In my view, "organised loot and legalised plunder" aptly describe the NDA government’s policy of taxation of petrol and diesel.

This is a series to watch out for, but given that this is Madhavan’s first foray into a mythological setting, it is crucial that she gets the tone right in the following books.

Medical education scams continue unabated under the MCI’s stewardship. But merely replacing it is not the solution

Smart technology, involving people in operations could make 24x7 electricity a reality

Brexit may have birthed a new language for Europe — different from the Queen’s English and with American spellings

The Tral attack is yet another pointer that peace in Kashmir can’t be won with the gun alone

Pele and his colleagues were received at the airport by the West Bengal PWD minister, Jatin Chakravorty and Dhiren Dey, secretary of Mohun Bagan club.

That’s what the government’s policy towards the Rohingya boils down to — imprudent, myopic, untenable

Sport offers a path out of poverty for many underprivileged children in India

Delhi University’s compulsory Hindi qualification exam smacks of paternalism, cultural chauvinism

Government must focus on basic education and let the market take care of skilling the workforce

In zones of prosperity, agriculture faces crisis, jobs are few, social aspirations don’t match economic realities

Haryana chief minister Devi Lal said Haryana may be the first state to arrest former prime minister, Indira Gandhi.

There is no clamour for justice in Mumbai 1992 riots since it can’t be used politically

Affordable education has to be a human right, not a thing to extract profit from.

Prices of petrol and diesel will come down if states agree on a mechanism to levy GST for oil products

In North Korea, even tractors are convinced of the divinity of the Supreme Leader

Government must stand firm on its commitment to grant citizenship to Chakmas and Hajongs

His debut at the UN, where he warned of annihilating North Korea, was more a rant than an enunciation of policy

Traditional television is going the way of the telegram. In both form and content, streaming services are racing ahead

Mayawati needs to rebuild and revive her party. Mimicking other parties’ family politics may not be the best way to begin

But Aung San Suu Kyi’s words on the Rohingya offer little hope of a solution anytime soon

A habeas corpus petition was filed in the Pakistan Supreme Court on behalf of Begum Nusrat Bhutto, wife of Z.A. Bhutto, former prime minister, against the detention of her husband and 10 of his associates on Saturday under martial law order, Radio Pakistan reported

A national policy is in place; cities, state governments must operationalise it