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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the countrys Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Is PM signalling a shift on Kashmir?

It rejects the idea of autonomy for Kashmir, as envisaged in Article 370 of the Constitution and Article 35A, which...

18 Aug 2017 2:11 AM IST

Picture used for representational purpose. A photo of a blue whale cutting on the arm of a person allegedly playing the online game. (Courtesy: The Siberian Times)

Take down Blue Whale'

The new generation seems emboldened to the extent of addiction to clearly harmful phenomena.

17 Aug 2017 12:59 AM IST

Mahrukh and Shoaib, who were born in Pakistan, told NBC Washington that their home was burgled and their Quran was torn. (Photo: Screengrab)

Mystic Mantra: Benefits are trials too

True thankfulness in one's heart is manifested through the conviction that all bounties come from God.

17 Aug 2017 12:48 AM IST

Hamid Ansaris second five-year term as the vice-president ends on Thursday. (Photo: AP/File)

Democracy survives: When loss' isn't defeat'

Today India is deeply polarised, fractured and an increasingly fragmented polity with an ongoing consolidation of the...

17 Aug 2017 12:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi on Tuesday on the occasion of Indias 71st Independence Day. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Is a sense of hubris slowing down Modi?

Disobedience of an unjust law is fine, if followed by submission to its consequences, under the rule of law.

17 Aug 2017 12:24 AM IST

Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans against Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro during a protest against him in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo: AP)

The crisis in Venezuela: Will Chavez's reforms last?

The crisis, signified by severe shortages and rampaging inflation, isn't exactly of Maduro's making.

17 Aug 2017 12:17 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Disquieting signals from UP, Tripura

The shocking aspect is that this wasn't done by some extremist far-right outfit but by the authorities.

17 Aug 2017 12:14 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: The Mystic India

It is strange because it has renounced everything for a single search, the search for the truth.

16 Aug 2017 2:19 AM IST

India has achieved a lot in the last 70 years, theres still a lot more left to be done. Nation-building is really an ongoing project, and India remains a work-in-progress.

India@70: Lot to be proud of, much to do

India is the sixth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, and the third largest by purchasing power parity.

16 Aug 2017 2:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

How not to travel anywhere

Mirza Ghalib prescribed the first route in the 19th century. The second way has been popularised by Narendra Modi.

16 Aug 2017 2:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the countrys Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Modi and Kovind offer a glimpse of New India'

President Kovind has no election to fight in the near future, and he was therefore free to express the Sangh Parivar's...

16 Aug 2017 2:01 AM IST

Flood affected villagers move to safer place, in Araria district of Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Fury of Nature

The water gushing down from Nepal is flooding rivers flowing west into India and the country is blaming road building in...

16 Aug 2017 1:56 AM IST