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LGBTQ community members celebrate after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

SC makes history, but 'gay' prejudices linger

The LGBT community would want to rightly press on with the logical implications, leading to issues of gay marriage,...

7 Sept 2018 7:03 AM IST

Yemen tragedy is escalating amid growing Mideast mess

The scale of the humanitarian tragedy in Yemen, however, extends far beyond the direct carnage of conflict.

7 Sept 2018 6:53 AM IST

A city court had directed the police to lodge an FIR against them for alleged violation of aircraft rules, tampering with evidence and intimidating a doctor working with Air India in January, 2017. (Representational image)

Govt's 'dalit' advisory wrong

The term dalitâ€ isn't used in government documents as a rule.

7 Sept 2018 6:47 AM IST

People react after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Landmark SC order: Gay sex not a crime

Same-sex relationships had been badly affected by rigid and systematic discrimination with gays also subjected to police...

7 Sept 2018 12:00 AM IST

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is keeping a close eye on international prices.

Of skyrocketing fuel prices, fiscal prudence and its electoral effect

Dharmendra Pradhan's background does not justify his current position.

6 Sept 2018 8:00 AM IST

One of the Indian mystics who celebrated divine love and syncretic devotion was Maulana Hasrat Mohani. In his own words, he was a Sufi momin (Sufi believer), ishtiraaki Muslim (secular Muslim), Aashiq-e-Rasool (lover of the holy Prophet) and at the same time, a Krishna bhakt (devotee of Krishna). (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Hasrat's syncretic spirituality

Through his mystic poetry, Hasrat dedicated beautiful tributes of love and devotion.

6 Sept 2018 7:56 AM IST

Lois Sofia was arrested after the plane landed in Tuticorin and Tamilisai filed a complaint with the airport police. (Photo: File)

Dissent & democracy: A real debate needed

Some of the recent arrests were under UAPA, a law that turns on its head the principle that everybody is innocent till...

6 Sept 2018 7:55 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj greets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on his arrival at Palam Airforce Station in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

At 2+2 talks, Pak the elephant in the room

India needs to be much more nimble-footed to outmanouvre Pakistan's newly-reinforced civilian-military government.

6 Sept 2018 7:54 AM IST

The increasingly popular premise that women who wear a headscarf can do anything has expanded in a way that has largely nullified the premise of modesty. (Representational image)

Headscarves have evolved as a symbol of identity

All of this would be readily acceptable were it not for the fact that this particular contest is a beauty pageant.

6 Sept 2018 7:50 AM IST

Justice Ranjan Gogoi

Sigh of relief for judiciary

Dipak Misra rode the storm, not giving quarter to his detractor colleagues.

6 Sept 2018 7:49 AM IST

Lois Sofia was arrested after the plane landed in Tuticorin and Tamilisai filed a complaint with the airport police. (Photo: File)

Dissent, criticising govt is every citizen's right

A tolerance of different viewpoints and opinions should be part of our democratic culture.

6 Sept 2018 7:49 AM IST

The mentor teachers will also visit Gateway School of Mumbai and Teach For India in Mumbai. (Representational Image)

Mystic Mantra: Teachers everywhere, learners everyone

True teachers not only train the mind but also touch the heart.

5 Sept 2018 1:47 AM IST