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Doors open for you, says Lalu; Nitish smiles at offer

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday came up with a cryptic response to Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav's offer to return to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive......

Why India Can't Be A Modern, Civilised, Free Society

On such things as the meat ban and hijab ban, we are finding that elements that comprise the system are enthusiastic about denying people their rights.It says something awful about us as a society,......

SC frees man jailed for 25 years, finds he was a juvenile at time of crime

The Supreme Court on Wednesday found a man, who spent 25 years imprisoned in a murder case, and had exhausted all his legal remedies including a Presidential pardon, to be a juvenile at the time of......

Was The Attack On Saif Waiting To Happen?

How did the thug access Saif Ali Khan's home? IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan and his family own flats on the top two floors of Satguru Sharan. Photographs: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com Did Saif Ali......

Lokpal dismisses corruption complaint against ex-CJI Chandrachud

The anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has disposed of a complaint alleging corruption against former CJI DY Chandrachud for being "barred by jurisdiction", according to an official order. IMAGE:......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

Nirmalaji Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai?

'The conspiracy is to end India's entrepreneurship culture even before it fully blooms.''Negativity is being spread in society towards all those who do business, and this hatred for business and......

'Budget Focus Will Be On Growth, Jobs'

'There is no immediate threat to the government, and they would prefer the growth agenda.' IMAGE: Farmers sow rice saplings in a paddy field. Photograph: ANI Photo Allocations for social......

How To Fix Ayushman Bharat: Experts To FM

'Patients under the scheme may ultimately have to go to private hospitals.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat and PMAY Rural schemes in......

Dharavi redevelopment: No land transfer to Adani group

As a project developer, Adani group will build houses that will be handed over to departments of Maharashtra government for allotment to residents. Photograph: ANI Photo The multi-crore Dharavi......

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'Sukanya Verma mourns the movie legend. IMAGE: Shabana......

'You Gave India More Than You Got Credit For'

'The demise of #ManmohanSingh ji who (looking back) presided over India's actual 'Acchey Din' feels like the end of an era when India was actually (more) democratic, when Indians were free(er) of......

'How Did Nehru End Up As PM?'

'About whether I'm worried it will blow up into something, no, I'm used to these things.''I am a voice in the city and have said quite a few things that may have ruffled feathers. But I stuck with......

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his......

The Buckingham Murders Review: Kareena's Sublime Portrait Of Sadness

Kareena's sombre performance lingered on long after I had left the theatre, notes Sukanya Verma. Melancholy has a muse in Kareena Kapoor Khan. Stripped off all her effervescence, one of the most......

Daily online hate damages players' mental health: Gosens

IMAGE: Germany's Robin Gosens during training for Germany. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Professional footballers are having to deal with a daily barrage of online hate that threatens......

Bring a law to free sports from politicians, bureaucrats: Gopichand

He also called upon the government and other stakeholders to streamline the processes where an athlete could just concentrate on his training and performance without having to bother about other......

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