Ordinance may not be a good idea while the case is in court. Protests point to the limitations of reform by diktat

Bhangar is a throwback to the politics Trinamool Congress stoked as a party of the opposition.

Punjab political establishment’s effort to paint Kejriwal as a usurper is misguided.

Centre does well to show flexibility, paves the way for GST rollout from July.

Mrs Gandhi gave the indication of elections to her Cabinet colleagues at an emergency meeting of the Cabinet.

Party symbols are not just convenient signifiers. They serve as vehicles for political identity and style.

For N.D. Tiwari, at 91, a new phase of his political career may have just begun.

Akhilesh Yadav has the party and the symbol — and the burden of change.

Diverse SC judgments leave a loophole to stifle investigations against public servants.

Saying he saw no threat from India to Pakistan, Saxbe warned if US sold a billion dollars worth of A-7 attack planes to Pakistan, it would upset the rather precarious balance of power there.

Rohith Vemula's suicide had sparked nation-wide protests.

Disappearances of activists and bloggers move civil society in Pakistan back to the edge.

MP government’s anti-liquor plan smacks of overreach and confused policy.

Sushma Swaraj’s Twitter diplomacy is exemplary, that’s why her threat to Amazon jars. Das may just have retirement blues.

The boat tragedy dents Nitish Kumar’s claim to good governance in Bihar.

As circuses struggle globally, America’s oldest troupe calls it quits.

The authorities also took away thousands of wreaths put at the Tiananmen Gate in memory of the later premier, Chou Enlai.

As the Union budget approaches, debates over welfare grow intense.

His greatness was that he appeared above politics. In retrospect, that was also his weakness.

New Delhi’s frustration with Beijing ought not lead it into a too-quick embrace of a US-led military alliance

Panel proposes making English compulsory in schools, but more steps are needed to improve learning outcomes

The announcement of elections may not come as a surprise because with the release of many detenus, including some MPs and legislators, there is an impression all over that elections are round the corner.

There is a strong case for political bipartisanship on building the air force’s capability

The government must adopt the new technology that restores poll privacy