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I & B Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday during the ongoing winter session. (Photo: PTI)

Of aspiring netas and vacant posts

Mr Naidu is quick to take on the Opposition both inside and outside Parliament just as he did in his earlier avatar.

4 Dec 2016 1:34 AM IST

A view of the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Disruptive House: BJP has only itself to blame

It was wrong on the part of Mr Modi to make his non-attendance a prestige point, specially since, even when Parliament...

4 Dec 2016 1:28 AM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Need for constant vigil

There is a clear need to look at the security of sensitive bases close to the border.

4 Dec 2016 1:18 AM IST

It might seem logical that a single woman should have more gold to fall back on as she has to fend for herself. (Representational image)

Gold jewellery limits: What's the rationale?

On what basis were the 500 gm and 250 gm limits fixed, and was it a male or female officer who took this call?

4 Dec 2016 12:53 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata has a point

The defence minister was facetious about this in Parliament when he ascribed the CM's reaction to frustration on her...

3 Dec 2016 3:27 AM IST

People queue up at an ATM to withdraw cash in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Was this the best way towards a better India?

Banks ran out of cash even though the RBI had repeatedly said the system was geared up to meet the extra demand.

3 Dec 2016 3:26 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Is the nanny state now going too far?

The National Anthem will have to played in all cinemas at the beginning of the film.

3 Dec 2016 3:26 AM IST

Dileep Padgaonkar (Photo: AP)

Flashback: Journo tales from Poona

Dileep never lost the ideals of liberty, equality, fraternity and the Indian secular ideal.

3 Dec 2016 3:25 AM IST

Chinese Navy submarine (Photo: AFP)

Chinese subs for Dhaka: A new worry

The very characteristics of the submarine which is being deployed by Bangladesh would reveal the possible future...

3 Dec 2016 3:25 AM IST

Pakistani women suffer every possible form of deprivation, insult and injury. (Photo: AFP)

View from Pakistan: No fair deal for women

The fight for women's rights in this country is going to get even more bitter.

2 Dec 2016 7:16 AM IST

It's time to prioritise primary healthcare

NRHM repacked many existing Central programmes such as reproductive and child health, immunisation, contraception,...

2 Dec 2016 2:21 AM IST

The Quran clearly states that the only rank that eventually matters is marked by the relationship that one has with God.

Mystic Mantra: Humility vs arrogance

Sometimes people of knowledge are in greater danger of arrogance because they may feel superior to others on account of...

2 Dec 2016 2:09 AM IST