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Nirbhayas mother Asha Devi said she wants the criminals to be hanged as soon as possible. (Photo: PTI/File)

5 yrs after Dec 2012: So little has changed

The confirmation of the death sentence doesn't mean the criminals will necessarily swing.

11 July 2018 2:43 AM IST

Interestingly, the CBDT chiefs move to make officers comply by seeking a compliance report every three months gives room for hope for justice for the taxpayer.

Monitor I-T dept closely

The department even failed to utilise the special drive launched to resolve taxpayers' grievances.

10 July 2018 12:42 AM IST

J&K Governor N. N. Vohra. (Photo: PTI)

Open horse-trading can worsen security in J&K

Sunday was the second anniversary of the killing of Burhan Wani, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander who had shot into...

10 July 2018 12:38 AM IST

Romelu Lukaku (C) celebrates his goal with teammates. (Photo: AFP)

It's a European Cup!

Five-time winner Brazil was eliminated by the sheer strength of Belgian footballers.

9 July 2018 12:05 AM IST

Union minister Jayant Sinha on Friday felicitated eight men who were held guilty of killing meat trader Alimuddin Ansari, 55, in the name of cow vigilantism in Jharkhand on June 30 last year. The life sentences of eight men have been suspended by the HC.

Sinha's doublespeak: A new low in politics

We may also be just as sure that BJP president Amit Shah will convey no words of censure to this minister.

9 July 2018 12:00 AM IST

Life Insurance Corporation may be roped in to participate in the Rs 2.11 lakh crore recapitalisation initiative for public sector banks (PSBs). (File Photo)

Game of daylight robbery

PSUs have been repeatedly used by successive governments to bail out sick units or failed attempts to raise funds.

8 July 2018 12:05 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

India-Pak ties difficult with Nawaz sentencing

The unfolding political scenario in our neighbouring country will doubtless be absorbing.

8 July 2018 12:02 AM IST

It is being suspected for some time now that separatists have managed to make inroads into madrasas in Kashmir valley, and are using this opportunity to radicalise young students. (Representational image)

U-turn on madrasas a relief

The cynic may well ask why the CM himself does not abandon his saffron religious robes, at least when he sits in the UP...

7 July 2018 12:07 AM IST

MSP scheme serves the purpose of protecting farmers from distress sale and procurement of food for public distribution system.

MSP hike: Historical increase' or jumla?

Modi should have announced this MSP in early June before the sowing season.

7 July 2018 12:06 AM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Game greater than the player

Neymar was considered such a special talent that one of his first coaches was sacked from the job when he fined the...

6 July 2018 12:33 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

On Delhi, SC underlines an important principle

The top court has now made it amply clear that the L-G must act on the aid and advice of the elected government.

6 July 2018 12:33 AM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

Act firmly to clean banks

Some politicians think banks are their piggy banks to be used to further their own agenda.

5 July 2018 12:17 AM IST