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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

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont told a crowd of cheering supporters (Photo: AFP)

Hostile reaction to referendums will worsen matters

The Spanish state's reaction detracts from its moral authority.

6 Oct 2017 1:19 AM IST

A newspaper article written by Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday in which he slammed the governments handling of the economy has sparked a raging political debate with opposition leaders coming out in his support while top ministers rejecting his criticism. (Photo: PTI)

After the Sinha ripple effects, wait & watch

The latest in the line of the government's critics is Arun Shourie, who repeated earlier assertions.

6 Oct 2017 1:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the BJP National Executive meeting at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

More toilet talk vital for a cleaner India

The Press Information Bureau says over two lakh villages have become open defecation-free.

5 Oct 2017 3:18 AM IST

Saudi women, which going by the Kingdoms definition are only those born to a Saudi father, are an integral part of the new Saudi Arabia that seeks to banish all foreigners from its government. (Photo: AP)

House of Saud and its jubilant tale of progress

A victory for Saudi women thus comes at the expense of heightening Saudi nationalism and even xenophobia.

5 Oct 2017 3:16 AM IST

Malerkotla Indian Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a procession on Muharram in Malerkotla. (Photo: PTI)

The wretched of the earth

In their popular message, both events Muharram and Ram Lila are observed as marking the triumph of good over evil.

4 Oct 2017 12:49 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru (Photo PTI)

To curb dynasties, need law to regulate parties

One may fault the BJP and the Left parties for many things, but dynastic politics is not one of them.

4 Oct 2017 12:46 AM IST

a woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabias ban on women driving. (Photo: AP/File)

For Saudi women, a long way still to go

In foreign policy, Saudi Arabia finds its proxies near total defeat and its Syrian war strategy in shambles.

3 Oct 2017 12:20 AM IST

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Why the Nawaz uncertainty? It makes no sense

If Nawaz was going to be saved, it would take an almighty effort. Was he worth it?

3 Oct 2017 12:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Growing discontent against Modi govt

Electoral failure in different universities should be a matter of concern for the BJP.

2 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday set up a nine-judge bench to decide if the contentious issue of right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution. (Photo: PTI/File)

Press and privacy

These rules give a broad idea of where the right of privacy ends and rights of the press prevail.

2 Oct 2017 12:26 AM IST