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DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand. (Photo: ANI)

Popular vote favours DMK

In the absence of the charismatic leader Jayalalithaa, who was also quite popular with the minorities, the ruling party...

11 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard during restrictions in Jammu on Monday. Restrictions and night curfews were imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the Valley remained on edge with the authorities stepping up security deployment. (Photo: PTI)

Illusion of credibility to Pak J&K claim dented

The US and other leading powers have sought to advance their own interests by forging friendship with India.

11 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

The flooding was a result of global warming, which has led to extraordinary temperatures in the Arctic.

Eat less meat, save planet

This is no advertisement for vegetarianism or veganism; just a way to save the planet.

10 Aug 2019 12:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Will Kashmiris buy PM's vikas gambit?

If propaganda is eschewed, persuading the country that the changes are positive might prove difficult.

10 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

The top losers included Tata Motors (-2.46 per cent), Maruti Suzuki (-2.33 per cent), Eicher Motors (-1.71 per cent), Ashok Leyland (-1.64 per cent), Bajaj Auto (-2.25 per cent).

Towards safer Indian roads

The bill's humane provisions protecting good samaritansâ€ from the officious police machinery and a legal...

9 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Integrating India, or losing J&K's trust?

Ayyangar had fundamentally argued that parts of the state were in the hands of enemiesâ€, despite the ceasefire, and it...

9 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday briefed the opposition leades over the IAF strike at terror camps deep across the Line of Control.(Photo: ANI)

An unusual BJP leader passes

Swaraj began her political journey as a young Lohia socialist, and could not in her public actions summon communalism as...

8 Aug 2019 12:01 AM IST

Governor Shaktikanta Das

As it lowers rate, RBI sees hard days ahead

The economy needs to be pumped up as every sector from automobiles to agriculture is seeing a slowdown.

8 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) had given a call for a 24-hour withdrawal of non-essential services across the country against the NMC bill, dubbing it anti-poor, anti-student and anti-democratic. (Photo: Representational)

NMC has its task cut out

Professional supervision through four verticals should help set better standards.

7 Aug 2019 12:57 AM IST

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik

Will J&K's governor Satya Pal Malik choose to step down?

Even if Mr Malik was deliberately kept in the dark by New Delhi, he must choose to go, if he holds self-esteem dear.

7 Aug 2019 12:54 AM IST

People hug at St Pius X Church at a vigil for victims after a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead on Sunday in El Paso, Texas. (Photo: AFP)

US shootings: Blame racism

It's clear racial and religious ideology is triggering a spate of hate crimes with disastrous consequences like mass...

6 Aug 2019 12:03 AM IST

Replying to a debate on the amendment, Home Minister Amit Shah said a four-level scrutiny has been provided in the amendment and no human rights will be violated. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Short-sighted move, with dangerous consequences

In real terms, even with Articles 370 and 35A gone, it is hard to see non-Kashmiri Indians buying property in the...

6 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST