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The clip surfaced after a recent move by Hurriyat leaders to downplay fears of the growing influence of the ISIS in the Valley. (Photo: AP)

ISIS is looking out for violent Muslim women

The argument that turning to women does not come from the surrender of men would be harder to make now.

13 Oct 2017 12:59 AM IST

The Supreme Courts order banning firecrackers has received mixed reactions from various quarters.

Costly flip-flops over ban on firecrackers

The CPCB has yet to submit the report due on January 11, 2017, on the air pollution impact.

12 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

People wave pictures at an event paying tribute to Cuban Revolution hero Ernesto Che Guevara marking the 50th anniversary of his death in Santa Clara, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Salute Che! 50 years on, the legend still endures

The official commemorations in recent days in the Cuban city of Santa Clara and Vallegrande in Bolivia come as no...

12 Oct 2017 12:11 AM IST

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury (Photo: PTI)

Why is Left dithering over doing battle with the Right?

It is true that Hindutva has thrived and prospered by vending spurious historiography and a questionable sense of...

11 Oct 2017 1:05 AM IST

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Khadi faces dark days: Handloom's GST blow

Handloom is not merely an economic activity. It's an art that its practitioners dedicate their lives to learn.

11 Oct 2017 1:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi needs to govern quietly, stop bragging

Whether it is convincing or not, it showed that Modi was seriously engaging with his critics.

10 Oct 2017 2:25 AM IST

No saviour' is coming to rescue Pak from itself

Movements require a mobilising vision, commitment, organisation, struggle, feedback, and participatory decision-making.

10 Oct 2017 2:16 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Talk about a takeover falls flat as Chief is uncertain

Throw in a bit of anti-US and anti-India hysteria and you may even wonder why we haven't already had a coup.

9 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted there was a slowdown in economy but also said it was temporary. (Photo: PTI)

Use huge reserves to revive the economy

The Modi government finds itself in a chakravyuh it is unable to fight its way out.

9 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: AFP)

When Muslims do it, it's called terrorism

India's law against terror is called Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and was legislated by the Vajpayee government in...

8 Oct 2017 12:46 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after taking charge at her office in New Delhi, becoming the first full-time woman Defence Minister of the country. (Photo: PTI)

Of defensive Sitharaman & sidelined neta

Sitharaman has grown in stature after she was elevated to Cabinet rank and moved from the commerce ministry to the...

8 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Photo: AP)

Move closer to Japan, but respect the past

Technically, Andaman and Nicobar Islands became the first territory to be liberated from the British by flying the...

7 Oct 2017 12:18 AM IST