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Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

Opaque transfer of Madras CJ

The numbers show the disparity, that raises questions about fair play.

6 Sept 2019 2:31 AM IST

PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian PM Putin also hugged and shook hands before their departure for Zvezda ship-building complex. (Photo: ANI)

India foregrounds J&K in talks with Russia

At a joint press meet with Putin on Wednesday, Modi said their two countries were against outside influence in the...

6 Sept 2019 2:30 AM IST

A man offer prayers before breaking his fast. (Photo: AP)

Why a scholar's new sin' hurts the cause of Euro Muslims

Muslims, held Ramadan who was born in Geneva and holds Swiss citizenship had a lot to contribute to Europe.

5 Sept 2019 3:46 AM IST

Today, on Teachers Day, lets be glad and grateful for unforgettable teachers who taught us not how to make a living, but how to live.

Mystic Mantra: Thanks a million, dear teachers!

The qualities that I've admired in my teachers can be summarised with the alphabets of the word: T-E-A-C-H-E-R.

5 Sept 2019 3:44 AM IST

Ho Chi Minh's Vietnam peaceful, but is like China

The multitude determined to give them a rousing welcome consisted mainly of students, political activists and trade...

5 Sept 2019 1:11 AM IST

Kashmiri children play gully cricket in a shut-down market in central Srinagar.

Hari Singh's 1939 constitution in J&K marked a first in South Asia

Incidentally, 81 years later, on the same day, August 5, 2019, J&K state was bifurcated into two Union territories by...

5 Sept 2019 12:59 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Can Pakistan Army deliver on Imran's threats?

Pakistan's ability to spin propaganda as effective psychological warfare may project a much higher capability than...

5 Sept 2019 12:56 AM IST

The National Register of Citizenship phenomena, therefore, looks different, smells different and feels different.

Who is a citizen? Going down a dangerous path

The publication of the list of citizens on August 31 was the day when India arrived at the crossroads.

5 Sept 2019 12:53 AM IST

Large transactions included the acquisition of Jio Platforms by Facebooks subsidiary Jaadhu for $5.7 billion, the acquisition of Tower Infrastructure Trust by Brookfield and GIC Singapore for $3.7 billion and the sale of the electrical and automation division of L&T India for $2.1 billion. Representational image/DC

It's the economy... Act now!

The argument that there is a global slowdown, accelerated by the US-China trade war, doesn't help; in fact India will...

5 Sept 2019 12:46 AM IST

Congress leader D K Shivakumar visited the residence of Congress MLA and state minister MTB Nagaraj early on Saturday morning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Shivakumar's arrest, like PC's, appears political

Neither Mr Shivakumar nor Mr Chidambaram are expected to run away from the law.

5 Sept 2019 12:38 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: The vicious circle of worries

America is certainly a very modern country and this worry is also very modern.

4 Sept 2019 4:25 AM IST

The Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Is sex on the false promise of marriage rape or cheating?

The concept of treating woman as the property of man is no longer in force. The Supreme Court of India decriminalised...

4 Sept 2019 2:28 AM IST