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Later, on September 12, the apex court had temporarily lifted its earlier order and permitted sale of firecrackers. (Representational Image)

One-day cracker ban isn't the solution

The problem of pollution and the larger problem of climate change are very serious matters.

15 Oct 2017 12:51 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

Thinking Allowed: Let's talk about living and living wills'

We do need to respect the right to live with dignity. A living will would certainly help.

15 Oct 2017 12:35 AM IST

District child protection officers, who double up as child marriage prevention officers, have been ordered to initiate strict penal proceedings against parents pushing girls below 18 years into marriage. (Representational image)

Dev 360: End child marriages to build a real new India'

Now the Supreme Court has rightly taken away the fig leaf of tradition to conceal a barbaric practice.

14 Oct 2017 12:27 AM IST

Even at 75, Amitabh Bachchan is one of the top three names on the wishlist of all filmmakers.

Dividing Lines: The perennial man

Amitabh transcends generations. He refuses to be a period piece.

13 Oct 2017 12:39 AM IST

Islamic State fighters (Photo: AFP)

View from Pakistan: ISIS is looking out for violent Muslim women

According to the New York Times, more than 1,000 ISIS fighters surrendered en masse to Kurdish militias.

13 Oct 2017 12:30 AM IST

At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in Las Vegas shooting in US (Photo: AP)

When Muslims do it, it's called terrorism

The American police said that the Vegas shootout was not an act of terrorism because he acted alone.

8 Oct 2017 12:38 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May

London Diary: Leadership battles conquer Brexit

The polls seem to be supporting this though one is now increasingly doubtful of the veracity of these numbers.

7 Oct 2017 12:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing shramdan for the construction of a twin pit toilet, at Village Shahanshahpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

More toilet talk vital for a cleaner India

Meeting sanitation targets is important but targets alone won't mean much unless the people buy into the messages behind...

5 Oct 2017 12:46 AM IST

A woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabias ban on women driving. (Photo: AP)

House of Saud and its jubilant tale of progress

A victory for Saudi women thus comes at the expense of heightening Saudi nationalism and even xenophobia.

5 Oct 2017 12:37 AM IST

There is a pride in competence and achievement, a sense of creativity which nepotism cannot offer. (Photo: DC)

Nepotism and Meritocracy

The modern norm calls for merit, and the best example are the various competitive exams from IIT to IAS.

4 Oct 2017 3:02 AM IST

Saudi women sit in a car at a luxury motor show, yet women are still banned from driving in the kingdom. (Photo: AFP)

Foreign Pulse: For Saudi women, a long way still to go

Preventing women from driving was one of several factors marring women from working and increasing their income levels.

3 Oct 2017 12:42 AM IST

A coach of Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday at the New Delhi Railway station. (Photo: ANI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Another Rajdhani before Diwali

An exercise has been quietly launched to overhaul the Union home ministry and make it 21st century-ready.

2 Oct 2017 4:12 AM IST