about what victory involves that it's not the end of...

1 Sept 2017 12:14 AM IST

Indian Army is among worlds largest forces. (Photo: PTI)

Making Army leaner, meaner

Combat capability is the most critical factor, with China and Pakistan inimical to India's basic strategic interests.

1 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley briefs a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

RBI's note ban report: Who'll be accountable?

Finance minister Arun Jaitley's jubilation certainly indicates that he's not on the same page as the RBI's figures.

1 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

Digital payments by mobile wallets bring in convenience with a few clicks, tendering exact change, and so on.

In a digital democracy, who owns our data?

A private bill on data protection introduced in Parliament by BJD MP Jay Panda, too, spells out the need for data...

1 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

Sheep vendors await customers ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Philosophy of sacrifice

Allah accepted Ibrahim's sacrifice and submission and put a sheep in place of Ismail.

31 Aug 2017 1:04 AM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (Photo: AP)

Chaos after conviction

Mayhem after Dera chief's conviction exposes Haryana govt's lack of preparedness.

31 Aug 2017 12:57 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Stay focused in Afghan, avoid playing US game

India's contribution to Afghanistan in development assistance adds up to $3 billion so far.

31 Aug 2017 12:50 AM IST