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Republic Day honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. (Photo: Pixabay)

R-Day disaster in Kashmir, Mizoram

In Mizoram, in the Northeast, the governor hoisted the flag at an empty ground, with only the security forces present.

28 Jan 2019 1:22 AM IST

Shah Faesal said he received both abuse and adulation over his decision to quit the government service but he had totally expected this. (Photo: Facebook | Shah Faesal)

Dilli Ka Babu: Selecting the CIC

Faesal had emerged as a youth icon in the state after he topped the UPSC exam in 2010.

27 Jan 2019 2:47 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP)

The hypocrisy of Jaitley over ICICI

The finance minister is concerned that this is happening because of the CBI's recklessness and we must commend his...

27 Jan 2019 2:36 AM IST

Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)

People's Jinnah and his memorial hall

The campaign that inspired the memorial began the day of Willingdon's insult to B.G. Tilak at a provincial war...

27 Jan 2019 2:33 AM IST

The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

Claims of mass rigging of EVMs are laughable

It is utter nonsense to postulate that EVM machines are capable of mass hacking.

27 Jan 2019 2:30 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka's plunge, Scindia's gambit

Kishor's reaction to Ms Vadra's appointment has given rise to speculation that the Janata Dal(U) has not given up on the...

27 Jan 2019 2:22 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)

Flashpoint, Venezuela

The threat of US intervention has exacerbated the crisis in Venezuela.

27 Jan 2019 2:15 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: PTI)

President's address takes govt view on grim realities

There was considerable routine incantation of governmental view of things, rather than the harsh realities that ordinary...

27 Jan 2019 2:11 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Right to have rights

He admonishes the rulers and their ministers and asks them to work for the welfare of the people.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

What can gender equality mean in the world of Spice Girls?

The phrase gender equality in today's world means very many different things.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

West Bengal CM and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee speaks during the Opposition parties mega United India rally at the historic Brigade Ground in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Let our Sisters in Arms' lead the way in 2019

Locals used the rally as an excuse to skip work and stay parked in all those fancy Kolkata clubs they seem to prefer to...

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

Budget 2019: Piyush has to think big, take risks

The primary task before Goyal is to present the interim Budget 2019 on February 1 in the Lok Sabha, where the BJP has a...

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST