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Alok Verma has challenged the government order on the grounds that a 1998 verdict by the Supreme Court stipulated that the CBI Director should have a fixed minimum tenure of two years. (Photo: PTI)

CBI credibility at all-time low

The suspicion is that the Supreme Court may not have shared the Justice Patnaik report with the PM-led committee.

14 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during a joint press conference in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Major parties find it hard to get allies

The plain truth is that there doesn't appear to be any Mahagathbandhan in the offing to take on the government.

14 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

Implementation of GST it does not seem will meet its actual deadline of Aril 1, 2017 as both the Centre and the states have failed to arrive on an agreement over contentious issues.

No jobs in manufacturing

The government needs to build on the steps it has taken to boost the ease of doing business.

13 Jan 2019 6:40 AM IST

Madras High Court (Photo: PTI)

Courts need to curb criminal politicians

Criminality among politicians and outright criminals seeking to become politicians is a major issue in our country.

13 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

It is reported that Hardik Pandyas comment on Twitter was an insult to Dr BR Ambedkar and was hurtful for people who belong to his community. (Photo: BCCI)

Stringent action needed

Celebrity status doesn't offer a licence for libidinous talk, no matter how young sportsmen's sex drive may be racing on...

12 Jan 2019 12:02 AM IST

Alok Verma has challenged the government order on the grounds that a 1998 verdict by the Supreme Court stipulated that the CBI Director should have a fixed minimum tenure of two years. (Photo: PTI)

CBI's independence is not a govt priority

Recent events suggest, however, that the executive still mocks the very idea of independence for the CBI.

12 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

Minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore launched this sharing facility of AIR News with private FM broadcasters on Tuesday.

AIR news on FM a win-win

This is a win-win situation for both the government and private FM broadcasters.

11 Jan 2019 12:08 AM IST

Army chief General Bipin Rawat addressed his annual press briefing in Delhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Army Chief's remarks on Taliban confusing

It's clear by now that India has come around to the position of being non-formulaic on talks with the Taliban.

11 Jan 2019 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election campaign rally in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Quotas great. Where are jobs?

Jobs can be created only through growth, but growth has been slowing down under his watch.

10 Jan 2019 12:02 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

SC order over CBI chief blow to govt

What the judgment appears to underline is that the govt had dealt with the CBI as an institution in a cavalier fashion...

10 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Citizenship: A religious twist

The Asom Gana Parishad has quit the BJP-led coalition in Assam in protest, saying the bill goes against the 1985 Assam...

9 Jan 2019 2:22 AM IST

Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

A please-all symbolic move ahead of polls

The government realises the country is underwhelmed with its performance, and appears to be taking desperate measures to...

9 Jan 2019 2:20 AM IST