BJP projects itself as pro-Dalit by making Ram Nath Kovind its presidential candidate. It won’t work

On China, the minister said that based on the old five principles (panchsheel), we must have as our goal the forging of beneficial bilateral relations as is appropriate between two large Asian countries.

Those who grew up with J.K. Rowling’s works have not had a chance to grow out of them

In a notable departure, the police in Giridih have foiled a lynch mob

It could be a mere Akhlaq echo. Or it could be a beginning

GST Council’s confusion on solar power casts doubt on its commitment to renewables

New Delhi had tilted too far towards the US, been too aggressive with China

The incident at Delhi Golf Club illustrates unreformed colonial attitudes. One can see the stone-etched names of such contractors while moving towards the Viceregal Palace, now renamed, as the Rashtrapati Bhawan. They and their children inherited the membership of elite clubs like Delhi Golf Club.

India-US relations in the age of Trump are becoming more transactional, less strategic

Fifty years after the first ATM, a cashless economy beckons

For the BJP, the statehood demand of the Gorkhaland agitation presents a new dilemma

The fining of Google by EU’s competition commissioner is not just about the money

Saudi Arabia’s ultimatum to Qatar threatens to deepen conflict in the region.

Government needs to hand-hold small businesses through the initial transition to the GST regime.

India-US move forward on defence, but there are disturbing signals on the economic relationship.

The Election Commission announced the programme for the election to fill the office of the president.

But the presidential contest invokes a hollowed-out caste identity, distanced from its ground realities.

India needs to legally reclassify hate crimes as acts of terror.

Srikanth’s success mirrors the coming of age of his sport. India can no longer afford to play down badminton.

The gratuitous misuse of legislative privilege in Karnataka, where two journalists have been announced jail sentences, is most unfortunate. The judiciary should immediately clarify the applicability of privilege, and ensure that legislatures can no longer play plaintiff, advocate and judge, all rolled into one.

Pati did not just share his love for history, he also drew many of us into his passion for a more humane society — in his case, the two were perhaps inextricable. His affability sometimes showed up in unexpected ways.

The quietude of the BJP-ruled governments in the states and of the Narendra Modi-led Centre — in stark contrast to their regular drum-beating on definitions and tests of nationalism/Indian-ness — and the heavy-footedness of the law enforcement machinery in the aftermath, implicates them in every such attack.

A big riot would concentrate the mind, make a damning headline. A protracted riot in slow motion, individual victims across different states, simply makes this appear another daily routine. This makes opposing it harder; it makes holding onto the outrage nearly impossible.

Input tax credit is among the features of the upcoming GST regime. Input Tax Credit prevents the cascading of taxes as it will be in effect across goods and services at every stage of supply. Cross-utilisation of input credit of one component of tax against the other is allowed except for utilisation of credit of CGST for SGST, and vice versa.