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BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Curious call on Gujarat poll

In view of such a statement, the EC was hard pressed to explain why it couldn't hold the HP and Gujarat Assembly...

16 Oct 2017 4:20 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump U-turn on Pak shouldn't surprise us

Pakistan's all-weather friendship with China is relatively recent but its deep-going relationship with America goes...

16 Oct 2017 4:15 AM IST

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingyas need sympathy

The unstated reason for resistance to the Rohingyas is obviously their religion.

15 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi must fix party organisation

Rahul Gandhi's acceptability in his party and in the country is far greater today than it ever was.

15 Oct 2017 12:05 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Some positive signals

The stakes for India are naturally high, and something similar to the June events should not happen again.

14 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

Aarushi case: Wake-up call for police, judiciary

The height of folly was evident in two CBI teams involved in the investigation coming up with two different sets of...

14 Oct 2017 12:49 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why no stimulus?

Government spending is a cheaper alternative as it has access to low-cost funds and doesn't have to answer to...

13 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday set up a nine-judge bench to decide if the contentious issue of right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution. (Photo: PTI/File)

After SC order, time to halt all child marriages

The ridiculously young age at which brides were given away earlier shows how our society was steeped in such...

13 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Statue power in UP

Lord Ram lives in the heart of his devotees and has done so for millennia.

12 Oct 2017 12:11 AM IST

Euthanasia law needs foolproof safeguards

The government may be right in its judgment in trusting the legislature to come up with a comprehensive, compassionate...

12 Oct 2017 12:09 AM IST

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government will take cognisance of UGCs suggestion to remove words such as Hindu and Muslim from BHU and AMU. (Photo: PTI | File)

A needless controversy

The British helped found Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, which evolved into AMU.

11 Oct 2017 1:01 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Cracker ban welcome, but questions do arise

On Monday, a three-judge bench reinstated the Delhi-NCR ban on the sale of firecrackers that was imposed in November...

11 Oct 2017 1:00 AM IST