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The Council of Islamic Ideologys (CII) legal wing has proposed amending existing family law to penalise husbands who end conjugal relationships through triple talaq (divorce). (Photo: File)

Bill on triple talaq may be shortlived

In the Upper House, the treasury benches do not have a majority and need the backing of non-NDA parties.

29 Dec 2018 12:25 AM IST

Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, Meghalaya, on December 14, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Disaster response is shocking

The National Disaster Response Force has done singularly little to save the trapped men.

28 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Bogibeel Bridge, Indias longest railroad bridge, connects the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra and falls in the eastern part of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Project delays have a huge cost, act swiftly

The man behind the Delhi Metro used the contractual and institutional approach.

28 Dec 2018 12:08 AM IST

H D Kumaraswamys theatrics: Heal the rift

H D Kumaraswamy's theatrics: Heal the rift

The Mandya-Mysuru-Hassan belt in south Karnataka is the hotbed of Vokkaliga politics, with the Congress and JD(S)...

27 Dec 2018 12:45 AM IST

Bhupesh Baghel, the Chhattisgarh Congress chief, was named in an FIR over a sex CD. (Photo: Bhupesh Baghel | Facebook)

Chhattisgarh tribal land to go back to farmers

In 2016, the Tatas withdrew from the scene in the face of farmers' protests although compensation had been paid to...

27 Dec 2018 12:41 AM IST

A tsunami without warning, triggered by a chunk of the Anak Krakatau volcano slipping into the ocean, ripped into parts of Indonesia, taking lives and destroying structures and turning homes upside down for thousands of people. (Photo: AFP)

Need more than sympathy

Man's helplessness against the forces of nature is never more emphasised than in calamity.

26 Dec 2018 5:34 AM IST

On the concluding day of three-day conclave of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the highest decision-making body of the RSS, the resolution was passed. (Photo: PTI)

Rumblings within BJP-RSS get louder

The leadership should acknowledge its responsibility in defeat.

26 Dec 2018 2:54 AM IST

Ex-Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan

Saving the suited-booted'

The banks have to regain the confidence of investors so that they can raise funds from the capital markets and not be...

25 Dec 2018 5:25 AM IST

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseer's worry, and misplaced defence

Mr Singh is quite right in noting that followers of all the major religions of the world live in harmony in this country...

25 Dec 2018 5:21 AM IST

SC must intervene in cricket

Team India, led by Virat Kohli, has steered clear of BCCI politics, in victory and defeat.

24 Dec 2018 12:06 AM IST

The GST not just made India one market by levying uniform tax rates on goods and services, it also did away with tax-on-tax prevalent in the previous system.

GST tweaking may worsen cash crunch

Modi obviously has his eye on the 2019 elections that are barely four months way as he seeks to woo the middle class.

24 Dec 2018 12:06 AM IST

File photo of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar

Big crime, no punishment

The judge in the CBI court said that the prosecution could not bring up evidence to prove conspiracy to kill.

23 Dec 2018 12:20 AM IST