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The Islamist attacks in India were, in all instances, politically motivated spreading terror in the name of a neighbouring state. AFP Photo

Farrukh Dhondy | Is Islamism' unjustified? It is, but so is women'

The objection is that the terms associate mass murder with Islam and that gives rise to Islamophobia and racism

25 July 2020 5:44 PM IST

The central government took almost one year for notifying the new consumer protection law of 2019 to implement its substantial provisions from July 20, 2020. Representational Image

Challenges lie ahead as the new consumer law is now in force

The cardinal principles of speedy, inexpensive and informal justice appear to have been whittled down by the new...

24 July 2020 7:02 PM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample of a person for COVID-19 test in Ahmedabad. AP Photo

AA Edit | Serological surveys point to different path for COVID-19...

The survey results assume significance in the backdrop of the successful coronavirus containment strategy

24 July 2020 6:39 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses Indian Army soldiers, at Lukung post in Ladakh

AA Edit | Long, hard road ahead in Ladhak

The ball lies in India's court, and the government must think creatively on how to break the deadlock

24 July 2020 5:53 PM IST

Free speech is also the main argument rendering controversial the sedition and defamation laws. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Witch-hunt whiff to Supreme Court's contempt suit

Curbing Bhushan's freedom of expression is all the more problematic as prosecuting him indirectly encourages a growing...

24 July 2020 5:26 PM IST

A seed capital of $100,000 or less can be used to do widespread harm by hacking into social media sites. Representational Image

Twitter lessons: Relook security strategy, rules on social media

In the polarised political climate that engulfs India, such a creative use of a Twitter hack is very much within the...

24 July 2020 5:02 PM IST

: Workers stitch personal protective equipment (PPE) suits at a private manufacturing unit during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Vijayawada. PTI Photo

Dev 360 | A quality challenge for Atma Nirbhar Bharat

Atmanirbharta and Make in India must meet the quality challenge at home as well as abroad

24 July 2020 1:54 AM IST

It took a while for a nation sporting fresh vulnerabilities after Victoria closed its borders to deal with new virus outbreaks. AFP Photo

AA Edit | IPL: Show must go on

It would be extremely cynical to believe money is the sole winner here as IPL gets its coveted place in the cricket...

22 July 2020 7:23 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | All credits to Rahul Gandhi for putting government on spot

Gandhi and the trusts his family head started have been facing legal action by government agencies the moment they...

22 July 2020 6:54 PM IST

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan keep a watch on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway ahead of the start of annual Amarnath Yatra, near Jammu. PTI Photo

Dilli ka Babu | IAS officer from Bihar first to get domicile rights to...

Navin Kumar Choudhary, a senior IAS officer from Bihar, has become the first bureaucrat to get domicile rights in the...

22 July 2020 6:38 PM IST

Children attend a tele-learning class at their home displayed on Kalvi TV channel, an education tele-learning initiative set up by the Department of School Education to allow students from class 2 to 10 to continue with their curriculums as schools remain closed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai. AFP Photo

Devi Kar | Learning virtually: Key is to keep kids engaged

The pursuit of higher studies involving admission procedures of colleges and entry into various professional courses...

22 July 2020 5:52 PM IST

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AA Edit | Covid-19 Vaccine is the only silver lining

There is a silver lining in the form of expedited vaccine trials, some of which have reported progress

21 July 2020 5:48 PM IST