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The option of letting a Muslim represent Muslims and giving Asadduddin Owaisi a seat at the Mahagathbandhan table does not seem to have occurred to anyone.

CBI chargesheet indicts UP police in the Hathras rape-murder case; fair probe is the only way to justice

A strong coalition of Asian and European middle powers must now be an indispensable element of the geopolitics of the East. Such a coalition can’t be built overnight. But Delhi could push for a solid

Team India plunges a new low in Australia. But sports tend to forget and forgive.

The manner of the law’s implementation could also lead to an outcome that goes against Hindutva’s aims. Those for whom religious identity never meant much will now be forced to adopt a Muslim identity.

As artistes, it heartens us to learn that this new reality can indeed be enriching. Since restrictions do not exist for a virtual event, it has been surreal for us to see music lovers from

Investment in the secular and modern education of minorities helps the nation in many ways.

Internal tussle in Nepal’s ruling party forces Prime Minister Oli to seek early elections, a vote may not settle the issue.

Traditional redistribution, which aims to deliver on intangibles like health and education, has ceded to a distinctive ‘New Welfarism’, where Centre is demonstrably providing tangible essentials to citizens

Colleges should not be permitted to subsequently arbitrarily change the implications of non-submission of documents in the required format, particularly if they have not reserved the discretion to do so.

The state has posted high growth rates in the agricultural sector in recent years, but the growth has been skewed in favour of the state's irrigated parts and a small number of crops.

TMC has to blame itself for losing its leaders, walking into the trap of BJP’s predatory politics.

The political leadership both at the national and the state level is the most crucial force behind the success of the implementation machinery. This spirit and authority travel down to the local leaders and managers.

Vaidya believed in inclusive intellectualism, which led him to develop friendship across ideological streams. This uniqueness kept him free from intellectual or ideological orthodoxy.

For this to happen, political leadership is needed to help rebuild trust among countries on trade and food security after the disruption caused by US-China trade tensions, and the inconclusive outcome of the WTO’s 2018

Punjab remains an “agricultural” state and, unfortunately, is proud about it. The current agitations should be a wake-up call for Punjab’s policy makers

Parliament’s efficacy and effectiveness can be increased by implementing the reforms suggested hereafter. It does not require enlarging its size.

Worker unrest at Bengaluru facility warns against ignoring labour concerns at a time India seeks to expand manufacturing.

India is one of only 36 countries where this intimate assault is a perfectly legal crime. The law that shields marital rape must be urgently struck down.

How cardiac diagnostic facilities adversely impact kidney patients

Demonetisation, the slowdown of the economy over 8 quarters, the pandemic, the loss of jobs, homes and livelihoods, the migration of millions and the recession have greatly impacted the nutritional status of our children.

While icons keep a nation’s spirit alive, it is iconic structures such as Parliament that help give the nation its identity and connect the present to the past, giving it a direction to move more

What worries me today is that we seem in India to be regressing into a Hindu version of Pakistan. What worries me more is that laws are being passed that specifically target women’s rights and

Dushyant is aware that seven of his 10 JJP MLAs support the farmers’ protest and can bring down the government.

Actor Adil Hussain has been busy travelling and shooting during the pandemic, getting himself tested for Covid-19 several times