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The Supreme Court has accepted Alok Vermas petition. It has agreed to take up his hearing on Friday, October 26. (Photo: File | PTI)

SC must probe tawdry removal of Verma

It is far from clear, however, that the CBI director can be removed under the CVC's authority.

26 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)

India silent on Khashoggi

The state department is revoking the visas of 21 Saudi nationals and further action may be taken at the behest of the...

25 Oct 2018 12:24 AM IST

Sabarimala Temple

How should SC defend itself against attacks?

The higher judiciary in India, all things considered, has played the role of protecting citizens against state...

25 Oct 2018 12:22 AM IST

The legal argument about Article 21 applying equally to the manufacturers of firecrackers as to the billion plus people who are affected by air pollution fails when taking into account the cause and effect. (Representational image)

Diwali: Hard to enforce rules

A million people are said to be dying prematurely every year from the poor air we breathe in urban India.

24 Oct 2018 2:09 AM IST

Forcing caged parrot to sing master's tune

In 2013, the Supreme Court had called it a caged parrot . This basically meant being its political master's voice.

24 Oct 2018 2:07 AM IST

The RBI has asked Axis Banks board to re-consider the decision to re-appoint Shikha Sharma as its MD and CEO for a fourth term.

RBI should be autonomous

The government also had its differences with RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and that was why, it is said, he was not given...

23 Oct 2018 12:03 AM IST

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