PIX: India celebrates Festival of Lights

Buildings were decorated with earthen lamps and colourful lights as people across the country celebrated Diwali with pomp on Sunday and a relatively better air quality than in previous years......

Why Ban Only Sedition Law?

There are laws that are as out of time and place today as the Rowlatt Act was a century ago, explains Aakar Patel. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Supreme Court has put a stay on the......

On Valentine's day, government allows IAS, IPS couples to work in one state

In a Valentine's Day gift to All India Services officers, the government on Tuesday amended rules to mandatorily allow married couples from the IAS and IPS get the same cadre state. However, they......

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

The ultimate consequences of Rahul Gandhi's yatra may be known only in 2024, points out Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kollam, Kerala, September 16,......