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V.G. Siddhartha

The corporate endgame: Why honchos get felled

Corporate honchos and movie stars are as lonely as friendless hobos.

6 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Replying to a debate on the amendment, Home Minister Amit Shah said a four-level scrutiny has been provided in the amendment and no human rights will be violated. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Short-sighted move, with dangerous consequences

In real terms, even with Articles 370 and 35A gone, it is hard to see non-Kashmiri Indians buying property in the...

6 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Lord Shiva statue in Nagpur (Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: The significance of Shravan maas

All the Gods thereafter started offering the Ganges' water to Lord Shiva to lessen the effect of the poison.

5 Aug 2019 12:42 AM IST

A nationalistic zeal is now destroying the space for tolerance, multiplicity of views and challenging the very existence of the free press.

Govts silencing freedom of press and of thought

Over the last several years, we have been witnessing a deliberate discrediting of democracy as a political system.

5 Aug 2019 12:40 AM IST

Britains new Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Will Boris be the first British PM to be married at 10 Downing Street?

Priti Patel has been given a budgetary boost already by PM Boris Johnson, as he has promised Â£1.1 billion for...

5 Aug 2019 12:31 AM IST

Tourists and Amarnath Yatris leave from the valley after government issued security advisory to curtail stay in Kashmir in Srinagar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

India misses geopolitical signature in Kashmir

The wildest guesswork is gripping the Valley from impending war with Pakistan to impending repression.

5 Aug 2019 12:28 AM IST

Tourists and passengers wait for their trains at Jammu Railway Station on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Any major J&K changes will play into Pak hands

The events in Jammu and Kashmir over the past few days need to be closely examined against this backdrop.

5 Aug 2019 12:21 AM IST

There are chances of Pakistan following this worldwide trend not so much for reporting, but because of the haphazard world of social media.

China better than US for Pak economy

Over 300 government entities cumulatively lose two per cent of Pakistan's GDP each year.

5 Aug 2019 12:17 AM IST

Opener Rohit Sharma along with his skipper Virat Kohli frustrated the West Indian bowling unit with their 28-run stand. (Photo:AFP)

Ensure harmony in team

The wives of cricketers can hardly be blamed for on-field performances.

5 Aug 2019 12:14 AM IST

A security person stands guard as students board a special train arranged to take them back to Hyderabad at Jammu Tawi railway station on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Amid J&K uncertainty, govt must reveal plans

The causes of the extreme disequilibrium in the political, social and security sphere are wholly unclear.

5 Aug 2019 12:07 AM IST

They make it difficult for people to get bail and such laws give the police a sweeping power that makes corruption and tyranny easy. (Representional Image)

UAPA is against principles of law & justice

In the amendment to UAPA, the state has now been given the power to name individuals as terrorists .

4 Aug 2019 6:22 AM IST

US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (Photo: AP)

How India has been outplayed in Af-Pak

Indians would like to fault the US for dealing with the Taliban arguing that Washington has done a number on India.

4 Aug 2019 1:06 AM IST