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College students burn tyres during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

The dangerous unilateralism of the BJP

The CAB must rank as one of the most unnecessary pieces of divisive legislations passed by Parliament.

15 Dec 2019 12:31 AM IST

Ashok Khemka is a 1991-batch-IAS officer, who has been transferred over 45 times during his nearly three decade long career. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: J&K babus in a spot

The Narendra Modi sarkar has got the heaven born on the backfoot.

15 Dec 2019 12:30 AM IST

Tens of thousands of protesters against the CAB descended on the streets of Assam, clashing with police and plunging the state into chaos of a magnitude unseen since the violent six-year movement by students that ended with the signing of the Assam accord. (Photo: PTI)

Immigration policy of BJP has unwanted side-effects

The Citizenship Amendment Bill offers these people cover and will only specifically exclude Muslims.

15 Dec 2019 12:05 AM IST

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliyas Dargah in New Delhi.

Mystic Mantra: Death anniversary or Urs, it's an occasion to rejoice...

Urs means wedding and in Sufism, death anniversaries of mystics are celebrated as wedding ceremonies.

14 Dec 2019 6:16 AM IST

Protesters from the Muslim community burn tyres during a demonstration against National Register of Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Howrah district of West Bengal on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Am I a citizen of India? Dunno! I am still scratching my head

The Assam agitation will polarise India like no other political development since Independence.

14 Dec 2019 6:12 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

After sweep, can BoJo deliver on Brexit vow?

Whole swathes of these constituencies for the first time in decades voted for BoJo and the Tories.

14 Dec 2019 6:09 AM IST

Soul is the guide, and brain/mind has a great role to play to manifest your actions.

Mystic Mantra: The ocean within hides all the secrets of the soul

The soul is a part of God and is the power that enlivens the body.

13 Dec 2019 2:09 AM IST

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. (Photo: AFP)

What we need in all walks of life: Competence, and a fine balance

Curiously, all these three words can be used to describe parenting and teaching today.

13 Dec 2019 2:06 AM IST

The BJP went for an alliance with the Sena in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, liberally giving it 124 seats.

The BJP-Sena falling out is no bolt from the blue

The BJP had started growing organisationally and it was unable to accept this fact.

13 Dec 2019 2:04 AM IST

A long queue of fire tenders (clockwise from above) at the site where a major fire killed 43 persons at Anaj Mandi area of Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Can't each of us see God and be God in loving and...

Seeking to capitalise from every crisis, politicians begin blaming each other.

12 Dec 2019 1:23 AM IST

Its clear that India faces expanded and more potent cyber threats.

2020 cybersecurity policy has to enable global collaboration

The rapid expansion of digital penetration in India brings with it the need to strengthen cybersecurity.

12 Dec 2019 1:20 AM IST

Muslims are required to perform wudu in preparation for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Quran.

The scientific' view? Islamophobia birthed CAB

The CAB and NRC both deal with citizenship and are driven by Islamophobia.

12 Dec 2019 1:18 AM IST