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Sensing defeat, the BJP is going back on its divisive agenda'

Sheilaji is an experienced and one of the finest politicians of this country, says Pramod Tiwari.

29 Jan 2017 4:40 AM IST

The data said that as on January 1, 2016, a total of 59,272 cases were pending in the Supreme Court, of which there were 48,181 civil matters and 11,091 criminal cases.

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Citizens have a right to access inquiry reports

Another ploy used by past governments is delaying the publication of a report and even suppressing the dissenting note.

29 Jan 2017 4:32 AM IST

Union Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das (Photo: PTI)

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Dilli Ka Babu: Extended tenures for secretaries

The govt has given a more substantial one-year extension to foreign secretary S. Jaishankar, who was to retire on...

29 Jan 2017 4:26 AM IST

$The Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) group said the grant of the compensation cannot be a substitute to the \prosecution of 1984 genocide perpetrators\.$ Opinion

Does tareekh pe tareekh' apply to 1984?

The team was formed on February 12, 2015 and began its work but was unable to file any fresh chargesheet.

29 Jan 2017 4:19 AM IST

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Don't let standards slip

There is a clear case to pursue an investigation into the affairs of state .

29 Jan 2017 4:14 AM IST

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Provide relief to farmers in distress

Quite brazenly this government has trotted out the argument that it has brought the crop insurance scheme.

29 Jan 2017 4:10 AM IST

The Election Commission has, in its wisdom, given the green signal to the presentation of the Budget with the caveat that it should not contain any proposals specifically intended for the five states going to the polls.

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Needed: A Budget to tackle economic woes

The timing of the Budget has, however, ignited debate due to electoral reasons.

29 Jan 2017 12:23 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addresses at the partys Jan Vedna Sammelan at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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Seeking ticket: Outsiders, insiders, veterans et al

Union minister of micro, small and medium enterprises Kalraj Mishra has reason to be unhappy with the present...

29 Jan 2017 12:13 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Angelic brilliance

Thomas Aquinas magnum opus the Summa Theologica is still a standard textbook at every Christian faculty, worldwide.

28 Jan 2017 1:26 AM IST

The use of mathematics in daily life has come in an unexpected way, so much so that even the creators of a mathematical result are taken by surprise.

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Wonderful world of mathematics

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched its first satellite, the Sputnik, which marked the advent of space technology.

28 Jan 2017 1:21 AM IST

BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav (Photo: Facebook)

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Babudom: Weeding out the deadwood

Compulsory retirement is not penal in nature and the affected employees are not deprived of their retiral benefits or...

28 Jan 2017 1:15 AM IST

NSG commandos march during the 68th Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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Salute our bravehearts

It is with a sense of great pride that the medals for valour like the Ashok Chakra are given out on the day we celebrate...

28 Jan 2017 1:15 AM IST