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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    The non-profit data journalism website, IndiaSpend, has reported that 97 per cent of gau raksha violence has happened after Narendra Modis government came to power.Opinion
    Gau raksha vs minorities: What are BJP's priorities?

    97 per cent of gau raksha violence has happened after Narendra Modi's government came to power.

    2 July 2017 1:16 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PIB)Opinion
    Judge Modi by his work, not persona

    The most devastating is that the magazine is convinced that Mr Modi does not have the capacity to be a reformer.

    25 Jun 2017 12:39 AM IST

    India will face Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday (Photo: AP)Opinion
    The war at the crease, and in the stands

    The levels of hatred and dislike are high because of events, and kept at boiling point because of the media.

    18 Jun 2017 1:15 AM IST

    It exports only a fraction of the coal and uses most of it in domestic steel production. (Representational Image)Opinion
    It's time we quit fossil fuels

    More than 12 lakh Indians die of pollution every year.

    4 Jun 2017 1:36 AM IST

    Why India doesnt have friendly neighboursOpinion
    Why India doesn't have friendly neighbours

    Neighbouring states feared the India of the British Raj, and legitimately.

    28 May 2017 1:24 AM IST

    Modi & Trump: Study of contrastsOpinion
    Modi & Trump: Study of contrasts

    Donald Trump made some sweeping promises during his historic campaign to win the election last year.

    21 May 2017 3:39 AM IST

    A statue of Mahatma Gandhi (Photo: AP)Opinion
    No martyrs, but Gujarat gave us Gandhi

    It is fine for people to be offended at Akhilesh Yadav's statement, but it is based on some fact and reality.

    14 May 2017 1:44 AM IST

    Nepals flag.Opinion
    What makes Nepal, Sri Lanka more civilised?

    There is an observable difference between Nepalis and Lankans and the rest of us.

    7 May 2017 2:03 AM IST

    A start-up company by two IIT grads is infusing Artificial Intelligence technology now to make its platform smarter. (Representational image)Opinion
    AI: Our dystopian future

    We have no idea, absolutely zero idea, of what sort of progress this super-intelligence will be able to make after it...

    30 April 2017 1:38 AM IST

    A Kashmiri youth tied to an Army jeep (Photo: video grab)Opinion
    Worry, we are in dark & dangerous times

    The Indian state breaks its contract with its citizens regularly and this is not a new thing.

    23 April 2017 12:48 AM IST

    Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India by Sheela Reddy Penguin Random House, India, Rs 699Lifestyle
    Book Review -'Mr and Mrs Jinnah - The Marriage that Shook India-'

    The editor has seen it fit to include motor car repair bills and correspondence to Jinnah (often by rank lunatics) to...

    16 April 2017 4:31 AM IST

    IPL helps the needy players shineOpinion
    IPL helps the needy players shine

    This is great because the IPL gives many young players opportunities to make money and display their talents.

    16 April 2017 1:07 AM IST

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