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11 people belonging to the minority community were killed in Naroda Gam in 2002 riots during a bandh call made to protest the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002. (Photo: File | AFP)

Naroda Patiya: A case for independent public prosecutors?

Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia accused the prosecution of lapses, saying, Prosecution lawyers drafted the affidavits...

29 April 2018 5:23 AM IST

Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

Govt & India Inc: Time to diffuse the red lines'

Mr S. Jaishankar is reported to have said he was happy to join the Tata Group India's most respected brand globally .

28 April 2018 12:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: File/AP)

As Modi & Xi re-engage, what's on China's mind

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting China and will meet President Xi Jinping on April 27-28 in an informal summit...

27 April 2018 12:24 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday as the Queen hosts a dinner during the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. (Photo: AP)

Why democracy is vital to India's growth story

The reasons for Britain wooing India in the post-Brexit scenario have been well articulated.

26 April 2018 2:30 AM IST

Trump said that CIA director Mike Pompeo and Kim got along really well in their recent secret meeting. (Photo: AP)

All eyes on Trump-Kim meeting that looms ahead

Apart from their distinctively eccentric hairstyles, one thing Kim and Trump clearly have in common is their...

26 April 2018 2:30 AM IST

This is authentic Zen insight which is in harmony with the last message of Buddha: Be a light unto yourself. (Representational image)

Gautam Buddha & the wheel of dharma

I am not claiming that this point of time that we are living in is the most significant time in eternity

26 April 2018 2:30 AM IST

BSP chief Mayawati had on Wednesday resigned from the House, accusing the BJP and the Chair of not allowing her to raise the issue of anti-Dalit violence in Uttar Pradesh in the House. (Photo: PTI)

Of Mayawati's selflessness' & lessons we need to learn

The Congress won two seats in the Modi sweep Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul with fewer than 8 per cent votes in their...

25 April 2018 12:21 AM IST

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Hasty ordinance is not enough to deter rapes

Many activists have pointed out that it is not the severity of the punishment, but the certainty of it that is the real...

25 April 2018 12:19 AM IST

Benazir Bhutto (Photo: AP)

Parties need to keep patricians in good humour

The trigger for this cursory detour through history is the steady stream of political entrants to the Pakistan...

24 April 2018 12:33 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Theresa May welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10, Downing Street in London on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

It ain't good to plead UK for jobs, Mr PM

Ms May's government speaks in so many voices that everyone is confused. Perhaps this is intentional.

24 April 2018 12:32 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

Pakistan's sweeping agenda

Always fighting to be safe, never stable enough to become strong that's goals one and two evaporating right there.

23 April 2018 12:21 AM IST

CPI(M) general-secretary Sitaram Yechury also criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for delaying the winter session of the parliament and said these were the signs that it was not willing to face the House. (Photo: PTI)

CPM's dilemma: How it should remake itself

In claiming that it is the only party that can offer an alternative policy agenda, the CPI(M) has to fully and finally...

23 April 2018 12:12 AM IST