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Taj Mahal and Manikarnika Ghat(Uttar Pradesh), Vaishno Devi (Jammu and Kashmir), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Maharashtra), Ajmer Sharif (Rajasthan), Golden Temple (Punjab), Meenakshi temple and Kamakshi Temple (Tamil Nadu) and Jagannathpuri (Odisha) are the 10 places identified by the government. (Photo: PTI)

Boost Taj, protect tourists

It's time to act positively to ensure tourism, with its 9.6 per cent contribution to GDP, is not damaged.

28 Oct 2017 12:16 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti announcing the schedule for the Gujarat Assembly elections, at a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat delay puts EC under a cloud

Given what has transpired, all concerned would need to watch the conduct of the election exercise in both Gujarat and...

28 Oct 2017 12:12 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind upheld tradition with his high praise for warrior king Tipu Sultan at the Vidhan Soudhas diamond jubilee celebrations in Bengaluru.

Politics over history

It is significant Mr Kovind spelt this out given that he's the first President from the BJP's ranks.

27 Oct 2017 1:24 AM IST

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson

No basic shift yet in US line on Pakistan

Washington wants to work with Islamabad in a positive way' to combat terrorism and promote regional stability.

27 Oct 2017 1:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing of bilateral agreements in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Reinforcing ties with Kabul

Mr Ghani took pains to clarify that there was no secret pact with India to disadvantage Pakistan in any way.

26 Oct 2017 3:51 AM IST

Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Reviving the economy: Ensure targets are met

Road-building programmes are used globally to stimulate jobs, besides providing better transport.

26 Oct 2017 3:49 AM IST

Former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma said he would go to Kashmir in eight-to-ten days. (Photo: ANI)

Positive signal to J&K, now let's make it work

In the past couple of months, officials of the Army and the J&K police have recommended the opening up of political...

25 Oct 2017 12:39 AM IST

Supreme Court ordered an NIA probe into the conversion and marriage of Akhila Ashokan.

Anthem issue: Caught in a fix?

It takes a mature society to accept that there's no need for public displays of nationalism.

25 Oct 2017 12:37 AM IST

As many as 37 lakh GST returns for September have been filed till 7 pm on Friday and 75,000 sales data is being uploaded on the GST Network (GSTN) portal on hourly basis.

Move to rejig' GST rates most welcome

The pace of the fall was hastened by the implementation of GST.

24 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

The proposed recommendation of the National Law Commission for abolition of death penalty, prima facie, appears to be based on three facts.

An outrageous law

This ill-advised law reportedly has the Centre's blessings as evident in a junior minister saying it was perfect and...

24 Oct 2017 12:53 AM IST

A still from Mersal

Don't compromise over freedom of expression

The ruling party at the Centre is under fire for seeking the deletion of critical scenes and dialogues as they are said...

23 Oct 2017 12:31 AM IST

An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at a check point during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

J&K: Time for politics

The data suggests though nearly as many police personnel laid down their lives as the numbers of terrorists killed.

23 Oct 2017 12:29 AM IST