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Nirmala Sitharaman

No room to manoeuvre: Nirmala Sitharaman in a tight spot

In the infrastructure sector, the government could speed up the work on the dedicated freight corridor project.

31 Jan 2020 2:24 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

Liberal, if curious precedent

The case pertains to the massacre in Ode village in Gujarat's Anand district on March 1, 2002, in the aftermath of the...

30 Jan 2020 4:02 AM IST

BJP president and Union home minister Amit Shah

Hate speeches in Delhi: Will EC finally step in?

The signs on the ground were contrary, although Mr Modi was the tireless star campaigner.

30 Jan 2020 4:00 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

Why abolish AP Council?

Opponents in the Upper House also represent an important constituency.

29 Jan 2020 2:22 AM IST

This is the second time in less than two years that the government has come out with proposal for selling stake in Air India. (Photo: File)

Will Centre succeed in selling Air India now?

Chronic mismanagement by Air India officials and missteps by successive governments bled the national carrier.

29 Jan 2020 2:19 AM IST

US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)

Confrontational Davos

The meeting of plutocrats used to be a forum where ideas were thrown at the super-rich and governments on how to make...

28 Jan 2020 2:14 AM IST

European parliamentarians Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello have backed India on the Kashmir issue during a special debate of the plenary of the European Parliament by describing it a great democracy and slammed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists. (Photo: Twitter/ EuroParl_EN)

Strong reaction to CAA in European Parliament

That could make India vulnerable to the insidious designs of unfriendly elements in the neighborhood and beyond.

28 Jan 2020 2:12 AM IST

SC refused to interfere in arrest of activists -- Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- in Bhima-Koregaon case. (Photo: PTI)

Probe must cover all angles

Dalit activists alleged that the 2018 riots were instigated by right-wing leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote.

27 Jan 2020 1:36 AM IST

BSFs all-women team Seema Bhawani (above) performs on motorcycles during the 69th Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

This Republic Day, we are on a slippery path

On the 71st anniversary of the founding of the modern republic, there is a palpable sense of confusion and despair.

27 Jan 2020 1:32 AM IST

Sharad Arvind Bobde

Rethink death penalty

The timing and the context of the CJI's remarks, however, offer reasons to worry.

25 Jan 2020 1:08 AM IST

World Health Organisation

Containing a modern epidemic is possible

Big pharma has often been accused of making a killing out of such outbreaks, feeding on the panic.

25 Jan 2020 1:00 AM IST

Mankinds rise is fundamentally about the rise of the city, the word was drawn from civilisation itself and Mumbai is Indias greatest city an icon of pride and an exemplar for the rest.

Salute: Mumbai won't sleep

A salute to Mumbai would not be enough.

24 Jan 2020 1:43 AM IST