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Sidharth Bhatia is the Founder/Editor of The Wire and writes on politics, society and popular culture. In addition, he is a great fan of rock music.
    The General Administration Department, which issues guidelines for use of beacons, stated that the Centre has not yet issued the notification banning the beacons.Opinion
    Adieu lal batti, but VIP raj' won't end so easily

    The VIP culture has been ubiquitous. And the number of important and self-important persons continues to grow.

    22 April 2017 12:23 AM IST

    Feroze Gandhi: The Forgotten Gandhi by by Bertil Falk Roli, Rs 695Lifestyle
    Book Review -'Feroze-The Forgotten Gandhi-': Lost in shadows of...

    Feroze Gandhi is a figure lost in the shadows of history and is little more than a footnote in the grander narratives of...

    9 April 2017 4:55 AM IST

    BJP has claimed that only the BJP is capable of playing the role of a constructive Opposition party in the state.Opinion
    Corruption: New front against BJP?

    Rijiju has pooh-poohed the charges, even going far as to say that anyone who says he is corrupt will be beaten with...

    17 Dec 2016 1:06 AM IST

    Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Is the nanny state now going too far?

    By making the national anthem compulsory, the SC has taken away choice from the average citizen.

    3 Dec 2016 12:31 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI Twitter)Opinion
    A new contempt for the poor?

    Economists are not so sure that it was a good idea at all, because the costs economic and human far outweigh the...

    19 Nov 2016 12:44 AM IST

    Security personnel on guard at Pathankot Airbase (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Showing impatience with the Constitution

    Journalists have declared solidarity with NDTV.

    5 Nov 2016 12:37 AM IST

    18 Indian Army soldiers died and more than a dozen injured in a fidayeen attack in an Army base camp in Uri. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Danger as jingoism trumps objectivity

    The use of words like martyr' and heroes' is an American import which has been accepted in India.

    24 Oct 2016 12:33 AM IST

    Family mourns Dadri lynching accused Ravis death. (Photo: ANI Twitter)Opinion
    Flag politics: A new low

    The authorities said the meat samples obtained by the police were of goat's progeny .

    8 Oct 2016 12:53 AM IST

    Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan.Opinion
    Bollywood: Just sound & fury over Pak stars?

    Officially, the government is not advocating that Pakistani actors should leave.

    5 Oct 2016 12:27 AM IST

    An Army person inspects a passenger vehicle at the checkpost near Uri Army Brigade. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The journalist as nationalist cheerleader

    The use of words like braveheart', martyr', heroes' is an American import which has been swiftly accepted in India.

    24 Sept 2016 12:53 AM IST

    Hyderabad Biryani has been pending since 2009. (Representational image)Opinion
    Dangerous intolerance in India

    It's no coincidence that most victims are Muslims or dalits.

    10 Sept 2016 12:32 AM IST

    The Bill prohibits commercial surrogacy, which includes banning foreigners from surrogacy in India, while also making it illegal for NRIs or Overseas Citizens of India. (Representational image)Opinion
    In regulating surrogacy, don't bring in prejudices...

    What this new Bill is going to do is to push the entire business of surrogacy underground.

    27 Aug 2016 1:22 AM IST

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