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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
Why is govt desperate for the West's praise?

The Americans and Iranians don't feel it necessary to keep India in the picture over their spat.

14 Jan 2020 4:14 AM IST

US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)Opinion
Iranians should remember that revenge always best served cold

Trump, facing impeachment and re-election, could do with a short, sharp war.

14 Jan 2020 4:10 AM IST

Normal life remained disrupted across the Kashmir Valley for the 26th consecutive day, with markets closed and public transport off the roads. (Photo: File)Opinion
Now or later, talks the only way out for J&K

What might have lulled many in New Delhi into complacency is the relative calm in the Valley.

13 Jan 2020 12:37 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul GandhiOpinion
Tug-of-war over tricolour; most powerful man in MP

That Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot are not exactly on best terms is an open secret.

13 Jan 2020 12:33 AM IST

The Manu in us: Kill him to exorcise casteOpinion
The Manu in us: Kill him to exorcise caste

Manu enjoys great influence and respectability in Indian society even today.

12 Jan 2020 2:20 AM IST

US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)Opinion
An Indo-Anglian's document dilemmas

It may not be a bad idea to suggest the United States' example regarding citizenship.

12 Jan 2020 2:11 AM IST

General Qasem Soleimani (Photo: AP)Opinion
Mideast gets breather amid US-Iran standoff

With the kind of passion generated by Iranian nationalism there was a range of options which analysts were assessing...

11 Jan 2020 12:36 AM IST

Ektaa Kapoor has long argued that her wildly popular soaps are not fantasy but reality with the odd cobra thrown in.Opinion
The Indian dictionary of acceptable phrases

We have reached the stage in our democracy where a lamp is called a chair, a stool a shirt and a tubelight the sun.

10 Jan 2020 12:14 AM IST

There is very little doubt that personal likes and dislikes have plagued Pakistani sports for decades and that the discretion allowed to selectors has resulted in gross injustice and heartbreak for many excellent performers in domestic tournaments.Opinion
Army chiefs' tenure law fixed without any discussion

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court did not touch on the justification or otherwise for extending a service chief's tenure.

10 Jan 2020 12:10 AM IST

JNU students protest at Delhi Police Headquarters after some masked miscreants attacked in the campus. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
Young Indians want to take back stolen future

JNU students say the police remained standing by as the stick-wielding intruders exited the campus without any...

9 Jan 2020 1:02 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.Opinion
#MeToo on trial: Will Harvey be convicted?

As the Weinstein trial progresses and more details come to light, similar conundrums are likely to emerge.

9 Jan 2020 12:58 AM IST

People protest against the alleged attack on JNU students at Gateway of India on Monday. (Photo: Debasish Dey)Opinion
What does it take to fight Hindutva and fascism?

Given the highly contagious virus, the ancient habit would inevitably become a ready source of its rapid transmission.

8 Jan 2020 2:20 AM IST

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