Across the world, politicians are using elections and referendums to mask their own abdications
Centre, EC press ahead with paper trails for EVMs. All parties must now move on
Onus is on leaders of BJP-PDP, especially BJP, to protect the fragile alliance in J&K from its own sharp edges
Russia must rejoin the West to build a stable Afghanistan
Freewheeling use of Article 142 is raising questions about judicial diktats inattentive to consequences
The moral basis of these Congress governments disappeared with the total rejection of the Congress in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
Court gives Pak PM a breather but a cloud hangs over him. This will have consequences for India-Pak too
It’s taken an age for the powers that be to realise how obscene is the red beacon on their car. Hopefully, this is a beginning
His arrest is a welcome first step. Now follow up this case, while also bringing in systemic reforms to address bad loan crisis
Karunakaran had taken oath as CM three months earlier, after the Congress-led coalition won the assembly election, held after the Emergency, with an unprecedented majority.
Turkey’s referendum dramatically changed its polity — and its president’s powers
... must come sustained groundwork. But AAP is stuck in an excess of rhetoric, contradictions
Official projects to promote Hindi could reopen old wounds. Why rely on them when Hindi has better ambassadors?
Supreme Court order in the Babri demolition case holds out hope of closure. Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh must step down
Charan Singh said an unprecedented political situation had arisen with virtual rejection of the Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.
Pakistan is grappling with the boundaries of his idea of religious toleration. India is going down the same path
Even if the official Censor Board is curbed, relax, we’ll always have other sanskari chowkidars
US-North Korea face-off signals a turn towards greater global instability
For a law on generic medicines to work, it must go beyond doctor-patient binary, address each link in pharma chain
H.R. Khanna, former SC judge, will inquire into the affairs of Maruti. Sanjay Gandhi had established this firm six years ago to manufacture a low-priced car.
Suspending democracy, imposing governor’s rule, would undo political progress in Kashmir
Reactions to Evan Spiegel’s alleged comment are a reflection on him — and us
Outrage over Snapchat CEO’s alleged statement is at odds with the Indian consumer’s immense power in the tech market
Erdogan seems all-powerful, after winning a constitutional referendum. But there are warning signs, too, of an unravelling


