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People protest against the alleged attack on JNU students at Gateway of India on Monday. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

What does it take to fight Hindutva and fascism?

Given the highly contagious virus, the ancient habit would inevitably become a ready source of its rapid transmission.

8 Jan 2020 2:20 AM IST

The Congress Party on Saturday postponed its rally, on the economic slowdown scheduled for December 1, citing the increased security measures in view of the Ayodhya verdict. (Representational Image | PTI)

Decision time for Cong: Can it lead from front?

This is not a political impasse that can be negotiated through complicated calculations of advantage and profit.

8 Jan 2020 2:16 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Modi-Kejri battle of goodwill

All said and counted, this election will ultimately be a battle of goodwill between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

8 Jan 2020 2:12 AM IST

The police registered the FIR against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and 19 others on January 5. (Photo: PTI)

Pre-planned hit' on JNU needs a thorough probe

There was no direction to launch a physical attack on JNU necessarily.

8 Jan 2020 2:11 AM IST

It happens with many of us that year after year resolutions dont work. The reason behind this is that we do not know ourselves.

Mystic Mantra - Achieving goals: Be patient, peaceful and persevere

Resolutions are mostly related to health, wealth, name, fame and in rare cases, spirituality.

7 Jan 2020 1:42 AM IST

General Qasem Soleimani (Photo: AP)

America's dogs of war rehearse Iran invasion: The same old ritual

Red's job was to hold back the blue navy and prevent an invasion.

7 Jan 2020 1:40 AM IST

Anyone suffering from 30 per cent and above disability is eligible to get disability pension, which is over and above the service pension that all Army personnel are eligible for. (Representational Image)

Iron-fencing' cantts: Keep forces away from politics, hate, divisions

The dissonance of the Thimayya-Menon breakdown and the 1962 fallout were rectified reasonably soon.

7 Jan 2020 1:38 AM IST

Protestors hold placards during a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC in Kolkata on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

A govt-run counter-revolution in our times

The full-spectrum exercise is apparently a two-stage process.

7 Jan 2020 1:34 AM IST

The truth, on the other hand, is that public confidence in the judiciary will be shaken if, faced with a prima facie case of his bias, the judge insists on deciding the case.

Don't place the burden of our expectations on the judiciary

In Pakistan, courts are often expected to resolve fundamental questions concerning the identity of the state.

7 Jan 2020 1:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi legacy: What the future holds for India

The man is full of energy, strong in the saddle and is likely to be around till 2030.

7 Jan 2020 1:29 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel. (Photo: PTI)

Maha: Cong must stop sulking

Congress' hard bargaining also delayed the Cabinet expansion.

7 Jan 2020 1:28 AM IST

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh. (Photo: PTI)

Vile attack on JNU is part of a pattern

A well-known political and social activist was shoved and pushed until he fell to the ground.

7 Jan 2020 1:26 AM IST