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An eventful year in retrospect
31 Dec 2017 9:13 PM IST2017 witnessed a series of Change of Guards to embolden governance, setting the pace for the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Not a rubberstamp head
5 Nov 2017 9:31 PM ISTRecapitulating 100 days of 14th President Ramnath Kovind.
Rise and fall of Fotedar
8 Oct 2017 8:23 PM ISTFotedar was integral to Indira Gandhi’s prowess and in bringing Rajiv Gandhi to politics; yet, the senior Congress leader, isolated from the helm of...
Modi does not follow set rules
10 Sept 2017 9:08 PM ISTOur Prime Minister can keep his decisions secret.
Justice wins the day
27 Aug 2017 9:28 PM ISTThe brave women who challenged this shameful practice finally taste success.
UP polls is most crucial for BJP
11 Jan 2017 3:08 AM ISTComing Assembly elections in five states from February 4 is a high-stake poll, seen as a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies. Voting to...
Rawat’s appointment raises relevant questions
31 Dec 2016 3:22 AM ISTThe choice of Lt. General Bipin Rawat as the next army chief has created a flutter in the military establishment. Bypassing two senior army commanders...
Ensuring South Asian economic integration
4 Oct 2016 3:16 AM ISTQuestions can be raised about India’s decision to boycott the SAARC summit scheduled at Islamabad in November this year. This is the first time that...
Pakistan poses multiple challenges
28 Sept 2016 4:53 AM ISTPakistan currently faces three challenges; a secessionist threat from Balochistan, internal unrest in the country, and local terrorism which is taking...
Anandiben leaves behind a divided Gujarat
10 Aug 2016 3:51 AM ISTFormer Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s resignation should not surprise anyone. It had become clear for some time that she was losing grip...
Good governance is a must in J&K
3 April 2016 3:15 AM ISTThe six-week long suspense in Jammu and Kashmir has ended. After a long standoff, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Fractious contests mark Bihar polls
26 Aug 2015 3:47 AM ISTThere have been reports from Bihar that a wedge is developing in the ‘Grand Secular Alliance’ with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the RJD Chief Lalu...