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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named Azadi March later this month. (Photo: File)

Imran's PTI down in the dumps; PML-N on way up?

So many rumours, but one commentator's brain. The latter is reeling from information overload.

19 Feb 2020 2:34 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Isn't it time for the Congress to outsource' its leadership?

A new leader capable of infusing hope, optimism and enthusiasm and leading it from the front is the need of the hour for...

19 Feb 2020 2:32 AM IST

The battles ahead: Can Left build bridges?

Popular leftist leader Kanhaiya Kumar is already campaigning there for all the secular and democratic causes the...

19 Feb 2020 2:30 AM IST

AAP leader Manish Sisodia during the dhanywad yatra in Pataparganj in New Delhi on Wednesday after winning the Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

We need to bring civility, make campaigns cleaner

Second, each party needs to concentrate on ideas and performance, against the promises made.

19 Feb 2020 2:27 AM IST

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

J&K: Govt intolerance grows

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's criticism of India over Kashmir, while addressing the Pakistan Parliament, was...

19 Feb 2020 2:24 AM IST

Indian Army Corps of Signals contingent led by Capt. Tanya Shergil marches during the 71st Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi on Sunday.

Arms and the woman: Verdict a gamechanger

Although they have amply proved themselves, female soldiers and trainees have a lot to be grateful for to Justices D.Y....

19 Feb 2020 2:23 AM IST

After all we all are human and on a daily basis we experience a variety of emotions. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Creation is nothing but a manifestation of God

To establish in this state of oneness, we can start perceiving and attributing everything as manifestation of the...

18 Feb 2020 1:44 AM IST

Death toll in Chinas coronavirus rises to 56, confirmed cases near 2,000.

In the future, viruses may well be hailed as saviours, not scourges

But amidst all the panic and apocalyptic fear-mongering, we forget the debt that we owe viruses.

18 Feb 2020 1:38 AM IST

Hate speech is not a punishable offence, and is protected under the First Amendment.

Not just words': How to counter hate speech

The argument then, that hate speech cannot be penalised is therefore a common one.

18 Feb 2020 1:36 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru

A paradigm shift is needed on discourse in public life

No one is without sin, yet those who criticise their rivals are often the same people who would have committed far worse...

18 Feb 2020 1:29 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal

It's too early for AAP to expand beyond Delhi

There was also a clear signal that he wanted to expand the AAP beyond Delhi.

18 Feb 2020 1:27 AM IST

The silence is palpable. While most mainstream Bollywood stars have refrained from commenting over the police brutality against the Jamia Millia students, a few have put out tweets reacting to the violence.

Jamia: Cops on backfoot

As of today, 33 lives have been lost to the nationwide protests.

18 Feb 2020 1:26 AM IST