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Indians stand in queue in front of Reserve Bank of India to exchange banned currency notes in Kolkata, India. (Photo: AP)

The big D' & links with big E'

Not inviting a debate on the most important economic policy measure in decades is a scornful rejection of the democratic...

19 Dec 2016 1:22 AM IST

SP leader Javed Abdi, known to be an Akhilesh acolyte, was pushed off the stage at a party function by state SP chief Shivpal Yadav in November when he took the mike and started singing paeans to the chief minister.

Mamata-Urjit meet: Still a mystery...

Mamata Banerjee certainly sprang a surprise by agreeing to meet RBI governor Urjit Patel on December 15.

19 Dec 2016 1:15 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump responds to cheering supporters, in front of a backdrop of Christmas trees, at a rally in Orlando, Fla. (Photo: AP)

Will Mideast be first flashpoint for Trump?

The future Trump administration will be likely to start a new tempest in the Muslim and Arab worlds.

19 Dec 2016 12:53 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Scandal: It may drive Pak change

The new chief sullied before he can settle in; a DGI tainted by association, attacked before he's spent a day in...

19 Dec 2016 12:48 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the LaddPeebles Stadium. (Photo: AP)

Interesting times ahead

Mexicans may hope the Great Wall of Trump doesn't come up, and they can continue to sneak across the border after...

19 Dec 2016 12:24 AM IST

The NDA government on Saturday appointed Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next chief of the Indian Army. (Photo: PTI)

Avoid delays over top posts' choices

No government can feel comfortable if the head of the Army is perceived to be carrying political baggage.

19 Dec 2016 12:20 AM IST

Sena chief Bal Thackeray flanked by Uddhav and Raj.

Political heirs who failed to make it big

A brief history of succession in Indian politics suggests aspirants, even with famous surnames, need to run their own...

18 Dec 2016 2:59 AM IST

J. Jayalalithaa (right) and her associate Sasikala Natarajan and were together through thick and thin for nearly 33 years.

360 Degree: The politics of succession

Politics, particularly Indian rajneeti' and the demi-god status that some netas have is mind-boggling.

18 Dec 2016 2:49 AM IST

Kiren Rijiju, Union minister of state for home. (Photo: G.N. JHA)

Congress has dug its own grave by making it an issue against the...

The Congress now realises that they have made a mistake, says Kiren Rijiju.

18 Dec 2016 2:10 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump points to cheering supporters, in front of a backdrop of Christmas trees, at a rally in Orlando, Fla. (Photo: AP)

Harsh words & violence: A clear link?

Hate speech was treated as part of the wider problem of public order.

18 Dec 2016 1:55 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti speaks at the launch of financial assistance package for displaced persons of Pak Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) 1947, 1965 and 1971, in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Tussle over turf in J&K

Delhi probably has the highest number of museums in the country, and there are growing.

18 Dec 2016 1:43 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhis waves to the crowd during his Padyatra from Holy Sprit Church to Fatorda Ground at Margaon in Goa. (Photo: PTI)

Both BJP, Opposition are mismanaging crisis

The cash has to be distributed across the system and there is no real estimate of how long that will take.

18 Dec 2016 1:32 AM IST