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There is no justice for Kashmiris in India, according to the data given by the government of India.

No justice for Kashmiris in India

The total number of soldiers who have ever faced trial in a civilian court for a crime in Kashmir is zero.

11 Feb 2018 6:52 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Let's applaud Modi for the health scheme

The average Indian citizen is far more likely to be affected by disease and poverty than a Chinese invasion.

4 Feb 2018 12:33 AM IST

New study finds US President Donald Trumps diet can raise the risk of bowel cancer. (Photo: AP)

Why is dissent confined to litfests?

An example of this is a photograph showing a violent event in one part of the world and representing it as being from...

28 Jan 2018 2:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Insanitation is national crisis, not littering

In the introductory note Mr Modi uses the words clean, cleanliness, litter and littering 21 times.

21 Jan 2018 1:26 AM IST

For a few moments on the fourth day, it seemed we would win but the batsmen surrendered on a wicket which was bouncy but otherwise not particularly unusual for South Africa.

Let's spin out of Test-ing times

In the 10 places listed as the best venues for bowlers in Tests in the decade 2000-2010, there is not a single Indian...

14 Jan 2018 4:01 AM IST

Mr Obama accepted that social media was a really powerful tool for people of common interests to convene and get to know each other and connect.

Engaging offline a must for netas, activists

A few days ago Mr Obama gave a wonderful interview to Britain's Prince Harry.

7 Jan 2018 7:18 AM IST

Modi: The popular leader of our times

Modi: The popular leader of our times

The middle class is convinced that this country is run poorly and needs to be straightened out through radical actions.

2 Jan 2018 2:19 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi

Modi: The popular leader of our times

The middle class is convinced that India is run poorly and needs to be straightened out through radical actions.

31 Dec 2017 2:28 AM IST

Engage with BJP on religious nationalism

Engage with BJP on religious nationalism

The election in Gujarat was a clear win for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

24 Dec 2017 6:53 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi is the sixth person from his family to be president of the Indian National Congress. The first was Motilal Nehru, who was followed by his son Jawaharlal, and then came Indira, Rajiv and Sonia.

Sonia: A woman who transformed Cong

Rahul Gandhi is the sixth person from his family to be president of the Indian National Congress.

17 Dec 2017 6:11 AM IST

All in the family: Rahul Gandhi is inheriting the Congress, but it is a party his mother Sonia inherited from her husband Rajiv, who inherited it from his brother Sanjay, who inherited it from their mother Indira, who had inherited it from her father Jawaharlal Nehru.

Sunday Chronicle

The Dynasty

This is not an unusual phenomenon anywhere in the world, so why should it be different in India? And limited to some...

17 Dec 2017 12:00 AM IST

Who would have thought that something Mani Shankar Aiyar said would become an issue.

A campaign of slurs and fears

The striking thing is that the BJP has no desire to fight a positive campaign as it did in 2014.

10 Dec 2017 6:42 AM IST