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It has also been said that the Central Vista running from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate was a reflection of a colonial ethos , a legacy that needed to be reversed.

The rebuilding of Delhi: An imperial syndrome?

Many of them want to be remembered by future generations through their legacies -- physical artefacts, splendid...

11 Oct 2019 5:09 AM IST

Achieving 27 targets under an action plan is top priority for Imran Khan, say officials. (Photo:AP)

Azadi' march Pak maulana's desperate bid to stay relevant

The JUI-F's staunch anti-American public stance and his pro-Taliban image did not come in the way of his pragmatism.

11 Oct 2019 12:17 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi

A long road ahead for J&K, many risks loom

Operation Kashmir rests on sanguine assumptions aligned with the BJP's ideology and popular support.

10 Oct 2019 1:48 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Trump's tweet not out of line with US role in Middle East

Most of the critics tend to ignore the fact that historically America's reputation as an unreliable ally is well...

10 Oct 2019 12:00 AM IST

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