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Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: A few years ago, India would not have thought this way because of its desire to court the United States. But the context has now changed. There is a genuine ideological

Martin Scorsese’s lament is understandable. Yet, even at the movies, change isn’t always a bad thing

Latest meeting, soon after agreement with China on disengagement, shows India’s interest is not tactical but strategic

BJP may be betting on Metro Man Sreedharan to help it make headway in Kerala. It’s an interesting gamble

The Railway Minister delivered a staggering blow to all categories of railway users by announcing savage freight and fare increases totalling Rs 356.25 crore.

One way out of the frequent border clashes between India and China is to empower local communities, move away from a security-driven idea of development in the Himalayas

Adoption of responsible tech practices — inclusion, privacy, security, transparency and good governance -- is essential to create trust in technology, and a thriving and well-governed digital society

Courage of those who spoke up, commitment of lawyers and women’s movement mark this moment.

The fight against COVID-19 has led to increased awareness of respiratory infections, which may help remove the stigma associated with TB.

Congress manifesto for Vadodara municipal polls is refreshing, offers hope to lovers and the young

Setback in fight against coronavirus in Maharashtra strikes note of caution. There is no room for complacence

Government should accept the arbitration award in Cairn case, bury the issue

Three persons have been arrested in this connection. They are two local dealers — Om Prakash and Satish, who have jhuggis in the same settlement — and a shopkeeper of South Extension, Vinay Kumar.

Several large and growing companies, especially in Europe, are realising their social and environmental impacts and making it a boardroom agenda even without investor guns on their heads.

The Himalayas are a divine entity. Let us not forget that its presiding deity, Lord Shiva, can be both benign and destructive.

Mechanisms for devolution of funds to panchayats, municipal bodies from the Fifteenth Finance Commission could catalyse accountability and effective governance at the grassroots.

By providing startups the right regulatory architecture and local sources of funding, India can create an innovative and resilient economy

The MEA’s observation about the Indian “democratic ethos and polity” is indeed high-minded but its global pedagogic role and reach has to extend beyond majoritarian representation to the “miniscule” which dissents from the “multitude”

To care and serve somebody without any prejudice or immediate interest became the calling card of compassion. The values of interpersonal relationships, community bonding and intrapersonal relationships emerged larger than life.

One Lok Dal member, Jagpal Singh, had some skin clawed off his cheek in the melee, while Sankar Shastri (also Lok Dal) later complained that he had been punched in the chest by a former

Harry Windsor, Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey has them in spotlight again

As a controversial Lt Governor is recalled, and the government appears precarious, a new front opens in Puducherry

Priya Ramani’s acquittal in criminal defamation case is an empowering judgment, a landmark for women’s rights

These vulnerabilities of the informal sector became even more prominent as the entire country went into a state of suspension due to the lockdown enforced as a state response to the pandemic.

The attempt by mainstream Hindutva politics is to over-emphasise these marginal and contested memories, establish them as sites for “believers” and use them as symbols of cultural nationalism .