IT IS heartening to learn of the Election Commission’s recommendation (‘EC to parties: Don’t just promise, explain how they will be fulfilled’, IE, February 21) to political parties that they make only such promises to voters that can be fulfilled. The decision taken by the EC is quite admirable, considering the umpteen promises political parties […]

ASI and Google’s virtual tours of Indian heritage sites bring us closer to our history

Maharashtra’s housing regulator is welcome. Also needed: faster clearances, bringing sector under GST

An inquiry must be set up to probe how civil-military relations became precarious on UPA 2’s watch

A coal regulator without statutory backing will not be able to make a dent in irregular allocations

The law for street vendors could help bring a welcome break from town planning from on high

EC should refrain from monitoring manifestos and leave it to voters to judge a party’s sincerity

Excerpts from outgoing Rajya Sabha MP N.K. Singh’s farewell speech on February 18

Facebook has bought out a potential competitor in WhatsApp. But imitators hover

On adoption, SC wisely draws a line between personal law and individual rights

The crisis over Hyderabad could be rearticulated as an opportunity — to upgrade cities, build new ones

Ukraine’s crisis must be mitigated. The long term challenge is to bridge the great divide

Bills all parties agree on should be passed. That’s the only way to restore dignity to 15th Lok Sabha

The power to remit sentences must not be exercised arbitrarily. Court must lay down guidelines

The abortion debate deepens political fissures at a difficult time.

A debt management office is a long-delayed idea. But it may need statutory backing.

Passing Telangana bill in the dark is anti-democratic. Lok Sabha speaker has a lot to answer for.

A new study supports the idea that youth and innovation are less interlinked than we believe.

Public participation in the early life of the law is a welcome step forward.

FM keeps his word on fiscal consolidation. But promises for next year will be more difficult to keep.

Facebook’s more inclusive approach to gender identification is a teachable moment

Delays in trial should weigh on punishment, but the problem must also be addressed systemically.

Khurshid’s visit must focus attention on centrality of the Pashtun question for India’s Afghan policy. .

The BJP’s attack on Somnath Bharti’s misogyny reveals its own sexism.

Sebi’s effort to tighten norms for corporate governance does not go far enough