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PM Modi dedicated the 597 feet or 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the nation on his 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarats Narmada district. (Photo: Twitter | @narendramodi)

Why the Sangh needs to bank on Sardar's legacy

The issue of Patel not being conferred the Bharat Ratna is cited as proof of his undermining.

2 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

The poems title, Anthem for Doomed Youth, offers us another resonant expression. (Representational image)

Poetry & war: The monstrous anger of guns

The Latin quotation from Horace translates as: It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for one's country.

1 Nov 2018 6:46 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Don't undermine SC, that would hurt India

The Supreme Court, as every Indian citizen knows, has served as the final word on some of the most important issues...

1 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Surprises may loom as Lankan turmoil grows

In the 2015 presidential election, China allegedly funnelled funds to Rajapaksa through its port development budget.

31 Oct 2018 12:16 AM IST

The shenanigans of the CBI and its internal intrigues have often made it appear like an unconvincing cinema villain.

Oil, rupee, Rafale, CBI: Govt challenges mount

The CBI trouble may be hogging the headlines but it is not the most important issue facing the country, nor does it pose...

30 Oct 2018 5:05 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)

Saudi, Erdogan in media war after death of Khashoggi

Granted, it was not a fight between equals, and the mind-boggling incompetence of the Saudis made for easy pickings.

30 Oct 2018 5:02 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Imran's instincts are dragging Pakistan to a dangerous place

Imran has roared his disapproval and shouted his condemnation into every camera he's found and in every forum he's ever...

29 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

Why 2019 can't be compared with 2004

The parallels and analysis being done and the conclusions being drawn are too simplistic and require a careful study.

29 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

Over the last few months, the director CBI and his deputy have been trading allegations of corruption against each other.

Is CBI a legal entity?

The CBI has no independent standing in law. It is a piece of legal fiction whose underpinnings in law are tenuous to say...

28 Oct 2018 5:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

India need not choose between Japan and China

Right now the only countries with the cash reserves to be bankers to India's plans are China and Japan.

28 Oct 2018 4:52 AM IST

An angry crowd shout slogans as they sit by bodies of victims of the train accident in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Amritsar shows us our moral vacuum

The tragedy of Amritsar is that we can get away with the story that no one was responsible in a causal sense.

27 Oct 2018 1:13 AM IST

Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the government for CBI Director Alok Vermas removal amid an escalating feud between him and his deputy Rakesh Asthana. (Photo: File | AP)

Reform the CBI, don't go for a quick-fix

India has prominent lawyers in private practice, including at the Union level as attorney general and solicitor general.

26 Oct 2018 12:25 AM IST