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Muslims should urge a settlement of the Kashmir problem and thus improvement in Pakistan-India relations.

The Uncle Toms among Indian Muslims over Kashmir

Muslims withdrew into a shell whenever the word Kashmir was uttered.

27 Oct 2019 12:05 AM

‘Rajapaksa return will curb radicalisation’

Religious leaders and educators must come together to address the challenge.

21 Oct 2019 3:10 AM

Security personnel patrol the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Has the trust of 70 years gone?

The speech of Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the UN General Assembly last month elicits nothing but praise.

21 Oct 2019 2:44 AM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Photo: PTI)

Rejig buzz starts guessing game; Priyanka’s team attracts envy

The Congress is currently abuzz with stories about a showdown between party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi a few weeks ago.

21 Oct 2019 2:00 AM

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal addresses a press conference at party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Kapil Sibal urges PM to focus on poverty, unemployment

Article 47 states that raising the level of nutrition and the standard of living and improving public health is the duty of the state.

20 Oct 2019 2:56 AM

Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad (Photo: ANI)

To solve India’s problems, first admit they exist!

In order to address a problem and find a solution, it is absolutely necessary to first acknowledge that the problem exists.

17 Oct 2019 12:30 AM

Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmiris hopeful, ‘Apna Time Aayega’

All of them are under arrest without any charge while the senior Abdullah has now been slapped with draconian Public Security/Safety Act.

07 Oct 2019 2:29 AM

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, Bihar Congress in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil, Congress State President Madan Mohan Jha and others during Samajik Nyay Sammelan at SKM hall, in Patna, Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Baghel govt set to launch major Gandhi programmes

These rallies would culminate in meetings and rallies where Gandhi stayed in the state.

27 Sep 2019 7:12 AM

Prices of onion have once again shot up by about 50 per cent from Rs 30-40 per kg to Rs 50-80 per kg due to uneven distribution and supply in the wholesale markets across the country following floods in major supplying states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

Onion prices surge again due to short supply

The Centre has discouraged export of onion by increasing the minimum export price and withdrawing incentives.

23 Sep 2019 1:51 AM

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, senior BJP leader and Union minister for minority affairs

P Chidambaram arrest not vendetta politics: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

First of all, Congress and other parties should realise that corruption is corruption and one cannot convert corruption into a revolution, says Naqvi.

15 Sep 2019 1:10 AM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel (Photo: File)

Bhupesh Baghel takes dig at Centre on economy

The chief minister stated that Congress has also decided to launch an awareness campaign against the slowdown in the economy.

14 Sep 2019 6:50 AM

On skidding sales and job losses in the automobile sector, the minister said government departments have been allowed to buy new vehicles. (Photo: File)

'Modi government taken landmark steps in past 100 days,' says Sitharaman

Sitharaman said creating a robust infrastructure is imperative for a fast-growing economy like India.

11 Sep 2019 9:41 AM

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale. (Photo: PTI)

Worried RSS urges govt to rectify NRC mistakes

Quotas must stay as long as needed, says Sangh.

10 Sep 2019 2:20 AM

Both the State and our predominantly Hindu society have failed to provide to the majority of this country the elementary essentials of living and quite often even the elementary decencies due to all human beings.

Conversion: The next frontier for Modi govt?

The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we have accepted that we hold certain rights to be inalienable.

09 Sep 2019 1:06 AM

Javadekar hailed the decision on Kashmir as the biggest decision taken by the Modi government in the 100 days and added that it was proving out to be a wise decision as the situation was slowly getting normal. (Photo: File)

Pak knocked on several doors, but entire world stood with India on Kashmir: Javadekar

He was speaking on the occasion of the completion of 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government at the Centre.

08 Sep 2019 8:56 PM

Nullifiying Article 370 most decisive punch of govt

Among the achievements of the 100 days of the Modi government, nullifying Article 370 remains on the top.

07 Sep 2019 2:21 AM

The TRAI has also issued a consultation paper seeking views of all stakeholders on the issue related to the references by the I&B ministry.

Govt seeks clarity from Trai over platform services

NaMo TV was a channel which is dedicated to live telecast of political rallies and speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

31 Aug 2019 6:49 AM

Rahul Gandhi emphasised on Wednesday that Kashmir was an “internal” Indian matter and Pakistan had no business poking its nose. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Foolish politics around J&K

The Pakistani authorities appear to have used stories published in the foreign press and Mr Gandhi’s observations to criticise New Delhi.

30 Aug 2019 12:03 AM

A street in Srinagar wears a deserted look with stones strewn across the road after protests against revocation of Article 370. Central Kashmir DIG Police V.K. Birdi said only minor incidents of violence had occurred in Srinagar on Monday. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

J&K: Why no endgame appears to be in sight

The euphoria in the rest of India about the government’s decisions on J&K also seems to be petering out in the face of increasing economic woes.

29 Aug 2019 12:00 AM

PM Modi with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of G7 summit in France. (Photo: ANI)

Preventing visit by Oppn deepens doubts on J&K

It remains to be seen if the international community sees this as a sustainable proposition. If not, pressure is likely to mount on New Delhi.

27 Aug 2019 12:00 AM

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