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Through January, protesters gathered in huge numbers at Chennais Marina beach demanding that jallikattu the sport that displays the virulent masculinity of the Tamil male be made legal.

Does Tamil identity start and end with Tamil pride?

The Jallikattu protests brought to surface the several undercurrents that were thought to be long-forgotten in Tamil...

20 Feb 2017 2:48 AM IST

All district police chiefs have been told to ensure that there are no beehives in areas where VIP politicians address election rallies.

Reporter's Diary: Of buffaloes and bees

At least two of the 11 accused in the espionage racket have allegedly been found to be associated with the saffron...

20 Feb 2017 2:45 AM IST

After two years of controversy, the Academy, in 2017, has nominated a record number of six black actors.

#OscarSoWhite

Racism is a murderer of truth. It makes it impossible for us to understand strangers through the celluloid.

20 Feb 2017 2:42 AM IST

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron

In UK, Partition stories unite

The Brexit debates begin in the House of Lords this week.

20 Feb 2017 2:39 AM IST

Jingoism, false patriotism, is causing much concern worldwide with the rise of people like the US President Donald Trump.

The thin line between jingoism and patriotism

True patriots should be the first to criticise a government's flawed policies.

20 Feb 2017 2:36 AM IST

Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea. (Photo: AP)

Navy needs indigenous carriers, subs

India's naval buildup is overshadowed by chronic time and cost overruns.

20 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Targeting the media

Indian leaders too like to manipulate the media to their advantage and hate it when the media sings its own song.

20 Feb 2017 2:28 AM IST

This isnt just the intelligence agencies figment of imagination such nefarious operations are just what ISIs dirty tricks unit can be expected to do. (Representational Image)

War on counterfeiting part of anti-terror ops

News of ISI mints near Karachi printing fake Indian currency can't be discounted.

20 Feb 2017 2:27 AM IST

Yamkeshwar has around 84,000 voters, and about 70 per cent of them reside in villages.

Voting a right, don't make it compulsory

Preliminary studies indicate the larger the size of electoral rolls, higher is the proportion of error.

20 Feb 2017 2:22 AM IST

Pakistani para-military soldiers stand alert after a deadly suicide attack at the shrine of famous Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Fighting Islamic State: A trap for India

Sufi shrines, Shia mosques, dargahs, and so on have been systematically attacked in the past decade, in Punjab, Sindh...

19 Feb 2017 2:20 AM IST

Last month, the Lok Sabha was informed that NIA and state security agencies have so far arrested 68 supporters of dreaded terror outfit ISIS in various parts of the country. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Orchestrating regime change: At what price?

Regime change, rooted in the nation's psyche, is a constant in US foreign policy regardless of who holds office.

19 Feb 2017 2:20 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu Quo Vadis!

Ever since the current AIADMK government was elected in May 2016, the state suffered from a clear leadership crisis.

19 Feb 2017 1:23 AM IST