Big lesson for India from sovereign credit rating upgrades: Stay the course on macroeconomic stability

The Shah Commission was officially stated that in the absence of any such intimation for which no time limit has been fixed by the commission, it is presumed that Mrs Gandhi will present herself for examination

Being radical and rebellious has never been this easy

For all its ‘Congress-mukt’ talk, in its desire to capture public institutions, BJP is inspired by a Congress PM

The Malcolm Turnbull-led government did not take the legislative route to bring about social change, even if such a law would have reflected the will of the people.

The Padmavati story, like many others, has undergone several mutations. Ramya Sreenivasan has traced the wide circulation and mutation of the story from North India and Rajasthan to Bengal from the 16th to the 20th century in her magnificent book, The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen.

All the same, when you study the statements this article stands upon, it is a great example of poorly researched, unfair journalism that uses unverified findings to zoom into what’s not happening in India.

The state claims the monopoly over the legitimate use of violence on the assumption that it will assure citizens’ right to live and speak freely, without fear.

Thomas Chandy, the NCP’s nominee to the ministry, could have quit as transport minister when the Kerala High Court reprimanded him for challenging a government report earlier this week.

An official announcement about Swaraj’s dismissal did not divulge the reasons. It only disclosed that the portfolios held by her — housing, jails, architecture, printing and stationery and cultural affairs — have been taken over by the chief minister.

In Manila, PM signalled commitment to a rules-based order. India must bridge gap between promise and performance

After a bitter inter-state food fight, West Bengal celebrates its equivalent of the return of the Kohinoor diamond

The former Lt-Governor of Delhi, Kishan Chand, told the Shah Commission that he had ordered the requisitioning of Vishwa Yuvak Kendra during the Emergency on instructions from Indira Gandhi.

Technology can be a great learning tool for kids, but only if parents use it right.

I am tired of blame games. I have drafted a private member’s bill on an issue that concerns us all

In Delhi’s pollution crisis, National Green Tribunal again ventures into policy-making, undermines its own authority

National Human Rights Commission must live up to its mandate in letter and spirit

Italian football, though, is far from dead. History shows that they recover fast. Ask Pele. By the time he played his last World Cup, in 1970, they had recovered briskly enough to reach the finals

Election presents an opportunity for participation, representation — but not for Gujarat’s Muslims

Dropping of two films selected for the festival in Goa points to the shrinking of spaces for creative freedom

The number of Muslims in Delhi Police is at an all-time low.

The judiciary has created a crisis of institutional credibility for itself

Conflict within apex court threatens to erode public trust in it at a delicate moment. Wiser counsel must prevail

Part of Delhi’s pollution crisis: NGT, EPCA and Delhi government pulling in different directions