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The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

EC's dubious Bengal action raises queries

Non-BJP parties, including the TMC, the state's ruling party, had poll rallies planned for Friday, which was to have...

17 May 2019 1:34 AM IST

WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in 2014, said it would begin sharing some user data with the social media group in 2016, drawing warnings from European privacy watchdogs about getting the appropriate consent.

Online data isn't safe

WhatsApp could absolve itself of blame over this security breach, that could have been made only by an advanced player...

16 May 2019 2:46 AM IST

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee

Black day in Kolkata, ensure orderly polls

The first two waves of violence in Kolkata coincided with turns in the political road.

16 May 2019 2:42 AM IST

Doris Day (Photo: AFP)

Farewell to a legend

Times change as do tastes, and Hollywood moved on from romantic stories to genres evolving with public taste and...

15 May 2019 12:02 AM IST

K Chandrasekhar Rao has accused PM Narendra Modi of not clearing the proposed reservation for Muslims.(Photo: PTI)

Too early to speak of a Federal Front PM

The idea of the so-called Federal Front has been in the air from before the voting process kicked off in early April.

15 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

BJP on Tuesday described Congress chief Rahul Gandhis remark that he will not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sleep until farm loans are waived as new low in public discourse. (Photo: File)

Love' and hate' in politics

Perhaps the most important of these is the love guru syndrome, of which Mr Gandhi appears to have become an unwitting...

14 May 2019 12:02 AM IST

Mumbai Indians carry their last-over hero Lasith Malinga after edging Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling victory in the IPL final. (Photo: P. Surendra)

IPL #12 was good for cricket's image

There is no arguing against a 4-0 verdict as Mumbai Indians rose above three-time champions CSK to win a fourth IPL.

14 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

Students create a formation to raise awareness about voting rights ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Mirzapur. (Photo: PTI)

Still no sign of a wave

The calm voter attitude has been the real takeaway from this election so far.

13 May 2019 12:05 AM IST

The petitioner alleged that if voters were suspicious about VVPATs or EVMs, he or she would still not register compla-ints with the EC fearing torture and economic loss.

After May 23, electoral reforms need to begin

It must also be explored whether it would be possible to reinstate the absolute confidentiality of polls in the age of...

13 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

US moves trigger tensions

The pressuring of the likes of Iran and North Korea may please USA's current hawkish stance but the world is far from...

12 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday clarified over his alleged statement that BJP made tall promises in 2014 elections. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

A folly to believe BJP not a Modi-Shah show

In light of this, it is interesting that the minister for surface transport should say what he has said.

12 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written to Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, complaining about Gujarat government firm GSPC.

The shape of things to come

In the absence of any single party or pre-poll alliance making the cut, two questions will be important.

11 May 2019 1:13 AM IST