Editorial
BJP wins first round in Karnataka, now Yeddyurappa must get numbers
For the Congress, it was a second quick setback. On May 15 it was declared defeated in the Karnataka Assembly...
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In Karnataka, losers join together to cock a snook at voters
In purely mathematical terms, the Karnataka Assembly election has thrown up no clear winner. But the losers are clear as...
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Celebrate Karl Marx, but remember that he has been rejected in India
Marxists in India have been celebrating the 200th birth anniversary of their hero Karl Marx with odes to the Leftists...
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Mehbooba Mufti’s condemnation not enough; she must act against stone-pelters
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said she had no words which were enough to condemn the stone-pelting incident that led to...
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Religious events held in public places cannot be at cost of public convenience
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s remark that he had no objection to namaz being offered in open public spaces...
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Freedom from RSS is fine, but first dismantle Jinnah’s portrait
In response to demands that Aligarh Muslim University take down the portrait of MA Jinnah, the institution’s students’ body has...
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‘Adopt a Heritage’ a welcome move; it must be effectively implemented
The controversy raked by opposition leaders over the Adopt a Heritage plan of the Union Government is a needless one....
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In Kashmir, soft measures for hardcore elements won’t work
Condemnation of the incident in which a school bus was targeted by stone-pelters in Shopian, leading to injuries to students,...
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Jinnah mindset persists in India long after the man had divided the nation
The disgraceful part of the controversy over a portrait of MA Jinnah in the Aligarh Muslim University campus is not...
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Two summits, one message: Peace comes through talks, not guns
Two developments happened last week which, though unconnected, can change the complexion of global politics in the years to come...
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