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The territories of independent India and Pakistan had to have the sanctity of law, and follow due process of law. (Photo: Representational Image)

Territory issues: Why not play Tibet card?

There is no way China can refer to a legally-acceded J&K to India as a disputed' territory.

25 Jan 2017 2:06 AM IST

Students protest against the ban on Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

Jallikattu returns with an expiry date?

Sati was banned in 1861. The order by the Crown was welcomed since Sati was regarded as repulsive.

25 Jan 2017 2:02 AM IST

Former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha. (Photo: File)

CBI must redeem itself

This particular director was no role model to head an agency tasked with too many sensitive probes against people of...

25 Jan 2017 2:01 AM IST

Jallikattu (Photo: PTI)

Probe street battles in Jallikattu protest

It is noteworthy events took a regrettable turn even as the state Assembly was giving shape to a new law to allow...

25 Jan 2017 1:59 AM IST

In karma yoga, there is a desire, but not for material comforts and enjoyment. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Words - Focus on the meaning

Listen to the meaning rather than only listening to the words.

24 Jan 2017 5:05 AM IST

RSS volunteers at Hindu Samagam, in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI/File)

RSS: In search of a genealogy

The RSS is trying to attach themselves the legacy of Patel, to get a leg into the nationalist movement.

24 Jan 2017 4:58 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Issue is moral, not legal

The issue was always a moral one as five states are due to go to the polls from February 4, just three days after the...

24 Jan 2017 4:56 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and newly appointed party president Akhilesh Yadav unveils party manifesto ahead of Assembly election, in Lucknow.

SP-Cong tie-up: Too early to say anything

The real meaning of a pre-poll alliance is a coming together of minds on ideological issues as well.

24 Jan 2017 4:56 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. (Photo: PTI)

India-UAE: Step up natural partnership

India's 5,000-year engagement with the people of the Gulf has shaped a shared cultural ethos.

24 Jan 2017 4:55 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and newly appointed party president Akhilesh Yadav unveils party manifesto ahead of Assembly election, in Lucknow.

BJP faces secular challenge in UP

The fate of BJP depends more on how other parties go into these elections rather than its own strength.

24 Jan 2017 4:52 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AP)

America First': A dark shadow for the world

Trump emphatically restated old themes, combining populism and nationalism, standard fare in his pre-election stump...

23 Jan 2017 4:52 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

In SP case, EC went by the book; give kudos

The EC has not gifted' the name of the party and its symbol to Akhilesh Yadav, but has only adjudicated in his favour.

23 Jan 2017 4:41 AM IST