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Queen Elizabeth II (Photo: AP)

Is it an insult to tell one to go back to Afro-Asia?

Yet, telling a white to make the reverse journey has no sinister overtones because he doesn't need to regret his...

8 Oct 2019 3:32 AM IST

Ideologues (eg, Marxist historians) are free, like anyone else, to write their own version of history. The problem arises when the state seeks to promote its version of history by imposing it through textbooks and state-supported publishing houses. (Photos: AP/ PTI/ ANI)

History should not be abused by politicians

The danger is far greater when the state has a hand in the writing of history.

7 Oct 2019 4:54 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

BJP plays puja politics, tramples on tradition

The tradition in West Bengal is that in the festival season there is no politics.

7 Oct 2019 2:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah, Bollywood actress Hema Malini, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj are among the star campaigners of the party. (Image: PTI)

Be alive to tyranny dressed as democracy

The BJP had the numbers, and hence the right to pass the law in the manner it wanted.

6 Oct 2019 3:09 AM IST

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Kejriwal tipped to return; Rahul follower set to go

Some in the BJP thank God that the BJP leadership is not toying with the idea of a Kiran Bedi type of experiment again.

6 Oct 2019 2:49 AM IST

The victims of these paedophiles were referred to as prostitutes and even by some idiots as sex workers .

Guard against dark net', expose child predators

New research published in the New York Times this past weekend provides new insight into the minds of paedophiles.

5 Oct 2019 1:46 AM IST

The RBI has always said monetary policy should be accompanied by fiscal policy if the wheels of the economy are to be greased. (Photo: PTI)

Stoke demand to stop India slowing down

Even this is optimistic and we could as well be seeing sub 5 per cent growth.

5 Oct 2019 1:46 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Satyagraha is Gandhi's lasting contribution

In April, the government took lead in marking the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

4 Oct 2019 12:07 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)

Pak needs to see Taliban as a challenge, not an asset

Finding a sound strategy to deal with this conflict should be at the centre of Pakistan's priorities.

4 Oct 2019 12:04 AM IST

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar takes a survey of the flood-hit areas, in Patna, Friday. (Photo: PTI)

The floods in Bihar: The fault is not in our stars!

Patna has been among the worst hit but the arc of suffering goes far beyond.

3 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Why MBS got off lightly after brutal murder of Khashoggi

Mohammed bin Salman, meanwhile, continues to warn the West that if Iran is not restrained, oil prices could go through...

3 Oct 2019 1:17 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi believed in the efficacy of pitching the soul force called satyagraha against the brute force of the oppressor and in effect converting the oppressor to the right and moral point.

A man who gave India a new idea about itself

Reverence is big business on which gurus and godmen, mahants and mantris thrive.

2 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST