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Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Emergency: Have all learnt lessons from it?

The Opposition now speaks of an undeclared Emergency in the country.

27 Jun 2017 12:12 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan with cheering supporters after unofficial referendum results were announced, in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)

Turkey's new sultan

Giving the President sweeping powers, Turks may have taken a historic path strewn with uncertainties.

18 April 2017 12:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledges his supporters during a roadshow in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: PTI)

Lack of strong Opposition leads to BJP's rapid rise

The Opposition in India appears weaker and more inefficient than it was in 2014.

17 April 2017 6:16 AM IST

Triple talaq has been distorted in India, and its far more important to ban this than use it as a wedge to encroach on Muslim personal laws. (Photo: PTI)

Forget politics, triple talaq must go!

The exercise of democracy in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh elections has thrown up a very essential, even vital debate.

4 Feb 2017 4:27 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during presentation of the Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Union Budget 2017: A window to future, says PM Modi

The PM also used his Twitter handle to react on the budget.

2 Feb 2017 2:13 AM IST

Sonam Kapoor was seen at the launch of a store launch in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Viral Bhayani)

Sonam: Call me a bimbo, a naachne wali, but I'm smartly capable of...

She wonders out loud why is it wrong to question the status quo and even sometimes the government.

22 April 2017 11:13 AM IST

CRPF personnel standing guard at a polling station during repoll in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Budgam district of Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

Polls in conflict zones: A Kashmiri lesson

Democracy is presumed to be a great leveller and empowers the very people who fight each other or the state.

21 April 2017 2:01 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi was paying a visit to the temple ahead of a two-day campaign in the state and is expected to address multiple rallies. (Photo: Twitter/@INCGujarat)

When religion trumps citizenship

The BJP's acts of moral policing, whether of food, dress or sexuality, or even movies, has been a source of deep...

10 Dec 2017 12:12 AM IST

Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: AP)

Pak Army chief says he believes in democratic values

Army Chief mentioned it was the national obligation of all state institutions to work for national security and...

9 Dec 2017 6:19 AM IST

Comedy isnt democratic, but democracy shouldnt be so comedic either (Photo: Facebook)

Vir Das shares a post on democracy and nails it

He said that while he doesn't owe anything to political party supporters, politicians owe good governance to people.

8 Dec 2016 5:27 PM IST

Opposition demands Mahadev Jankar's resignation after expose

Though chief minister Devendra Fadnavis tried to defend his minister, the opposition did not listen to it.

14 Dec 2016 6:38 AM IST