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Minister's statement a shaming moment

The government's slogan of Beti bachao, beti padhao! rings hollow today. It might as well be just Beti bachao!

15 Oct 2018 12:05 AM IST

MJ has betrayed those he influenced

The revelations about his assaults on young women mean that his reputation and all that he has stood for is in tatters...

14 Oct 2018 2:23 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi's security strategy

Some even fear that the sudden revival of the SPG may invest too much power in the NSA, creating an eventual imbalance...

14 Oct 2018 2:20 AM IST

Balaji Srinivasan

Impact of #MeToo will take time... It's a step towards a just world'

The Act allows for complaints to be made within 30 days of the incident, and in case of delay within an additional 30...

14 Oct 2018 2:18 AM IST

Britains first OSA became law in 1889 after a temporary clerk in the Foreign Office had learnt by heart, and sold to a London evening paper, the 11 clauses of the Anglo-Russian treaty negotiated at the 1878 Congress of Berlin. Stiffer laws were passed. (Representational image)

Secrets and the freedom of speech of the press

Colonial rulers in India enacted the OSA in 1889 and later in 1923. But while Britain reformed its law in 1989, India...

14 Oct 2018 2:12 AM IST

The NDA/BJP government is looking increasingly cornered on every governance paradigm. However, its weakest link is the gross mismanagement of the Indian economy. (Representational image)

BJP's rule has been bad for the economy

Respected financial analysts are of the view that Rs 57,000 crores out of this Rs 91,000 crores is already a...

14 Oct 2018 2:07 AM IST

GD Agarwal was urging the government to take steps to stop construction of hydroelectric projects along the rivers tributaries. (Photo: File | PTI)

Death of environment too big a price to pay

The grandiose schemes drawn up to restore the Ganga remain mostly on paper.

14 Oct 2018 2:04 AM IST

US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)

Trump's sanction regime

The US will either have to come to a reasonable negotiation of the matter with Iran or go ahead and sanction India.

14 Oct 2018 2:01 AM IST

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In the world of spirits, old is gold: Price is what fools pay

It was distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986. It's obviously not for drinking, but for display, like a Titian or a...

13 Oct 2018 6:31 AM IST

To stop the sadhak, who treads the path to Shiv with a physical desire, these energies guard the doors of Shiv dham.

Mystic Mantra: Of guru and Shiv shakti

The job of ganas is to prevent the entry of miscreants. Because if shakti comes in the hands of the unworthy, they will...

13 Oct 2018 2:13 AM IST

Value education and moral science classes are conducted in schools. And seminar after seminar is held on value-based education. (Representational image)

What can we do about our vanishing values?

Instead of living in a gilded age , we could, through a robust value system, embark on a golden age in India.

13 Oct 2018 2:08 AM IST

Now, male behaviour is on the radar too; a rising number of women are saying no to unsafe workspaces, for themselves and others. This is one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo campaign. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

#MeToo to #UsToo: Power lies in numbers

The stories of sexual harassment that we are hearing today can't be all lumped in one basket.

13 Oct 2018 2:02 AM IST