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The temptation of many of the fanatical followers of the Modi-Shah BJP is to repeat the empty canard of tukde-tukde gang against the youth. (Photo: PTI)

Protests a test: Can govt not read signs of times?

The Modi government and the BJP have the responsibility to respond with nuance if not with sensitivity to the protesting...

10 Jan 2020 12:20 AM IST

Ektaa Kapoor has long argued that her wildly popular soaps are not fantasy but reality with the odd cobra thrown in.

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The Indian dictionary of acceptable phrases

We have reached the stage in our democracy where a lamp is called a chair, a stool a shirt and a tubelight the sun.

10 Jan 2020 12:14 AM IST

There is very little doubt that personal likes and dislikes have plagued Pakistani sports for decades and that the discretion allowed to selectors has resulted in gross injustice and heartbreak for many excellent performers in domestic tournaments.

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Army chiefs' tenure law fixed without any discussion

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court did not touch on the justification or otherwise for extending a service chief's tenure.

10 Jan 2020 12:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

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PM ducks Assam visit

The PM was warned on December 30 not to visit Assam by the All Assam Students Union.

10 Jan 2020 12:07 AM IST

An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on Wednesday allegedly shows rockets launched from the Islamic Republic against the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq the prevous night. (Photo: Irna/Twitter)

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Prospects of war in the Gulf recede

Iran had to respond militarily in line with the over-wrought emotional outburst in the country.

10 Jan 2020 12:06 AM IST

Tapping with bamboo is an ancient Chinese therapy called Pai Sha. (Photo: ANI)

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Mystic Mantra: Choose to bloom rather than to survive

At a basic level, plants symbolise life.

9 Jan 2020 1:20 AM IST

$US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)$ Opinion

Trump's call for dance of death in Middle East should go unrewarded

The general is routinely described in the Western media as a shadowy figure, but in recent decades he had operated...

9 Jan 2020 1:15 AM IST

$The amended Citizenship law along with a National Register of Citizens (NRC) being planned by the Narendra Modi government \may affect the status\ of Muslim minority in India, a report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) has said. (Photo: PTI)$ Opinion