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Gen Naravane also said the Army will enhance combat capabilities along the border with China so that it is fully prepared to deal with any challenge. (Photo: PTI)

Does an oath ensure the rule of law, or honesty of purpose?

When Subhas Chandra Bose refused to join the ICS, his brother Sarat Chandra Bose wrote to him that his father was...

28 Jan 2020 2:23 AM IST

Police at the site of the alleged encounter of the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinary on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday morning. (Photo: PTI)

Rule of law vs lynch law: Deliver speedy justice

The desire of revenge is so pronounced that there have been posthumous executions and that too in the name of justice.

16 Dec 2019 12:05 AM IST

Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Ayodhya judgment: About faceless judges and the moral of Ram Katha

Many a time it happens that a division bench dictates the order/judgment in open court and both judges sign.

19 Nov 2019 12:05 AM IST

The Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Is sex on the false promise of marriage rape or cheating?

The concept of treating woman as the property of man is no longer in force. The Supreme Court of India decriminalised...

4 Sept 2019 2:28 AM IST

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa shakes hands with party leaders and MLAs after proving majority in the state Assembly by winning the confidence motion by a voice vote in Bengaluru on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Karanataka lesson: Dictatorial parties threat to democracy

The governor issued directions twice to the Speaker to hold the floor test but the chief minister as well the Speaker...

30 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

Freedom from caste and dynasties: Multiplicity of parties hurts India

If dynasties and castes are to be made irrelevant in politics, India must reject the multiplicity of political parties.

7 Jun 2019 12:16 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi recently apologised to the Supreme Court for basing his chowkidar-chor jibe at the Centre on its Rafale judgment. (Photo: AP)

Politics of lies: For a healthy democracy, punish all those who peddle...

Rahul Gandhi demeaned himself by making a false claim attributed to the Supreme Court.

13 May 2019 4:45 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi

Poverty, politics and posturing: How to build a better, less unequal...

Rahul Gandhi has announced that if voted to power, his party's government would give Rs 6,000 per month each to the...

10 April 2019 1:26 AM IST

IAF said that in the morning of February 27, Indian Air Defence system was on full alert.

Warfare & truth: Deception, distortion rule

The Air Force, unlike the Army, carries out strikes on the basis of intelligence inputs as it has to penetrate deep into...

14 March 2019 7:29 AM IST

Former CBI acting chief M. Nageshwar Rao was asked to sit in a corner of the Chief Justices court at the Supreme Court for an entire day as punishment for contempt

Courts must seek compliance report on own orders, punish civil...

There are examples galore of government employees not getting a single promotion during their entire career.

18 Feb 2019 6:56 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Old may also be gold; sunset yrs can open new chapter of life

Recently, in MP and Rajasthan, older leaders assumed the reins of government though there was a demand that the younger...

9 Jan 2019 5:21 AM IST

John Allen Chau was crying, My name is John. I love you and Jesus loves you... Here is some fish! (Photo: Instagram Screengrab | @johnachau)

We must find a way to help uplift tribals, but ensure their culture is...

Chau was trying to contact the Sentinelese cut off from the rest of the world.

20 Dec 2018 12:42 AM IST