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It has also invigorated a particularly fertile (normative) debate among liberal/progressive sections of the commentariat on the value, if any, the march may serve towards the democratisation of the Pakistani state, especially considering the regressive and exclusionary tendencies that tend to populate Islamist politics in the country.

As Pakistan flounders, try a measure of grace

Finally, the Pakistani response to Indiaâ€™s Kashmir move sparked off a series of separatist threats.

1 Dec 2019 1:39 AM IST

Pragya Singh Thakur

Stop Godse â€˜normalisationâ€™

Will our current political leadership take such a necessary step?

30 Nov 2019 1:51 AM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray greets his supporters after being sworn in as Maharashtra CM at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Making history: But can Uddhav keep govt afloat?

The new CM is partnering the NCP and Congress after he walked out of the BJP alliance over severe intra-coalition...

30 Nov 2019 1:49 AM IST

The last is a relief, not least because loss of that lifestyle would have meant a significant cultural loss most often it represents the only means of livelihood available to these disenfranchised people.

Transcend identity barriers

Then there is the clause stipulating a two-year sentence only as punishment for transgender rape, and also no education...

29 Nov 2019 12:51 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman

Act, donâ€™t debate on brink of recession

People have slashed their spending and companies are not committing fresh capital to expand their businesses.

29 Nov 2019 12:48 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

Hong Kong results a blow to Beijing

The elections should not have mattered but for the backdrop of the fierce pro-democracy movement.

28 Nov 2019 12:35 AM IST

Uddhav Thackeray.

Maha drama can be a signpost for future

In these states it failed to have anything to say on state issues that have an immediate bearing on everyday life.

28 Nov 2019 12:33 AM IST

One of the most fascinating yields of this research, Lewis said, was that they can tell if a person is sleeping simply by examining a little bit of CSF on a brain scan. (Photo: ANI)

Mystic Mantra: Careful what you wish for

Imagine each thought you think as a mental photograph.

27 Nov 2019 12:53 AM IST

Pakistani army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani

Govt, Army & America: â€˜Frenemiesâ€™ at all levels

The friction during the 2008-2013 period can be linked to the bilateral relationship in a way that is completely missing...

27 Nov 2019 12:46 AM IST

Mr Sonowal has placed the new system of handing over responsibility to NGOs user suspension.

Eggs and equality

The problems of large-scale malnutrition and stunting in India are giant imponderables.

27 Nov 2019 12:38 AM IST

The Supreme Court (Representational Image)

SC order brings cheer in Maha testing times

Each of these points of the petitoners had been contested by the BJP and the Central government.

27 Nov 2019 12:36 AM IST

The school authorities came under attack after teachers failed to ensure that the fifth standard student, Shehala Sherin, who was bitten by a snake inside her class on November 20, was rushed to hospital. (Photo: FIle)

A wake-up call for Kerala

There are as many as 55 primary health centres with NQAS accreditation in the state.

26 Nov 2019 12:10 AM IST