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BJP MLAs said they were unsure how the chief minister would react if they held parties on Diwali.

Reporters' Diary: Diwali loses sheen in UP

The Samajwadi Party has always been generous on festivals but the year-long infighting has taken its toll.

23 Oct 2017 3:16 AM IST

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

EC's conduct needs careful watching

The Election Commission knew how to put the vilest of political monsters in their place.

23 Oct 2017 3:08 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (Photo: PTI)

India-US ties: Can't wish away Pak factor

India appears to form an increasingly important part of America's new worldview.

23 Oct 2017 3:04 AM IST

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

Dilli Ka Babu: Head-less in Rajasthan

The JCA is also supposed to discuss similar requests from the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.

22 Oct 2017 1:06 AM IST

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, had been convicted on Friday of raping the two women at the sprawling headquarters of his hugely popular Dera Sacha Sauda sect in Haryana, in a case dating back more than 15 years. (Photo: AFP/File)

How our religious right exploits faith

What concerns the workings of democracy is how he could evoke such fierce loyalties.

22 Oct 2017 12:56 AM IST

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India's bogus cricket patriotism

The BCCI as a private body has every right to decide who should play or not play for it.

22 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

The Centre had also said that some Rohingyas are indulging in illegal and anti-national activities such as mobilisation of funds through hundi or hawala channels, procurring fake or fabricated Indian identity documents for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP/File)

Time is ripe to choose butter over guns

In the middle of all this, the India-Pakistan standoff continues.

22 Oct 2017 12:48 AM IST

It is believed that the first mosque in India known as Malik Dinar Masjid was built by Malik bin Dinar in 603 AD.

Mystic Mantra: Malik bin Dinar The moralist mystic

A mystic, moralist and excellent calligrapher of the Quran, Malik bin Dinar was the earliest Sufi saint in South India.

21 Oct 2017 5:40 AM IST

Mumbai Parsi community is objecting to the proposed route of the underground railway as it passes under a couple of fire-temples and under the well between Churchgate and Flora Fountain, known as Bhika-Behram, no kuo . (Representational image)

An open letter to my fellow Parsis

The Parsis gathered in numbers at this well as it is regarded by some as sacred and reputed to make wishes come true.

21 Oct 2017 5:39 AM IST

The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

Stop this travesty, protect our heritage

Evil elements can destroy historical monuments through their callous acts of cleansing and purifying culture'.

21 Oct 2017 12:57 AM IST

Lord Ram (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The Ram within

Most epics and myths have a subtext that encourages people to look within.

19 Oct 2017 2:59 AM IST

The countrys serious hunger level is driven by high child malnutrition and underlines need for stronger commitment to the social sector, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said in its report. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Hungry India: Are we angry enough?

The fact is that even if India was a few notches higher, it still would be among the severe cases in terms of the...

19 Oct 2017 2:47 AM IST