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Alok Verma has challenged the government order on the grounds that a 1998 verdict by the Supreme Court stipulated that the CBI Director should have a fixed minimum tenure of two years. (Photo: PTI)

CBI's independence is not a govt priority

Recent events suggest, however, that the executive still mocks the very idea of independence for the CBI.

12 Jan 2019 12:00 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: Finding time to dig out the treasure

The happiness that we think can be attained through outer wealth is illusory.

11 Jan 2019 6:04 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

2 Muslim women in US Congress make history, break a stereotype

No sooner had the clip featuring Representative Tlaib hit the contentious airwaves of American cable news that it went...

11 Jan 2019 12:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

New EWS quota' riddled with many ambiguities

It is made to appear that the latest pre-poll move by the Central government is a response to the emerging social crisis...

11 Jan 2019 12:18 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi and Amit shah (Photo: File/PTI)

Hopes, fears dominate the new 2019 narrative

The Narendra Modi-led BJP is depicting a nightmare that would be India's fate if an unstable, non-ideological coalition...

11 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

Minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore launched this sharing facility of AIR News with private FM broadcasters on Tuesday.

AIR news on FM a win-win

This is a win-win situation for both the government and private FM broadcasters.

11 Jan 2019 12:08 AM IST

Army chief General Bipin Rawat addressed his annual press briefing in Delhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Army Chief's remarks on Taliban confusing

It's clear by now that India has come around to the position of being non-formulaic on talks with the Taliban.

11 Jan 2019 12:05 AM IST

Nelson Mandela (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Protect India's many mother tongues

When compared to rich countries like the UK, Germany, France or Spain, India appears poor in economic terms.

10 Jan 2019 6:58 AM IST

Google said it would not renew a contract to help the US military analyse aerial drone imagery when it expires, as the company sought to defuse internal uproar over the deal.

Spurt in snooping likely to make govt hostage to private interests

Unlike the tapping of landline phones or opening letters sent by post, the new snooping methods involve not-so-simple...

10 Jan 2019 6:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Halt toxic discourse... Our politics is at its nadir!

It appears that India's political leaders have lapped up, quite indiscriminatingly, two Chinese ideas.

10 Jan 2019 12:15 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said PM Modi has achieved huge success in taking the fight against terrorism on international forum. (Photo: PTI | File)

The citizenship soup is stewing in Assam

AASU is not amused at the timing of the Union Cabinet's move to set up the committee to look into Clause 6 of the Assam...

10 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election campaign rally in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Quotas great. Where are jobs?

Jobs can be created only through growth, but growth has been slowing down under his watch.

10 Jan 2019 12:02 AM IST