In 280 characters, Indian stars and Shahid Afridi wage a war over Kashmir.

RBI keeps status quo on repo rate as inflation eases and outlook on growth improves.

Memorialisation of Ambedkar is no substitute for his political vision, that speaks for building an egalitarian society.

Universities will be subject to the dictates of the market

BJP has grown on the strength of its ideology, party structure and political accommodation

Govt On Free Press: Information and Broadcasting minister L K Advani had categorically asserted in the Lok Sabha that the government “does not believe in any control of the press, latent or patent, crude or subtle”.

Babas are ranged far above us. To bring them down to the level of worldly politics is to demote and devalue.

Prince Salman’s remarks on Israel could cause a realignment of forces in West Asia, further marginalise Palestinians

Iran-India ties are deepening. But resilience of Tehran-Islamabad relations could make Delhi uncomfortable.

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka should desist from an emotional response to the Cauvery issue

The CPM had warned then that the “existence of all political parties is being threatened. Those who swear by the Constitution, who stand by the parliamentary path as well as others, all realise that constitutional liberties including the right to vote are no longer secure”.

As King tirelessly reiterated — we will not learn non-violence from a guru or a saint. We can only learn it by loving whoever we deem to be the “other” — by tirelessly reaching out to them in a quest for reconciliation.

Winnie Mandela symbolised the spirit of Black South Africa that fought the apartheid regime on the street.

Feeling the heat of the Opposition’s allegation that it is “anti-Dalit”, the Modi government quickly decided to file a review petition against the apex court’s ruling.

The protests on Monday reveal the sense of alienation and social exclusion among the Dalits.

With elections on the horizon, Smriti Irani's announcement amounted to a barefaced attempt to muzzle the press and chill dissent. It betrayed a mindset that seeks control through blacklisting, a primitive strategy presumed to have been left behind in the dilapidated ruins of the Emergency

Delegates from West Bengal at the CPI congress in Bhatinda demanded the total rejection of the draft political review report. Bishwanath Mukherjee, West Bengal CPI state secretary, wanted a complete admission of the CPI’s past failures rather than a mere admission of wrong party policy in backing the Emergency.

Before starting for Naokhali, Gandhi wrote an aesthetically beautiful line on his perspective on the art of dying: “As it is, all die, but one has to learn by practice how to die a beautiful death. The matter will not be settled even if everybody went to Naokhali and got killed”.

What happens when one of the world’s largest school education systems is pilloried in the media for all the wrong reasons? Credibility is the first casualty. The sacred thread that binds a student, her faith in examinations and the fairness with which it is conducted, can never be traded.

Shopian operations point to improvement in intelligence gathering, but the flare-up underlines the work to be done.

For the BJP, the pre-eminent party in the country and part of the ruling alliance in Bihar, it is important that it reprimand and take strong action against party members who attempt political mobilisation on grounds that are against the letter and spirit of the Constitution.

Kim and the first family’s enthusiasm for the performance by South Korean K-pop band Red Velvet in Pyongyang has caused the scales to fall from the eyes. This was a real, human reaction, and it rendered inhuman the world’s former mirth at Kim’s expense. A golden era of satire is over.

OBC question The home minister threw the hint that the proposed reservation of jobs for the backward sections of society might be referred to the proposed Backward Classes Commission. At the same time, Charan Singh called for wider consultation on the subject so that an acceptable formula could be evolved. Singh, who was replying to […]

The much-maligned bureaucracy has become a hurdle in the way of populist misadventure