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Amma is back
May 12, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
She has risen from the political wilderness before. But her return this time, “tested as pure gold” as she chose to characterise it, is different. Her dramatic acquittal in a 919-page judgment by Justice C…
May 12, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Lesson for netas: Losing UK party leaders take responsibility and step down, making way for fresh blood
May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
While the Conservatives’ victory was unexpected, an even more startling aftereffect was that the entire swathe of leadership spanning diverse opposition parties stepped down within an hour. Leaders of parties that performed worse than expected…
May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Modi in China: New Delhi and Beijing must get their relationship right for an Asian century
May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to China he will first step down in Xian, capital of President Xi Jinping’s home province. This unconventional gesture reciprocates Modi playing host to Xi in Ahmedabad when the…
May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Common interest trumps politics: Landmark India-Bangladesh border pact is testimony to what spirit of cooperation can achieve
May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Parliament’s passage of the bill on the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh brings to an end anomalies of the Radcliffe Award hastily drawn up in the days before Partition, which had continued despite earlier…
May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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David Cameron phir ek baar: But he could just be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom
May 9, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
It’s not just in India that pollsters periodically fall flat on their faces. UK elections defeated the pundits as well – Britain isn’t entering an era of coalition politics but just snapped out of it….
May 9, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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NGOs are not for culling: Don’t pull the rug from under civil society activism or foreign funding
May 9, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
The government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulatory Authority (FCRA) registration of Greenpeace, and Greenpeace is reportedly closing its operations in India. The government has also put 16 foreign donors, including Ford Foundation, on its…
May 9, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Conservative surge could see UK exit from the European Union in 2017
May 9, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
Thursday’s UK General Election has left a remarkable outcome. Defying many recent polls, the Conservatives have emerged as the largest party by a significant margin, the first incumbent party to gain seats for over 30…
May 9, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Modi’s Chinese test
May 9, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
PM packs his bags for Beijing and for Indian foreign policy’s greatest challenge As Prime Minister Narendra Modi packs his bags for China, his mission is getting more challenging by the day. He will undoubtedly…
May 9, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Border breakthrough: Ratification of LBA paves the way for enhanced India-Bangladesh ties and regional growth
May 8, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
It’s been four decades in the making. In a historic move, Lok Sabha’s unanimously passed the 100th Constitution Amendment that ratifies the 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA). All that’s left now is for the…
May 8, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Let’s be civil: Decriminalise defamation, make it a civil offence
May 8, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
Though the Supreme Court did well in sparing Rahul Gandhi the harassment of appearing before an outstation court in a defamation case, nobody can miss the irony of the Congress vice-president challenging the constitutionality of…
May 8, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Chronic holdups
May 7, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
Joint committees and joint sittings may be only way around Parliament’s state of gridlock Finance minister Arun Jaitley “beseeched” parliamentarians on Tuesday, urging them to avoid partisanship over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) constitutional…
May 7, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Being Salman
May 7, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
Taking a human life must have consequences but why should judging it take so long? Equality before law is the lodestone of democracy. Whether it is a shining superstar in a big SUV or a…
May 7, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Test match, not T20
May 7, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
Nevertheless, Arun Shourie’s criticism of the Modi government must be taken seriously Arun Shourie’s candid criticism of the government has surprised us on several counts. He is known to have been personally close to Narendra…
May 7, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Pakistan Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk raises the question whether his country can be secular
May 7, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
Times view Way to stabilise its polity By Swagato Ganguly Pakistan’s chief justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, hearing petitions on apparently unrelated issues, has mooted the issue of what it would take to transform Pakistan from an Islamic…
May 7, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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London ki baat: Indian diaspora holds the key in Britain’s knife-edge election
May 6, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
With just a day to go for Britain’s general election, it is clear that India’s diaspora will play kingmaker like never before. With opinion polls showing Conservatives and Labour neck and neck in the race…
May 6, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Bust the bottlenecks: Recent critiques of Modi government highlight urgent need to expand state capacity
May 6, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
As the Modi government approaches its anniversary, a common thread running through criticisms of it is that the prime minister – in addition to providing overall direction to the administration – is also expected to…
May 6, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Bus to molestation: Make public transport safe for women, in Punjab and elsewhere
May 5, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
From getting an education to holding down a job, safe public transport is a necessary condition for women’s progress in India. What recent high-profile crimes against women emphasise is how far we are from achieving…
May 5, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Protect home buyers: Bill regulating real estate is overdue, don’t let political squabbling delay it
May 5, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
A home is the single largest investment an individual makes in a lifetime. In India, real estate has been poorly regulated, putting people at a disadvantage. In a belated attempt to rectify this problem, UPA-II…
May 5, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Poised on a knife edge: This week’s general election could spark the break up of the United Kingdom
May 5, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
With polls indicating that the May 7 UK general election is poised on a knife edge, it is clear that the outcome could be decided, or at least strongly influenced, in Scotland. This is because…
May 5, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Rebuilding Nepal – donor countries must collaborate rather than compete
May 5, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
India has been playing a critical role in Nepal, initiating response measures on the day of the earthquake itself. The ongoing rescue and relief phase is likely to continue for another 10-15 days. In that…
May 5, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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