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Sources said that Shiv Sena MPs Sanjay Raut and Anil Desai will now sit in the opposition benches during the Winter Session of Parliament, beginning Monday. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
Some lessons to draw from Maharashtra drama

Blame games are not only unhelpful but they can also put a person in a tight spot.

28 Nov 2019 1:12 AM IST

Mutual Funds were forced to cut their lending to promoters after Sebi increased the equity cover that mutual funds take as collateral to four times as against earlier practice of keeping cover worth 1.6-1.7 times the loan amount.Opinion
The country must clean up or clear out dodgy brokers

At stake is the integrity of markets, including sanctity of contracts and guaranteed settlement of trades.

27 Nov 2019 1:30 AM IST

A resolution to the BJP-Shiv Sena stalemate over government formation is expected and a new dispensation may take office before the term of the outgoing Assembly ends, sources said. (Photo: File)Opinion
Democracy wins? The losers take it all

The people of Maharashtra had spoken and under normal circumstances their wishes should have been respected.

27 Nov 2019 12:50 AM IST

India turned its erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into a federally-controlled territory, tightening control in a shock move it said would rein in militancy in the region also claimed by neighbouring Pakistan, and promote its development.Opinion
In Kashmir, ‘democracy and morality can wait’

In the 1940s, Sheikh Abdullah was largely seen as an unrelenting figure of Kashmiri nationalism.

26 Nov 2019 12:11 AM IST

It is something that happens to a sincere meditator who continues meditating regularly in absolute patience. (Representational image)Opinion
Mystic Mantra: Drink the juice of self-nature

Sahaj is a valuable word. It means that which happens without any doing. Just go in — showering without clouds.

25 Nov 2019 1:48 AM IST

British Prime Minister Boris JohnsonOpinion
Andrew cut to size; Coldplay won’t tour

There is too much scrutiny and a hungry media that survives on sensationalism.

25 Nov 2019 1:45 AM IST

The moment he pulled out his Nikon, the flight supervisor, the purser and sundry airhostesses rushed up to him in horror exclaiming, \Photography is against the rules, sir, its a cognizable offence.\Opinion
Spy vs spy

I was once on a flight with a German tourist who was -"caught-" taking a photo on an Air India flight into Mumbai after...

24 Nov 2019 1:53 AM IST

For a few individuals, however the security threat is real and it is constant. Indira Gandhi was murdered 35 years ago, on October 31, 1984. Her 25-year-old bodyguard Beant Singh shot her three times with his 0.38 service revolver. After the Prime Minister fell to the ground, the other bodyguard, 22-year-old Satwant Singh, shot the defenceless 67-year-old grandmother 30 times with his Sten machine gun. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
Modi should reinstate SPG cover to Gandhis

The government has said in Parliament that security to the Gandhis has “not been withdrawn”.

24 Nov 2019 1:10 AM IST

As many as 71 per cent of Indias senior citizens reside in rural areas while 29 per cent live in urban areas almost mirroring the rural urban mix of our population.Opinion
Bring seniors back into policy discourse

For elderly people whose offspring have emigrated abroad, the situation is worse.

24 Nov 2019 1:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Opinion
Dilli Ka Babu: Babus as mentors for poor kids

Sources say that this “pilot” project will be expanded to other parts of the country and other government training...

24 Nov 2019 1:04 AM IST

NCP MLA Rajendra ShingneOpinion
‘I was very upset, felt cheated,’ says NCP MLA Rajendra Shingne

It all started when I received a call from Ajit at midnight. He asked me to reach Dhananjay Munde’s bungalow on...

24 Nov 2019 1:02 AM IST

Madras High Court.Opinion
‘Do it yourself’ litigants: Dovetail regulation with compassion

All that the rules seek is a degree of regulation. Clause 5 stipulates that appearance is no longer automatic and...

23 Nov 2019 3:09 AM IST

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