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Shah Faesal said he received both abuse and adulation over his decision to quit the government service but he had totally expected this. (Photo: Facebook | Shah Faesal)

IAS officers' act of dissent

The emphasis is on national thinking, even though the Kashmir Valley is thousands of kilometers away from Kerala,...

10 Sept 2019 12:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin to his 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Thursday evening, where Mr Modi later hosted a dinner for his distinguished guest. The two will hold summit talks on Friday. (Photo: AP)

India, Russia: New contours of an old partnership

The joint statement did not shy away from expressing perspectives different from those of the United States and its...

10 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: India must play a purposeful role

It was evident for some time that the US wanted to exit Afghanistan for domestic reasons, leaving behind a skeletal...

10 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

In recent years, some Shia clerics have been discouraging the bloodletting, instead encouraging people to donate blood to patients in need.

Mystic Mantra: Ashura The passionate mourning of Shias

The death of Hussein is considered by Shias as a symbol of humanity's struggle against injustice, oppression and...

9 Sept 2019 6:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

100 days of Modi 2.0: It's time to get going

The truth is out already that India is slowing down along with the rest of the world.

9 Sept 2019 5:05 AM IST

Wimbledon finalists Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are on a semi-final collision course at the US Open after they were placed in the same half of the draw on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Legends feel their years

The question is how long these champions will defy time to stretch their unsurpassed feats.

9 Sept 2019 5:01 AM IST

Student activist Shehla Rashid Shora on Monday filed a case in Srinagar against mafia don Ravi Poojary for allegedly threatening her. (Photo: File)

Why the cops booked Shehla, and not BBC

These exaggerations by the state come in a vacuum created in the last week by the dwindling reportage on Kashmir in the...

9 Sept 2019 4:58 AM IST

The court had expressed reservation about religious conversion on the basis of mere affidavit on a stamppaper.

Conversion: The next frontier for Modi govt?

The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we have accepted that we hold certain rights to be...

9 Sept 2019 1:06 AM IST

Ram Jethmalani will now try to persuade God in heaven

There are no disputes in heaven and therefore no opportunity for lawyers to practice their craft.

9 Sept 2019 12:56 AM IST

Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir will not react and erupt in anger, Kashmir will respond

For now, the middle ground in Kashmir stands obliterated. In a new battle for existence, the multiple identities of...

9 Sept 2019 12:51 AM IST

Former Union minister Salman Khurshid

Distortion of democracy is evident. Is its dismantling on the way?'

There is no clarity of thought and vision in the government on how to get the economy back on track, says Salman...

8 Sept 2019 7:57 AM IST

External affairs minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Article 370 nixes MEA meet

The decision to call off the meeting was reportedly taken a couple of weeks after Article 370 was nullified.

8 Sept 2019 7:53 AM IST