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Before becoming CM, Yogi Adityanath personally looks after Kalu and feeds him. (Photo: File)

How Congress won Jharkhand; BJP's diminishing returns for Yogi

Chatter about finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman being shifted out refuses to die down.

30 Dec 2019 5:43 AM IST

Does India truly care for womens safety?

Does India truly care for women's safety?

The government and its office-bearers don't care to talk about these heinous acts that have reached a scary high under...

29 Dec 2019 12:38 AM IST

Astrologers may differ in their predictions for the coming year but most predict that the existing political formations will remain undisturbed.

Balkanisation and the secret pull of astro TV

It was a magnificent picture, awe-inspiring and sometimes terrifying to us childen, for it taught us how little we...

29 Dec 2019 12:26 AM IST

In Sri Lanka, the mostly Buddhist Sinhala speakers fought Lankas Tamils over religion and language. In India we wonder how Buddhists and Hindus can hate each other but that is the nature of majoritarianism. (Representational image)

As a religion', atheism is as anti-free speech as godly faith

It can be argued that atheism, in its various manifestations today, has evolved into a religion'.

28 Dec 2019 2:02 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Islamic world's schisms grow, to affect India too

The one impression of Pakistan that I have always persisted with has been a high regard for its senior diplomats.

28 Dec 2019 1:58 AM IST

Bangladeshi nationals were caught by the security forces after they entered India without valid documents and were lodged in different detention camps. (Representational Image | PTI)

Detention camps are spreading all over... in India, China, America

Assam is not the only Indian state in which such camps are being planned.

27 Dec 2019 4:26 AM IST

The health advocates have appealed to the police to actively support the medical community and allow unhindered access to medical treatment for all injured, and urged the government and courts to independently and impartially investigate allegations against the police for hindering medical assistance to the injured protesters and hold accountable those responsible.

Everyone should have access to medical care

The visuals of policemen storming into a hospital and banging on doors are hard to forget.

27 Dec 2019 4:23 AM IST

Anti-CAA protesters hold placards and shout slogans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

As protests rage, is our democracy at risk too?

The Central government in Delhi and governments in BJP-ruled states are coming down heavily on the protesters.

26 Dec 2019 12:48 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: File)

A series of missteps by Imran govt on KL summit

Saudi Arabia may have its own reasons to oppose the KL Summit but it could not prevent other countries from...

26 Dec 2019 12:39 AM IST

There are 55,000 people living in tents and straw huts inside the geometric garrison, protected from Boko Haram jihadists by the military. (Representational Image)

Nigeria's Taliban' not so different from Pakistan's

Nigeria's population is largely tribal and comprises about 350 ethnic groups speaking 520 languages.

25 Dec 2019 2:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Stoke animal spirits' to let India breathe again

The economic downturn has cannibalised the participation of women in the workforce -- down to 26 per cent from 37 per...

25 Dec 2019 2:13 AM IST

Pakistan is a key player in the talks between the Taliban and the US in an effort to end the war in Afghanistan and allow withdrawal of American troops. (Photo: AFP / File)

America seems like it's on a war with truth in Afghanistan

On October 11, 2001 President George W. Bush was asked if he could avoid being drawn into a Vietnam-like situation in...

24 Dec 2019 1:38 AM IST