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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has a majority of 353 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. (Photo: File)

Tyranny of the majority

Their fear that a tyranny of the majority is in operation in the NDA-2 government is not unfounded.

24 July 2019 1:30 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Trump claim on Modi, J&K is hard to believe

Even so, it baffles the imagination that he should urge Washington to mediate on the Kashmir question.

24 July 2019 1:28 AM IST

The information law suddenly widened the scope for democracy and empowered citizens in relation to governments.

RTI Act changes ill-advised

Central ICs had the status of election commissioners, and state ICs the status of chief secretary in salary and...

23 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Indias second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifts off onboard GSLV Mk III-M1 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

To moon and beyond: Scaling new frontiers

To accomplish the voyage, it would take 54 days to land on the Moon through meticulously planned orbital phases.

23 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

A doer' who changed Delhi

Dikshit built the Delhi Metro, which became a virtual blueprint for underground suburban rail transport in other major...

22 July 2019 12:03 AM IST

Stena Bulk, a Swedish company which owns the vessel, said they have been unable to contact the ship, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: AFP)

Iran crisis grows: India needs to promote peace

Good relations between India and Iran are extremely important and the geopolitical significance of the Chabahar Port...

22 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Give Dhoni his due

Regardless of his batting form that has been dipping somewhat in recent times, Dhoni is still India's first choice...

21 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves after visiting the victims of Sonbhadra incident in Varanasi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Yogi's apathy to violence warrants change of CM

It is common to hear that law and order has suffered grievously in the current dispensation.

21 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Most at risk are marginal tribal communities whose children receive no education or, if they do go to school, are taught in one of Indias 22 officially recognised languages. (Photo: Representational/File)

No imposing of language

There is no place for imposing any particular language.

20 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy speaks at the Assembly session at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Constitutional logjam develops in Karnataka

It ruled that these 15 MLAs could not be compelled to attend the Assembly during the trust vote.

20 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Security agencies apprehend trouble in certain pockets of the state as verification of family trees brought to light that suspected foreigners are trying to get their names enrolled in the NRC.

Misgivings over NRC

The exercise conducted in Assam so far has placed four million persons out of the state's 33-million population on the...

19 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

The 48-year-old former Naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism on April 11, 2017. (Photo: File)

There's an opportunity in reprieve for Jadhav

The celebration of the reprieve is justified, but we may have to wait longer to see Jadhav's return to India.

19 July 2019 12:00 AM IST