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    Supreme Court of IndiaOpinion
    Withdrawal of criminal cases must be kept free of politics

    The Supreme Court laid down the law in a series of cases on the independence of the prosecutor.

    11 Feb 2019 12:18 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Unlike Brits, our leaders are under party bosses

    Unlike Britain, in India the Speaker is from the ruling party; almost all are brazenly partisan.

    3 Feb 2019 1:02 AM IST

    Mumbai UniversityOpinion
    Students' magazines have rights, too

    To be fair and realistic, an educational institution's prime duty is to provide good education.

    20 Jan 2019 1:12 AM IST

    Polling for the fourth of the nine-phased elections is being held at 2,618 polling stations, including 639 in the Kashmir division and 1,979 in the Jammu division, they said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)Opinion
    Cross-LoC trade facing a slow death

    The LoC trade was as popular in Jammu as it was in the Valley, and its popularity cut across political and religious...

    13 Jan 2019 7:29 AM IST

    PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: File)Opinion
    RSS always wanted the division of Kashmir

    Jammu's secession from J&K may be a distant prospect. Meanwhile, a lot of damage will be done by this communal agitation...

    6 Jan 2019 3:31 AM IST

    India and Pakistan must make amends for their restrictive visa polices and reaffirm the 1953 agreement.Opinion
    Politics must not come in way of travel by pilgrims

    Article 27 is explicit “a party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to...

    30 Dec 2018 12:15 AM IST

    After dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik addressed the media on Thursday. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)Opinion
    The current governor in J&K is a born politician

    Modi picked Satya Pal Malik among the vast numbers of distinguished persons; it was for a purpose.

    16 Dec 2018 7:40 AM IST

    A sadhu walks down a road as police personnel keeps vigil in Ayodhya on Wednesday, the eve of the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Mosque politics: A means to pressurise court

    The Narendra Modi government hopes to secure a favourable judgment before the general election in 2019.

    9 Dec 2018 1:49 AM IST

    Satya Pal Malik Governor of Jammu and KashmirOpinion
    Local party leaders must save Kashmir from the RSS

    History will not forgive Mehbooba and Omar if they neglect the task or fail at it.

    2 Dec 2018 12:07 AM IST

    L K Advani sounded out his opinion on the status of freedom of expression in the country. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    No govt has the right to stifle people's voice

    There is a profound misconception of the role of the people and their surrogate the media in the making of foreign...

    25 Nov 2018 2:55 AM IST

    J&K Governor S.P. MalikOpinion
    India, Pak & Kashmiris have to work together

    Pakistan is not only a party to the Kashmir issue but a party within Kashmir as well.

    18 Nov 2018 7:18 AM IST

    The Aligarh Muslim University is very much a central university . The University Grants Commission seems not to have the faintest conception of academic freedom. Its fiat is shockingly archaic. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Setback for freedom of academia

    The University Grants Commission seems not to have the faintest conception of academic freedom.

    11 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

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