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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Face up to cold truth: Stagflation here to stay

The Narendra Modi government should not take the economy for granted and let politics take it hostage.

14 Feb 2020 2:18 AM IST

Three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit

Delhi: Congress was in a fix

This is the backdrop to the telling defeats of both the Congress and the BJP recently, including in the just-held...

13 Feb 2020 5:39 AM IST

The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019, that came into force from Monday, provides for a 10 per cent additional reservation for those not eligible earlier. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha approved the bill within a week. So compelling were the provisions an inclusive agenda for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and explicit exclusion of the well-off that all parties were agreed a rare but welcome show of national consensus. (Representational image)

Data, not emotions, to clinch reservations

It's a political question and the answer has to be political.

13 Feb 2020 5:37 AM IST

The proposal, which was scheduled to undergo a final vote on Tuesday, would have deferred sentencing or punishment for sexual assault in cases where there was no physical force and where the victim and perpetrator were married. (Representational Image)

Evening of horrors

The motive of the assault was clear. It was to deter women from participating in co-curricular activities and to keep...

12 Feb 2020 2:29 AM IST

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

Time for BJP to reflect after historic Delhi loss

A recent opinion poll had suggested just this in the event of the Lok Sabha polls being held now.

12 Feb 2020 2:25 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi

Low expectations

His saying that he would talk to elected Tamil representatives may be a ruse to dodge the real issue.

11 Feb 2020 1:38 AM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti (Photo PTI/File)

Release former CMs; J&K dossiers surreal

Mr Abdullah was also accused of speaking out against the revocation of J&K's autonomy under Article 370.

11 Feb 2020 1:33 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump and his former bete noire Mitt Romney. (Photo: AP)

Romney's courageous stand

The party won over the country and the very principles of constitutional justice. But at least one politician had the...

10 Feb 2020 1:10 AM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti (Photo PTI/File)

Has New Delhi run out of ideas on J&K?

Then it was the turn of a handful of New Delhi-based ambassadors. The EU group refused to take the bait.

10 Feb 2020 1:07 AM IST

Of the 25 Lok Sabha candidates, seven were from the backward classes, four Scheduled Castes and one from Scheduled Tribes, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said.

Don't let Kia leave Andhra

Let Mr Reddy not forget the Nano episode West Bengal under Mamata Banerjee is still to recover from the decision of the...

8 Feb 2020 2:48 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi

A conscious move to deepen social divide

It made explicit that the government would be focused on politics, not economics.

8 Feb 2020 2:44 AM IST

His master's voice

Rajinikanth is least bothered that six states have sought the repeal of the CAA and protests are raging all over the...

7 Feb 2020 1:44 AM IST