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The special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, as provided under Article 370, was repealed by the Union government on August 5. (Photo: File)

Govt must recognise J&K not yet â€˜normalâ€™

It is glaring, though, that the top mainstream leaders of Kashmir, including three former chief ministers, are still in...

26 Nov 2019 12:10 AM IST

Every day newspapers are filled with reports of such mindless deaths, caused by erratic irresponsible drivers some drunk, some driving faster than they should for adventure, and many others, plain irresponsible.

Rein in those rogues

Every day, across our country, people go out on roads of all kinds for the business of their lives.

25 Nov 2019 1:57 AM IST

Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari with newly-appointed Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Ajit Pawar in Mumbai on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

The sorry spectacle in Maha tarnishes India

It agreed to hear the matter on Sunday, but ended the day in about an hour without passing a final order.

25 Nov 2019 1:56 AM IST

Stonewalling skills earn babu praise

Shah is king Officials in the governmentâ€™s Press Information Bureau appear to be vying for a place in home minister...

24 Nov 2019 12:57 AM IST

The faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dhara Vigyan at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has reopened but the assistant professor, Feroze Khan, has not been allowed to take classes

Vile linguistic communalism

The young Sanskrit scholar, appointed to the job this month, is mystified that his religion is being held against him

23 Nov 2019 12:15 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Article 370 and Article 35A were the gateway of terrorism into Jammu and Kashmir which was closed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by abrogating them. (Photo: File)

Is repression in J&K the new â€˜normalâ€™?

Read any newspaper in the Valley and you will see nothing but loud self-censorship.

23 Nov 2019 12:12 AM IST

As the first-ever day-night Test in India is inching closer, the venue of the match, Eden Gardens, is being decorated with pink lights. (Photo:ANI)

Pink cricket in India, at last

Batsmen will continue to lord it over cricket even if the balance is somewhat restored.

22 Nov 2019 12:24 AM IST

Referring to the existing provision after the publication of NRC, the authorities said that individual whose name was not included in the NRC, cant be declared foreigners.

NRC volte-face raises spectre of turbulence

The issues involved in the discussion so far also throw up conceptual wrongheadedness about mixing up citizenship with...

22 Nov 2019 12:24 AM IST

There is nothing new in the US bias towards Israel, except that Mr Trump is going way beyond the norm in not only shifting the US embassy in Jerusalem but also recognising Israels absolute right to the occupied territory.

United States sets a bad example

Mr Trump may have acted not only to lift Israeli morale but also to give the tottering Benjamin Netanhayu a chance to...

21 Nov 2019 12:19 AM IST

Farooq Abdullah (Photo: File)

Why canâ€™t Farooq Abdullah, PC attend Winter Session?

The presiding officers of the two Houses have not informed members of the reasons for these two high-profile arrests.

21 Nov 2019 12:15 AM IST

Farooq Abdullah (Photo: File)

Plain sailing for govt in House

The government faced no trouble on any count, but the alarm is growing over the economy.

20 Nov 2019 12:25 AM IST

Hundreds of students staged protests outside JNU on Monday over fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions in the varsity. (Photo: File)

Govt backlash intensifies against the idea of JNU

JNU is Indiaâ€™s foremost university in terms of the quality of its knowledge production.

20 Nov 2019 12:25 AM IST