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President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

Of Pranab's diplomacy and Gadkari's weight loss

Mr Gadkari refused to be drawn into a conversation on political issues.

22 Oct 2017 12:42 AM IST

The opposition accused the government of hypocrisy over Muslim reservation.

It's time for Muslims to embrace liberal opinion

Other Islamic seminaries, and so-called Islamic clerics, have not been lagging behind in their misplaced activism.

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Will Gujarat polls be a real challenge for BJP?

The EC said the schedule was withheld to prevent the state from enduring a long period under the model code of conduct.

21 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

US President Donald Trump at United Nations 72nd General Assembly meet in UN headquarters in New York (Photo: AFP)

Trump's AfPak mess: A rebalancing' is needed

Pakistan adopted its time-tested methods of mixing ire with self-pity, bemoaning its sacrifices in combating terrorism.

19 Oct 2017 3:14 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.

Weinstein's sordid saga: Hollywood's watershed

The casting couch has long been accepted as part of Hollywood culture, and all too often served as the butt of...

19 Oct 2017 3:05 AM IST

The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

Monumental neurosis: Taj is India's heritage

Hindu right-wingers need not be liberal secularists, and they should not be.

18 Oct 2017 1:25 AM IST

Nupur and Rajesh Talwar coming out of Dasna jail in Ghaziabad on Monday after their release. (Photo: PTI)

Sloppy CBI-police work gives a licence' to kill?

In our topsy-turvy, anything-is-possible, adversarial, judicial system, the better argued case inevitably wins.

17 Oct 2017 6:27 AM IST

Representational image

Virtual war: Rewriting all the rules

Facebook has confirmed that Reddick is an imposter and has removed his and many other accounts.

17 Oct 2017 6:18 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Electoral bonds won't lead to fairer politics

The way the bonds are being introduced for political contributions cannot help in making political funding more...

16 Oct 2017 4:40 AM IST

Joshua Boyle speaks to the media after arriving at the Pearson International Airport in Toronto. (Photo: AP)

Americans are out to make Pakistan look bad

Why the hell did the Americans not do something when the family was on Afghan soil is the question being asked.

16 Oct 2017 4:26 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Let's talk about living and living wills'

A proper debate on the living will can't be limited to just medical treatment and our right to live.

15 Oct 2017 12:29 AM IST

Election commissioner O.P. Rawat

BJP's secret poll dealings need to be exposed

No government has the right to take such a decision without consulting all major political parties.

15 Oct 2017 12:19 AM IST