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Dowry killings: Nothing can be more cruel...

There is nothing as dastardly as killing a woman for dowry but it keeps happening with a chilling regularity in our country with the latest inciden Read more...

Neta arrest bill: Tool for vindictive acts...

The scepticism expressed by members of 0pposition parties with regard to the possible misuse of the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill on Thursday Read more...

Robust assertion of right to vote

The Supreme Court’s order on Friday allowing voters excluded from the draft rolls published by the Election Commission following Special Inte Read more...

Cricket raises hope where politics builds walls...

In the intricate waltz of South Asian geopolitics, the rules of engagement are often written in the blood of civilians and the ink of diplomatic co Read more...

History can be rewritten, distorted, but facts cannot b...

Children are like clay who can be shaped, crafted; their young receptive, pure and imaginative minds garner and process knowledge without bias. The Read more...

Trade hub needs a thorough clean-up

A cylinder blast in a house in Wilson Garden and a fire caused by a short circuit in a house-cum-godown in Thigalarapet consumed eight precious liv Read more...

Wooing the South: BJP’s gambit set to fail...

Does the ruling BJP at the Centre really understand the South? This is a question which begs for attention in the wake of the party deciding to nom Read more...

SC ruling reinforces sanctity of vote

Extraordinary situations warrant extraordinary steps. That is precisely what a three-member Bench of the Supreme Court did the other day when it or Read more...

SIR: SC ruling brings relief

The Supreme Court’s directive to the Election Commission to publish the list of 65 lakh Bihar voters who have not been included in the draft Read more...

Social status no basis for bail

The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday ordering revocation of bail for cinestar Darshan Thoogudeepa granted by the Karnataka High Court reaff Read more...