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Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Habeas corpus is habeas carcass in Kashmir Valley

The time is come to consider the basics of the legal outrage of imprisonment without trial called 'preventive...

11 Nov 2019 12:27 AM IST

Five Supreme Court judges Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (centre) flanked by Justice Ashok Bhushan (left), Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde (second from left), Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (second from right), Justice S. Abdul Nazeer (right) pose for a photograph after delivering the verdict on Ayodhya land case in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A Solomonic verdict, but not quite closure

Advani is still the popular villain of the liberal set because he set off on his Rath Yatra wanting a Ram Mandir built...

10 Nov 2019 12:00 AM IST

Pakistan has conveyed to India that people travelling through the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday will also have to pay the USD 20 fee, sources said Friday. (Photo: File)

Can Kartarpur lead to better India-Pak ties?

Guru Nanak obtained enlightenment at a moment of great spiritual churn in India.

9 Nov 2019 12:36 AM IST

Maulana Fazlur Rehman

Maulana Fazlur Rehman's stir multi-legged race of rivals

Today's parliaments are no longer under threat from below as much as from without and within.

8 Nov 2019 2:36 AM IST

Had India become a part of the bloc, it would have had the third highest GDP just below Japan and above South Korea, and tied with South Korea for the third highest global trade.

India dodges RCEP, but can't avoid Reforms 2.0

Exports to China account for just around 15 per cent, while another 11 per cent go to other destinations in East Asia.

8 Nov 2019 2:31 AM IST

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman

Maulana's stand: No threat, but a show of strength by all means

The terms for pulling back from the brink are not known yet; there will, however, be no clear winner in this game of...

7 Nov 2019 2:14 AM IST

Nagaland governor R.N. Ravi (Photo: ANI)

Naga peace process back on track again

In the end, it seems that the Nagas have neither given up their demand for a separate flag nor for a Naga constitution.

7 Nov 2019 2:11 AM IST

People wear masks during a protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the implementation of measures to reduce air pollution. (Photo: PTI)

Toxic air, hungry kids: Divisive politics rules

Malnutrition and air pollution are among the top health risks facing India.

6 Nov 2019 1:10 AM IST

Maulana Fazlur Rehman (Photo: AP)

Dharna politics: Push come to shove, politicos certain to blink

The dharna ended in the beginning of 2015, and a year later, the former dictator left the country.

6 Nov 2019 1:08 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Was Gandhi 'Hindian'? The redefining of India

Many Gandhi statues abroad seem to be mired in controversy.

5 Nov 2019 6:29 AM IST

In view of the partys own history where it has shown no distaste for accommodative arrangements with the establishment to counter ethno-nationalists, as recently as five years ago and the history of Pakistans compromised mainstream political parties in general, it would not be misplaced to suggest that ideological commitment to procedural democracy usually runs shallow.

JUI-F's march: One of interests or one of ideas?

When incentives run out, ideas and ideology are usually the fuel that drive political transformations in status quo...

5 Nov 2019 6:22 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

Will Dec 12 polls spell a saner future for UK?

If Mr Johnson's Conservatives win an overall majority, his exit deal will pass.

4 Nov 2019 12:13 AM IST