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Addressing a Martyrs Day rally, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Mysterious reshuffle

It was said that Ms Banerjee would request the Centre to send Mr Chaudhari to Kolkata to replace the outgoing chief...

29 Sept 2019 7:21 AM IST

World needs to be clear on what terrorism is

The lack of unanimity amongst us on the issue of terrorism dents those very principles that are the basis for the...

29 Sept 2019 7:21 AM IST

The willing participation of the bureaucracy in the Nazi criminal enterprise reached a nadir at the Wannsee Conference on January 24, 1942. In a villa in south Berlin over a sumptuous two-hour lunch laced with fine wines, Nazi apparatchiks, aided by what in the Indian parlance would be joint secretary-level officers drawn from across the German bureaucratic space, firmed up plans for the final solution to the Jewish question. The conference was the equivalent of an inter-ministerial consultation in the Indian context. (Photo:Pixabay)

Bureaucracy and the fascists

When the Nazis seized control in 1933, this permanent establishment formed the core of the German state.

29 Sept 2019 7:18 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Needless grief for homebuyers

The law regulating construction in the coastal areas was passed in the late eighties but it took almost 20 years for the...

29 Sept 2019 7:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Kashmir, trade friction dent Houston cheer

The business of propaganda and image making has for now concluded.

29 Sept 2019 7:16 AM IST

Sunil Ambekar, national organising secretary, ABVP

'Hindutva is inclusivity. Whatever is different, we try to understand...

Together with people, we are trying to build a society having a strong character, says Sunil.

29 Sept 2019 6:59 AM IST

The RSS wants to have Manusmriti as the constitution of the country. (Photo: PTI)

Is Constitution 'anti-Hindu' or the RSS anti-Indian?

The RSS has now chosen to speak through its outfit, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

29 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

As the adventures in Blunderland turn uglier, will BoJo survive as the...

Now the majority of the Bestminster Parlez-shop are opposed to this scheme of leaving the European Bunion without a...

28 Sept 2019 6:35 AM IST

Tears,â€ wrote the Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, Voltaire, are the silent language of grief.â€ Research suggests that certain chemicals, like beta-endorphins, when revved up by our emotions, assuage our grief, or pain. This is evidenced to be as effective as a strenuous workout at the gym or, achieving a state of sublime harmony analogous to mindful meditation. (Photo: Google Doodle)

Mystic Mantra: There's more to tears than meets the eye

The more powerful the tear-jerkingâ€ plot, visage, or story, the better the liberating upshot.

28 Sept 2019 5:22 AM IST

President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal. (Photo:AP)

Immigration issue to be critical in 2020 US polls

With the start of impeachment proceedings against President Trump, matters are only going to get uglier.

28 Sept 2019 12:26 AM IST

On Monday, Yediyurappa said: Within 2-3 hours, I am going to get the final list from Amit Bhai (BJP President Amit Shah). So, cabinet expansion will be done tomorrow. (Photo: ANI)

Short reprieve in Karnataka

Any decision that legitimises the 17 will be a huge boost and a safety net for the Yediyurappa government.

28 Sept 2019 12:02 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Afghanistan might be Trump's biggest folly

Saleh, in particular, has been a longtime foe of the Taliban, opposing former President Karzai's peace outreach to the...

28 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST