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Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

Anthem issue: Caught in a fix?

It takes a mature society to accept that there's no need for public displays of nationalism and patriotism.

25 Oct 2017 1:06 AM IST

Former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma said he would go to Kashmir in eight-to-ten days. (Photo: ANI)

Positive signal to J&K, now let's make it work

A focus on the youth necessarily means schemes that widen avenues for jobs and self-employment as well as training.

25 Oct 2017 1:06 AM IST

Use of the countrys lese-majeste law has surged under the royalist junta that took power in a 2014 coup detat, with more than 100 people charged since the coup, according to legal monitoring group iLaw. (Photo: Representational/File)

An outrageous law

This ill-advised law reportedly has the Centre's blessings as evident in a junior minister saying it was perfect and...

24 Oct 2017 12:17 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a 2014 World Economic Forum, WEF, event. (Photo: File/PTI)

Move to rejig' GST rates most welcome

The government has tweaked GST several times since July 1, but the basic flaws haven't been resolved.

24 Oct 2017 12:11 AM IST

Gen Bipin Rawat (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Time for politics

Our top security professionals are doing a splendid job, but they appreciate they can only prepare the ground for a...

23 Oct 2017 12:17 AM IST

Vijay in a still from Mersal.

Don't compromise over freedom of expression

The content of the movie and a dalit writer's books may be contentious and drew vehement opposition most recently.

23 Oct 2017 12:10 AM IST

The tribunal said there cannot be any worst source of air pollution than burning of carbon and plastic. (Photo: PTI)

Pollution, the silent killer

There is no denying that outdoor and indoor pollution causes serious diseases of the heart and lungs.

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Xi heralds new era of Chinese supremacy

Military modernisation is to be achieved basically by 2020 with an emphasis on information technology. China's...

22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

New heights of callousness

The death of 11-year-old Santoshi Kumari will forever remain a blot on India's bureaucracy and government.

21 Oct 2017 12:40 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that states that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation and standing diminish, in an apparent dig at Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Work closely with US, but keep options open

While speaking warmly of India, Tillerson did not fail to point out that Pakistan was a major US partner, and that all ...

21 Oct 2017 12:40 AM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: AP)

Meaningless gesture by Pak

For the all-powerful Pakistan Army, which runs the anti-India jihad, the JuD leader appears to have attained totemic...

19 Oct 2017 2:42 AM IST

Nupur and Rajesh Talwar coming out of Dasna jail in Ghaziabad on Monday after their release. (Photo: PTI)

It may be time now to wind up the CBI

The larger question now is whether the CBI should be called in to investigate cases simply as the local/state police has...

19 Oct 2017 2:40 AM IST