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Mamata Banerjee addressing the press conference (Photo: ANI)

Tough law on violence against doctors a must

The doctors' strike in West Bengal spreading nationally is a clear indication that events have spiralled out of control.

17 Jun 2019 1:08 AM IST

Congress activists beat a poster of BMC officer Nidhi Choudhari as they protest her controversial tweet on Mahatma Gandhi, in Thane on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Dilli Ka Babu: A tweet too many

A carelessly worded tweet has landed Maharashtra IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari's career in hot water.

16 Jun 2019 9:27 AM IST

The Indian Supreme Courts order appointing three members as a mediatory panel to resolve the 70-year-old Babri Masjid dispute flouts every established rule on the process of mediation.

Mediation over the Ayodhya dispute seems doomed to fail

The Supreme Court has initiated an exercise that was doomed to failure at the very outset.

16 Jun 2019 9:24 AM IST

The presence of the Indian paramilitary on the streets of Srinagar has become depressingly normal. Uniformed men carrying assault rifles and speaking Tamil, Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi keep watch over the locals.(Photo: ANI)

What is the ground reality in Kashmir?

The dehumanising of Kashmiris has happened over a long period and is not the doing of this government alone and this is...

16 Jun 2019 9:21 AM IST

Isro chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan (Photo: PTI/KAMAL SINGH)

Chandrayaan-2 will be the stepping stone for human landing on the...

It will be a heart-in-the-mouth situation for Indian space scientists beginning July 15.

16 Jun 2019 9:18 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

BJP resumes iftar outreach, Rahul's Sidhu faux pas costly

BJP rebel Shatrughan Sinha, who joined the Congress shortly before the Lok Sabha elections, is said to be miffed with...

16 Jun 2019 6:44 AM IST

The reality here is Pakistan and its jihad-fi-sabilillah (meaning in the cause of Allah ) campaign of terrorism against India.

Rethink line, explore Track 2 diplomacy

A sensible policy would be to have talks on our terms and agenda at a time of our choosing.

16 Jun 2019 6:39 AM IST

The two were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead, police said. (photo: Representational)

AES: Government caught napping

The larger issue, of course, is that of nutritious food for children that make them better able to withstand such...

16 Jun 2019 3:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

With Pakistan, sulking is not the best policy

Maintaining a stance of no dialogue is not the best recipe for securing India's own interests.

16 Jun 2019 3:51 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)

Tory leadership race is likely to lead to undemocratic' Brexit

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a population of 66 million people.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST

The rape cases in Kathua, Unnao and Surat sparked nationwide outrage following which pressure mounted on the Centre to amend laws. (Photo: PTI)

Law of the jungle' prevails... in Kathua & beyond

One dreads to wake up and read the front page these days.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

Arrests in Pak: Imran's battle to win or lose

The period nicely takes Prime Minister Imran Khan's two main opponents into its grasp.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST