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The Hindutva mob which had brought down the 16th century mosque which is strangely called the Babri Masjid on this day in 1992 had all but melted away.

25 years later, Ayodhya is now on backburner

The liberals and secularists mourn December 6 as a black day, as the day Indian secularism lay in tatters.

6 Dec 2017 2:43 AM IST

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (Photo: PTI/File)

Executive vs judiciary: Stop political jousting

The Supreme Court ruling on the NJAC has been a big blow to the Modi government.

28 Nov 2017 12:17 AM IST

Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Understanding Indira: PM in turbulent times

Thirty-three years after her death, we still don't have a decent political biography of Indira Gandhi.

18 Nov 2017 12:45 AM IST

The finance department said that there is not much of an impact of imposition of the GST on the state governments revenues as of now.

Is govt playing ducks and drakes with GST?

The GST is an empty political slogan promising the world in your palm.

13 Nov 2017 12:34 AM IST

Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Indira's legacy: A role model for Modi?

Before Mr Modi came on the scene, it was Indira Gandhi who fitted the bill as a strong ruler.

31 Oct 2017 12:55 AM IST

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

Delhi's feeble steps on J&K not enough

The Congress and BJP should keep out of Kashmir politics.

25 Oct 2017 12:35 AM IST

Prince William and Kate arrived at the Taj Mahal on Saturday, April 16, wrapping up their week-long trip to India and Bhutan with a visit that carries poignant echoes for Britains royal family.

Monumental neurosis: Taj is India's heritage

Hindu right-wingers need not be liberal secularists, and they should not be.

18 Oct 2017 12:22 AM IST

During 2014 election campaigns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised more jobs under his government. (Photo: PTI)

Modi needs to govern quietly, stop bragging

At election time, the voter looks at the governance record and not at the speeches of the PM.

10 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi at Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley, California on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Is there a change in the nation's mood?

The scales in a Modi-Gandhi contest are still in favour of Mr Modi.

19 Sept 2017 12:43 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose with new Cabinet Ministers after the reshuffle at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Is optics enough to make Centre efficient?

Nitin Gadkari gets river development and Ganga rejuvenation, that were with Uma Bharti.

4 Sept 2017 12:49 AM IST

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday awarded 10 years of imprisonment in a rape case, dating back to 2002. (Photo: AFP)

To keep cults in check, closer scrutiny needed

What will keep the gurus in check is public opinion.

29 Aug 2017 12:32 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that triple talaq form of divorce in the Muslim community has no sanction in Holy Quran and was bad in law. (Photo: AFP/File)

For Muslim women, SC verdict is a revolution

The BJP and RSS may pretend that they support the cause of Muslim women in a bid to outflank Muslims as a whole.

23 Aug 2017 12:41 AM IST