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Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: ANI)

Torture & law: Jurisdiction on this crime can be universal

There exists on the United States' statute book an old statute of 1789 called the Alien Tort Claims Act.

1 Sept 2019 6:07 AM IST

Union minister Prakash Javadekar said a lot of developmental work has been done in the last four years, and a New India will be formed by 2022. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

Restoring land will not only make ecological sense, but money too

Desertification is a worldwide phenomenon directly affecting a third of the earth and 250 million lives.

1 Sept 2019 2:05 AM IST

Former Indian Army chief General V. P. Malik

Pak's nuke talk is loose talk, but cannot rule out a limited war'

National security is not just defence; it is all other departments put together, says VP Malik.

1 Sept 2019 2:02 AM IST

The aim of forming the group is to streamline the content and air quality programmes in Doordarshan.

Dilli Ka Babu: DD tries to stay relevant

According to sources, DD will be restructured to turn its creative functions into a special vertical for content...

1 Sept 2019 12:36 AM IST

A view of A deserted Lal Chowk area in Srinagar Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Three decisions that can split India apart

The final National Register of Citizens is out and India has excluded 19 lakh people from it.

1 Sept 2019 12:32 AM IST

Adolf Hitler. (Photo: AFP)

If courts are vigilant, democracy will be safe

Almost any crime that could be described as political opposition to the Nazi regime ended up before them.

1 Sept 2019 12:28 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

Hard Brexit undemocratic

The extreme cynicism seen in such manoeuvring of a pillar of British democracy as its Parliament and its unwritten...

1 Sept 2019 12:22 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: File)

Mergers no answer, kickstart investment

In the long term, the government which has a large mandate from the people should undertake land and labour reforms.

1 Sept 2019 12:19 AM IST

Justice Sarang Kotwal

Make peace, not war

As long as people don't indulge in violence or subversive activities, why does it matter to anyone what people read.

31 Aug 2019 6:31 AM IST

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

Will UK Parliament suspension split the Tories?

Britain, unlike India, the United States or other democracies has no written constitution.

31 Aug 2019 12:10 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Hesitation is the worst crime - Think about it!

The worst crime you can commit against life is not experiencing it since you never allow life to happen to you.

31 Aug 2019 12:07 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI plays white knight to cash-strapped govt

The FD target for FY 2019-20 is an unreachable 2.85 per cent of GDP.

31 Aug 2019 12:06 AM IST