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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with INA veteran Lalti Ram during a flag hoisting ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Azad Hind government at Red Fort in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Playing politics with history is a low art

Giants like Patel and Bose need no new statues and commemoration volumes for the nation to remember them, as Modi may...

23 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

A strange democracy for J&K

The present dispensation has badly botched the political and security situation in Kashmir.

22 Oct 2018 6:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe ahead of a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

It's vital for India to keep Lanka on its side

The importance of mutual ties may have been made obvious in the long meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and...

22 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

New uncertainty in West Asia

It is unclear whether he can do so with domestic pressure mounting on him to penalise Riyadh through sanctions.

21 Oct 2018 12:14 AM IST

An angry crowd shout slogans as they sit by bodies of victims of the train accident in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo: AP)

How many tragedies before we wake up?

Trespassing is a criminal offence and the railways prosecuted nearly 1.75 lakh people for crossing the tracks in 2017.

21 Oct 2018 12:12 AM IST

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said, The term Hindu covers all those who are the sons of Bharat Mata (Mother India), descendants of Indian ancestors and who live in accordance with the Indian culture. (Photo: File | PTI)

Prejudicial view on temple

RSS' deep concern for the government arises from the fact that the BJP is the political front of the core Hindutva body.

20 Oct 2018 1:07 AM IST

Sabarimala Temple

Sabarimala: Constitution has been let down

Gender justice was denied on the ground although the court had ruled that anyone could worship Lord Ayyappa at his most...

20 Oct 2018 1:05 AM IST

A majority of those who carry arms around Delhi are from the lower strata of society, and usually carry country-made pistols. (Photo: Screengrab)

Crack down on guns

Given how secure such hotels try to be with metal detectors in place, how he walked in with a weapon is a mystery.

18 Oct 2018 2:13 AM IST

Akbar's departure shows effectiveness of #MeToo

Akbar said he was resigning to fight as an individual the criminal defamation case he has filed against one of his...

18 Oct 2018 2:06 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Shastra puja' plan unwise

Diplomatically, this signals that with Pakistan this country seeks a relationship of military conflict.

17 Oct 2018 12:20 AM IST

Matters of faith arent defined in black and white. No one can produce empirical evidence in the face of ancient traditions. Those aggrieved can go to court and seek a review, which is what some groups have done. (Representational image)

Sabarimala: Kerala's duty is to enforce SC verdict

It's the Kerala government's huge responsibility to ensure that worship at Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala shrine goes on...

17 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST

Navjot SIngh Sidhu said, We had a detailed discussion during the meeting, explained to her (EAM) about the necessity of opening of the Kartarpur corridor. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Still a reality TV star

Mr Sidhu still appears more reality TV, a world he has known, than bare-knuckled politicking. Let's hope that he never...

16 Oct 2018 12:36 AM IST