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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

100 days of Modi 2.0: It's time to get going

The truth is out already that India is slowing down along with the rest of the world.

9 Sept 2019 5:05 AM IST

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Taming Pawan Jaiswal: Journalism's dark hour

The Press Council of India took suo motu cognisance of what happened to Mr Jaiswal, and asked the UP government to...

8 Sept 2019 7:37 AM IST

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P. Chidambaram after being produced at a court in the INX Media case in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Slowdown! Hard to fill Chidambaram, Jaitley shoes

To make matters worse, the battery of legal eagles in the Congress are loath to forgo their fees for their party...

8 Sept 2019 7:28 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)

Afghan accord: Still unclear if Taliban ready to contest polls

Among the Taliban's negotiating team were also four former inmates of Guantanamo.

7 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka minister D.K. Shivakumar

For Shivakumar, arrest opportunity in disguise

With 105 of the 224 Assembly seats in its kitty, BJP leaders knew that it would not be long before it came to power in...

7 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

100 days of Modi 2.0: A clear sign of path ahead

In Narendra Modi's case, the excitement has been greater because he has few peers matching his communication skills.

6 Sept 2019 2:33 AM IST

A man offer prayers before breaking his fast. (Photo: AP)

Why a scholar's new sin' hurts the cause of Euro Muslims

Muslims, held Ramadan who was born in Geneva and holds Swiss citizenship had a lot to contribute to Europe.

5 Sept 2019 3:46 AM IST

The National Register of Citizenship phenomena, therefore, looks different, smells different and feels different.

Who is a citizen? Going down a dangerous path

The publication of the list of citizens on August 31 was the day when India arrived at the crossroads.

5 Sept 2019 12:53 AM IST

Romila Thapar and JNU: Can India's Left go to the rescue?

The octogenarian opposed narrow Muslim demands in the 1970s to change the secular character of AMU.

4 Sept 2019 1:25 AM IST

People queue up to check their names on the final draft of the states National Register of Citizens after it was released, at an NRC Seva Kendra in Nagaon. (Photo: PTI)

Where will the people left out of the NRC go?

The list is out, but the suspense and trauma is not over yet for nearly 19 lakh people as their names are excluded from...

4 Sept 2019 1:20 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Global realignments & some lessons for India

Russia's re-emergence as a strategic player in West Asia and Gulf and its close monitoring of Afghanistan revives its...

2 Sept 2019 12:17 AM IST

Pak Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: AFP)

Extension for Gen. Bajwa perhaps not a good idea

The reality is that most civil servants have not cultivated many interests outside their jobs.

2 Sept 2019 12:12 AM IST