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The British seized one of the richest countries in the world and, over 200 years of colonial rule, reduced it to one of the poorest, most diseased and most illiterate countries on earth.

Discourse: Forgive but do not forget

Shashi Tharoor is seeking precisely this when he demands that Britain apologise and compensate India for its outrageous...

26 March 2017 3:26 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,

Dilli Ka Babu: Transfer politics goes hi-tech

Mr Shinde, many hope that the CM will accept the demand and rescind the IRS officer's transfer order.

26 March 2017 3:23 AM IST

Indian Parliament

Expunging parliamentary records: An abuse of power

The Speaker of the House has none of the powers that successive speakers of the Lok Sabha have wielded for decades.

26 March 2017 3:16 AM IST

Congress in 2017 must find its raison d'tre

Few Indians have an incentive to mobilise for the Congress.

26 March 2017 3:09 AM IST

Siddhartha Nath Singh

Sunday Interview: We are committed to good governance and our sankalp...

Adityanath Yogi is known to be a hard taskmaster and this will help in governance.

26 March 2017 3:06 AM IST

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Politics is a game of musical chairs

Mr Sinha apparently had an upper hand, but he was edged out after home minister Rajnath Singh pushed his case.

26 March 2017 2:58 AM IST

In this file photo, kar sevaks celebrate after demolishing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. (Photo: File)

Ram Mandir: SC's offer is a boon

The fact of the matter is that Indians in general, whether Hindu or Muslim, have had enough of this dispute.

26 March 2017 2:57 AM IST

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Issue is moral, not legal

The court also believes that 80 per cent of national legislators are crorepatis.

26 March 2017 2:56 AM IST

Anti-Romeo squad of police detaining a youth in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Anti-Romeo squad: A bad idea from the start

The so-called anti-Romeo policing was tried out under the BJP in Gujarat and yielded no results.

26 March 2017 2:54 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Announcing good news

Similarly, Maryam's virginal conception and Isa's (Jesus') birth will be a sign of God's special intervention for...

25 March 2017 2:03 AM IST

A man is treated by emergency services, as knives lie on the floor, with police looking on at the scene outside the Houses of Parliament London. (Photo: AP)

Are we ready for Brit jhadoo?

The only drawback is that England doesn't have much sunshine, so maybe Panasonic should target the curry-loving market...

25 March 2017 2:02 AM IST

UK Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament.

London Bridge is falling down

Today, we hurtle on stoically, living for the moment, and not bothering about semantics.

25 March 2017 2:00 AM IST