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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community people during a reception at Kigali, in Rwanda. (Photo: PTI)

Direct recruits will undermine our civil services

Civil servants paid by the taxpayers will be required to act as public relations officers of the party momentarily in...

5 Aug 2018 12:04 AM IST

Security agencies apprehend trouble in certain pockets of the state as verification of family trees brought to light that suspected foreigners are trying to get their names enrolled in the NRC.

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NRC: What will happen to those left out?

Despite best of intentions there ostensibly were operational difficulties in complying with the directions of the...

5 Aug 2018 12:03 AM IST

The Armys role in containing terrorism and defusing militant plots against the nation is unenviable. (Photo: PTI/Representational image)

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Curb Army's excesses

The Manipur case is a cause celebre in such matters and it is very important that it is quickly concluded and justice...

5 Aug 2018 12:02 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee meets UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi at 10 Janpath in New Delhi

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Better chance of Opposition unity

Is there anyone in the Opposition who can stand up to Mr Modi in the nation's leadership stakes?

5 Aug 2018 12:01 AM IST

Britains Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AP)

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UK Labour must tackle its anti-Semitism

Several Muslim leaders objected and complained to Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, to take action.

4 Aug 2018 2:21 AM IST

Imran Khan declared his victory on Thursday and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistans history. (Photo: AP)

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For Imran, India might not be biggest problem

India is far too involved in its own internal challenges to desire any turbulence at the borders or in Jammu and...

4 Aug 2018 1:54 AM IST

In the beta form, users can generate their Virtual ID and use it to update address in Aadhaar online for the time being, according to UIDAI which announced the Virtual ID concept earlier this year to address privacy concerns.

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To ensure data safety, a better vision needed

In the context of private data protection versus the State, the committee's recommendations are fairly status quoist.

4 Aug 2018 1:45 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

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Pak EC must use its powers to strengthen accountability

The ECP would do well to review such decisions by ROs to assess whether they have been made in line with the legal...

4 Aug 2018 1:44 AM IST

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Time to decriminalise adultery

The government's view is that scrapping Article 497 will take away the meaning of marriage.

4 Aug 2018 1:41 AM IST

Apple, whose initial public offering was in December 1980, is the first US company to reach that milestone. (Photo: Pexels)

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$1-trillion Apple proof of a world transformed

It makes premium lifestyle products that made an impact as a brand, and is a pointer to how the world has changed...

4 Aug 2018 1:40 AM IST

$Aaron sister Ayen tweeted, \My brother invited eight of his classmates for his Stranger Things themed birthday party & none of their punk selves showed up.\$ Opinion

Mystic Mantra: Of arteries, stents and God

For the rest of us though, the question is, if one should or need really wait for stents to receive better flow of God's...

3 Aug 2018 5:27 AM IST

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NRC and the nativity test in Assam

For the past four decades, Assam has been a witness to the murky politics of citizenship.

3 Aug 2018 5:22 AM IST