Home » Opinion

Opinion - Page 733

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi flanked by interim party president Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh during the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian AGE)

Sonia must ensure a makeover for Congress

Sonia Gandhi will now be judged on how soon she is able to hold regular party polls to elect the new leader.

12 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Ashwani Kumar (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

'It could have been done better... but BJP had put Art. 370 dilution...

The people of Kashmir are bound to feel unhappy and betrayed about this, says Ashwani Kumar.

11 Aug 2019 7:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi's fresh approach to bureaucracy in 2nd term

Modi's work culture clearly is about direct access, simplifying procedures and eliminating delays in decision-making and...

11 Aug 2019 12:12 AM IST

Rapid Action Force personnel patrol a street during restrictions in Jammu on Friday. Restrictions have been imposed in several districts J&K after the state lost its special status. (Photo: PTI)

Article 370: Impact will reveal itself in time

Kashmiris will be free from their family-based parties and will have the opportunity to discover fresh democratic...

11 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand. (Photo: ANI)

Popular vote favours DMK

In the absence of the charismatic leader Jayalalithaa, who was also quite popular with the minorities, the ruling party...

11 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard during restrictions in Jammu on Monday. Restrictions and night curfews were imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the Valley remained on edge with the authorities stepping up security deployment. (Photo: PTI)

Illusion of credibility to Pak J&K claim dented

The US and other leading powers have sought to advance their own interests by forging friendship with India.

11 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Rapid Action Force personnel patrol a street during restrictions in Jammu on Friday. Restrictions have been imposed in several districts J&K after the state lost its special status. (Photo: PTI)

In J&K Valley, proceed with humility, humanity

The people of J&K are flesh-and-blood citizens of our country.

11 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru (Photo PTI)

BJP gags own MPs on Nehru; has Sonia lost her authority?

According to the BJP grapevine, the party is expected shift focus to the Kamal Nath government after the Republic Day...

11 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

One of the Indian mystics who celebrated divine love and syncretic devotion was Maulana Hasrat Mohani. In his own words, he was a Sufi momin (Sufi believer), ishtiraaki Muslim (secular Muslim), Aashiq-e-Rasool (lover of the holy Prophet) and at the same time, a Krishna bhakt (devotee of Krishna). (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Kashmir's Mahbub-ul-Aalam: Beloved of the World

Makhdum Sahib's entire lineage was known for an intellectual legacy and an ethics-based spirituality (Tariqat).

10 Aug 2019 5:50 AM IST

The pressure of being 'intellectual': When insults fly amid literary...

It is certainly, even apart from Auden's observations, looked down upon in British culture.

10 Aug 2019 12:10 AM IST

Documents with Home Minister Amit Shah before he went to parliament.

How different will Naya J&K and Purana J&K be?

The most significant fallout of the Article 370 nullification has been an unlikely development within the Congress...

10 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

The flooding was a result of global warming, which has led to extraordinary temperatures in the Arctic.

Eat less meat, save planet

This is no advertisement for vegetarianism or veganism; just a way to save the planet.

10 Aug 2019 12:02 AM IST