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Hindus want a government that does not discriminate between religious communities, does not pursue minority appeasement, and recognises some of the remarkable and verifiable achievements of Hindu civilisation. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Do marching saints truly care what Hindus want?

The attempt to convert this great Sanatana Dharma into some kind of Wahabi faith is doomed to failure

17 April 2022 12:32 AM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Why Cong pulling its punches in MP; RLD's Jayant nurses...

It is obvious that the Bharatiya Janata Party's charge that the Congress indulges in minority appeasement has...

17 April 2022 12:31 AM IST

Incapable of such eloquence ourselves, we can certainly see how this month, with all the beauty and fresh infusions of natural life that it brings, rejuvenates us too, putting a spring in our steps and stirring hope. (By Arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | April showers bring bunnies and flowers

Knowing that all's not lost encourages us to pull up our socks, and set the world to rights

17 April 2022 12:03 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Troubles piling up for Hedgie: Non-dom' wife,...

There exists a perfectly legal way of evading tax on one's income from abroad by declaring that one is a 'non-dom' --...

15 April 2022 11:16 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Padosis' and desis' and their uneasy relationships

We desis have always nurtured a love-hate relationship with our neighbours (padosis) through the ages

15 April 2022 10:57 PM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (ANI File)

Anand K. Sahay | Can Shehbaz & Bajwa, with US help, bring about thaw?

The game is doubtless aimed at winning the country back from Mr Khan's populist wiles

14 April 2022 11:02 PM IST

Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Golay. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | 'Non-performers' in Sikkim govt are going to be sent...

Last year, an extensive drive was conducted against officials reporting late for work in govt offices and the latecomers...

14 April 2022 12:47 AM IST

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury addressing a press conference after the partys three-day central committee meeting in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | CPM has sunk into a hole: Where'll it go from here?

Re-elected for the third term as party general secretary, Sitaram Yechury is tasked to deliver a miracle

14 April 2022 12:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can shared values' douse discord in India-US...

Mr Narendra Modi's actions must live up to his rhetoric before he can respond to Mr Biden's call to help suffering...

13 April 2022 12:38 AM IST

Enforcement Directorate. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Venal officers target citizens, keeping India as partly...

On civil liberties India has only scored 33 out of 60, while the United States has scored 51

12 April 2022 1:31 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (ANI)

K C Singh | Army, Sharifs start anew as Imran's govt implodes

The Pakistan Army was always closer to Shehbaz Sharif than his older brother Nawaz

12 April 2022 12:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Nehru, Ambedkar and the BJP: Revisiting of...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally led this new-found public embrace and appropriation of Dr Ambedkar's legacy

11 April 2022 12:28 AM IST