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Police at the site of the alleged encounter of the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinary on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday morning. (Photo: PTI)

‘Instant justice’ is abhorrent

The CJI’s is a voice of sanity amid the wide support for the Telangana police action in killing four suspected rapists.

09 Dec 2019 12:23 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself remains silent, while letting loose other worthies to either defend his economic policy or to reject the growth numbers themselves. (Photo: PTI)

What RBI’s revised forecast means for us

Since the BJP claims that people have voted for Mr Modi, the buck should rightfully stop at him.

09 Dec 2019 12:19 AM

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Why reporters are mad at Gadkari

Rajnath seems making best use of his proximity to Amit Shah to get loyalists rewarded.

08 Dec 2019 7:24 AM

PM bested by Ajit Pawar!

The ACB told the court that Mr Pawar was not culpable. He went scot-free.

07 Dec 2019 1:27 AM

Onlookers gather near the encounter site on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Encounter in Hyderabad sets dangerous example

The prayers of those seeking instant justice were swiftly answered.

07 Dec 2019 1:23 AM

The promise to compensate the states was made by India’s sovereign entity and should be held sacrosanct under all circumstances — only then will people and businesses have faith in the government. Nevertheless, the Narendra Modi government appears to be keen to renege on its promise on the pretext of lower indirect tax collections, which plummeted below Rs 1 lakh crore in three of the last four months. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Keep promises to states

It will kill the concept of cooperative federalism that he claimed to espouse since he came to power in 2014.

06 Dec 2019 2:53 AM

In keeping with BJP-RSS’s political theology, if there is no CAB, there can be no compilation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC). The CAB is meant to give legal cover to illegal Hindus in Assam. The recent disastrous exercise of compiling the NRC for Assam showed there were more Hindu illegals than Muslims. The state BJP rejected the exercise. Thus, the added emphasis by the Centre on a fresh NRC, but only after the CAB is in place. (Photo: AP | PTI)

Dubious politics behind rush to enact new CAB

Thus, when illegal immigrants become citizens under the new law, they will not be free to reside where they like as other citizens.

06 Dec 2019 2:51 AM

SC’s Ayodhya verdict fails to shore up BJP’s political clout

Wali wooed and applauded the diverse people of India. Aurangzeb alienated them, a departure from his forbears, led by the eclectic Akbar.

05 Dec 2019 7:31 AM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray formally takes charge of his office in Mumbai on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Uddhav makes a good start

The Thackeray government has also withdrawn cases against activists who opposed the setting up of the Nanar oil refinery on the Ratnagiri coast.

05 Dec 2019 7:28 AM

One could go on and on about the effects of climate change, but this newspaper has only 16 pages.

Madrid CoP 2019: Can India save the world?

The CoP this year is a preparation to strike a deal at the CoP to be held next year in Glasgow.

05 Dec 2019 7:26 AM

But the timing of implementing the IMF-mandated move seems odd as parliamentary elections are due in two months.

What’s happening in Iran?

Officially, Tehran accepts that 75 per cent of the population is vulnerable.

04 Dec 2019 2:37 AM

A bunch of homilies which generated a lot of heat but shed no light. (Photo: Representational)

Homilies, impotent rage hide the sickness within

The nation is shocked, and that was reflected as members across parties rose to speak their anguish of a young and promising life snuffed out.

04 Dec 2019 2:33 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President Ram Nath Kovind looks on during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Lanka: Pragmatism is key

New Delhi must be deft and practical if it is to play a moderating influence without appearing to meddle in Sri Lankan politics.

03 Dec 2019 4:19 AM

The law also chips away at their collective negotiating power: a trade union will be recognised only if it has the support of 75 per cent or more workers, compared to the earlier 60 per cent. (Representional Image)

New labour bill is a missed opportunity

Strikes will now be seen as mass casual leaves if engaged in without a 14-day notice.

03 Dec 2019 4:18 AM

Cops chase away angry mobs who threw stones and slippers at the van carrying the four rapists-murderers of Priyanka Reddy in Shadnagar on Saturday. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Answer difficult questions

Remember, harsher punishment for rapists like the death penalty won’t work.

02 Dec 2019 12:01 AM

Speaking truth to power: Govt should listen more

he case of Congress leaders P. Chidambaram and D.K. Shivakumar too have served as a warning.

02 Dec 2019 12:00 AM

Stop Godse ‘normalisation’

Will our current political leadership take such a necessary step?

30 Nov 2019 12:02 AM

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra CM at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Making history: But can Uddhav keep govt afloat?

The new CM is partnering the NCP and Congress after he walked out of the BJP alliance over severe intra-coalition trouble with that party.

30 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

Then there is the clause stipulating a two-year sentence only as punishment for transgender rape, and also no education or job quotas. (Representational Image)

Transcend identity barriers

If acted upon, it will reserve for the kids their right to sexual self-determination.

29 Nov 2019 2:15 AM

Act, don’t debate on brink of recession

Going by the US method of general decline in activity of key indicators, India is staring at a recession.

29 Nov 2019 2:13 AM