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Cong has more pro-minority votes to offer DMK this time

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Stop sending our soldiers home in coffins!

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Surgical strike not an answer to Pak terror

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Zoya and the M factor of Gully Boy

News Thu, 21 Feb 2019

AIADMK ties up Lok Sabha allies but with eye on assembly bypolls

News Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Pakistan needs to take firm actions against Jaish

News Tue, 19 Feb 2019

Lotus blooms in Rajini's hint of water politics

News Mon, 18 Feb 2019

How many more suicide bombers are there?

News Mon, 18 Feb 2019

An Indian soldier challenges Jaish

News Mon, 18 Feb 2019

Why Jaish has become the ISI's terror arm in J & K

News Sat, 16 Feb 2019

It is Time for Action, not Restraint

News Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Time to take out Masood Azhar

News Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Expect more suicide attacks in Kashmir

News Fri, 15 Feb 2019

Citizenship Bill: Morally valid, long overdue

News Wed, 13 Feb 2019

The Taliban: Barbarians at our gate

News Tue, 12 Feb 2019

Sword of State Tyranny is Upon Us

News Tue, 12 Feb 2019

'Nationalism, not Hindutva will be the big theme for 2019'

News Mon, 11 Feb 2019

Ayodhya and the denial of India's ancient past

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Cows die from an overdose of love

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Did India discover flight before the Wrights?

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Tech's toll on humanity

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

The 2019 poll is a special challenge

News Sat, 09 Feb 2019

Should yoga therapy go the Western way?

News Thu, 07 Feb 2019

Is Priyanka more than a show-stopper?

News Thu, 07 Feb 2019

BJP's self-goal in Bengal and north east

News Wed, 06 Feb 2019

EPS does a Jaya but like her, can he keep the BJP at bay?

News Tue, 05 Feb 2019

Why all parties want to give out money in cash

News Mon, 04 Feb 2019

HAL: Non performance, nil accountability

News Mon, 04 Feb 2019

Was Ravana the world's first aviator?

News Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Is Modi more popular in 2019?

News Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Shiv ji ki baraat without a groom

News Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Challenges await the Supreme Court

News Thu, 31 Jan 2019

How best to remember George Fernandes?

News Thu, 31 Jan 2019

What ideas informed Gandhi's inner life?

News Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Arun Jaitley: George as I knew him

News Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Modi and the hunt for a Sanjeevani Booti

News Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Jaitley should practise what he preaches

News Tue, 29 Jan 2019

Why the 2019 election is pivotal for India

News Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Reserving the right to change

News Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Quiet champions of India

News Sat, 26 Jan 2019

The New Songs of Patriotism

News Sat, 26 Jan 2019

Why Nehru is worth remembering this Republic Day

News Sat, 26 Jan 2019

Why dance bar judgment is absolutely right

News Fri, 25 Jan 2019

What the world will worry about in 2019

News Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Priyanka's sister act

News Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Karpoori Thakur and the power of street politics

News Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Rahul's rude reality check

News Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Defence of India with Made in India

News Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Why readymade news on FM radio is a bad idea

News Tue, 22 Jan 2019

Met the 'Department of Big Moves'?

News Tue, 22 Jan 2019

When can we expect a 2nd Trump-Kim summit?

News Fri, 18 Jan 2019

Oh, they are asking for jobs? Give them cow...

News Thu, 17 Jan 2019

What are Modi-Shah's plans for Lok Sabha polls?

News Thu, 17 Jan 2019

You must be nuts to say Modi is an underdog for 2019

News Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Alas, Petta is not Rajini's ticket to politics

News Mon, 14 Jan 2019

My 2019 resolution :)

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

Why exit polls go wrong

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

Detecting cancer

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

The A-Z of 2018

News Sat, 12 Jan 2019

Citizenship Amendment Bill: A humanitarian act

News Fri, 11 Jan 2019

Beware of Chinese propaganda!

News Fri, 11 Jan 2019

Modi's quota: Utmost secrecy, precise execution

News Thu, 10 Jan 2019

With quota politics is Modi playing V P Singh v2.0?

News Wed, 09 Jan 2019

Modi sounds 2019 poll bugle from Assam

News Tue, 08 Jan 2019

Opinion: Why Modi deserves another chance

News Tue, 08 Jan 2019

Bangladesh rejects politics of chaos

News Tue, 08 Jan 2019

Why weekend box-office stars can't make it in 21st century TN politics

News Mon, 07 Jan 2019

Ultimate victory in Sabrimala will be of women

News Mon, 07 Jan 2019

When friends change...

News Sun, 06 Jan 2019

Should India change Census methods?

News Sun, 06 Jan 2019

For whom the bell trolls

News Sun, 06 Jan 2019

Trapped miners not CM Conrad's problem!

News Sat, 05 Jan 2019

What India can learn from South Korea, Japan

News Sat, 05 Jan 2019

Rahul and the politics of humility

News Sat, 05 Jan 2019

Has Modi fatigue set in?

News Wed, 02 Jan 2019

A wish for 2019: Stop treating national security as a football!

News Tue, 01 Jan 2019

The Return of Manmohan Singh

News Mon, 31 Dec 2018

What each passing year teaches us

News Mon, 31 Dec 2018

What Rahul must be careful about

News Sun, 30 Dec 2018

Will KCR be kingmaker in 2019?

News Thu, 27 Dec 2018

You are right, Anupamji...

News Wed, 26 Dec 2018

In defence of farm loan waivers

News Wed, 26 Dec 2018

News Tue, 25 Dec 2018

Behind BJP loss: Failure to keep job promise, fix farm distress

News Mon, 24 Dec 2018

Politicians will find it tougher to retain voters's allegiance

News Fri, 21 Dec 2018

India's stature is growing in Chinese eyes

News Fri, 21 Dec 2018

10 rude lessons for the BJP

News Thu, 20 Dec 2018

Do you know about the Good Samaritan law?

News Thu, 20 Dec 2018

Our institutions are at risk under Modi

News Wed, 19 Dec 2018

Dance of the hemlock drinkers

News Wed, 19 Dec 2018

Hafiz Saeed pens column in Pakistani newspaper as 'contributing writer'

News Tue, 18 Dec 2018

Why Stalin jumped the gun on naming Rahul for PM

News Tue, 18 Dec 2018

If Rahul was really the Congress boss...

News Tue, 18 Dec 2018

KCR, the king of the freebies!

News Mon, 17 Dec 2018

Did Doval exchange a princess for Christian Michel?

News Mon, 17 Dec 2018

Ayodhya will be a big BJP issue in 2019

News Mon, 17 Dec 2018

Who's the tallest of them all?

News Sat, 15 Dec 2018

True tribute to Sardar Patel: Withdraw Kashmir from UN!

News Fri, 14 Dec 2018

Rahul's temple run is smart politics

News Fri, 14 Dec 2018

For Rahul, the real test has just begun

News Thu, 13 Dec 2018

Poll debacle: Why Modi needs to worry

News Thu, 13 Dec 2018

Without DeMo, Congress would have lost

News Thu, 13 Dec 2018

Modi ka Magic Chalega Kya?

News Tue, 11 Dec 2018

Why are some lynchings front page news and some not?

News Mon, 10 Dec 2018

Of all assembly polls since 2014, these are most important

News Mon, 10 Dec 2018

Minor parties in TN caught in identity crisis

News Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Why more Indians must speak up online

News Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Why India fails to extradite Mallya, Modi, Choksi...

News Wed, 05 Dec 2018

Why I applaud Modi's leadership style

News Wed, 05 Dec 2018

The CBI has become a monster

News Tue, 04 Dec 2018

'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome hack?'

News Mon, 03 Dec 2018

Why assembly polls may not set the tune for 2019

News Mon, 03 Dec 2018

2018: When 3 children died of hunger

News Sun, 02 Dec 2018

The fragility of faith

News Sun, 02 Dec 2018

How to prevent another 26/11

News Fri, 30 Nov 2018

Satyapal Malik: 1st governor to let the cat out of the bag!

News Wed, 28 Nov 2018

Ayodhya must inspire faith, not hate

News Mon, 26 Nov 2018

Brexit: Nations shouldn't take decisions in a fit of passion

News Sun, 25 Nov 2018

In the name of Rama

News Sun, 25 Nov 2018

Why J B Kripalani needs to be remembered

News Sat, 24 Nov 2018

Sardar Patel doesn't need your help, Mr Modi. You need his

News Sat, 24 Nov 2018

Why is govt taking pangas with RBI, CBI etc?

News Fri, 23 Nov 2018

The Rafale Deal: The Real Loss to India

News Thu, 22 Nov 2018

How BJP was outsmarted in Kashmir

News Thu, 22 Nov 2018

What next in Kashmir?

News Thu, 22 Nov 2018

What Virat Kohli needs to remember

News Wed, 21 Nov 2018

Twitter! Stop making the world a hateful place!

News Wed, 21 Nov 2018

What Rahul needs to do NOW!

News Wed, 21 Nov 2018

The politics behind Ajay Singh Bisht's name changes

News Tue, 20 Nov 2018

India, Japan and the China threat

News Tue, 20 Nov 2018

CBI needs a surgical strike

News Tue, 20 Nov 2018

CBI fiasco: Opportunity to set the parrot free

News Mon, 19 Nov 2018

Kashmir problem: It's the environment, stupid!

News Sat, 17 Nov 2018

India must handle Bhutan with kid gloves

News Thu, 15 Nov 2018

TN parties brace for 'mini general elections'

News Thu, 15 Nov 2018

Courting trouble on the Rafale

News Thu, 15 Nov 2018

What we need for India to become truly great

News Thu, 15 Nov 2018

The Great Gloom of Delhi

News Thu, 15 Nov 2018

Statue of Unity will do for Kevatia what Rann Utsav did for Kutch

News Wed, 14 Nov 2018

The truth about Tipu Sultan

News Wed, 14 Nov 2018

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

News Wed, 14 Nov 2018

Why did 17 million Indians leave India last year?

News Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Name changes: BJP's revenge on Muslims

News Mon, 12 Nov 2018

How Patel transformed into Sardar

News Sun, 11 Nov 2018

Why Jamal Khashoggi's death matters

News Sun, 11 Nov 2018

Naidu is Rahul's new troubleshooter

News Sat, 10 Nov 2018

Why Ajit Doval is wrong

News Fri, 09 Nov 2018

Rahul is working untiringly for Modi

News Fri, 09 Nov 2018

#MeToo: For whom the bell tolls

News Tue, 06 Nov 2018

Why I am disappointed with CBI's interim boss

News Mon, 05 Nov 2018

Should courts intervene in religious matters?

News Mon, 05 Nov 2018

What the hounding of Ram Guha tells us about India

News Mon, 05 Nov 2018

Why the BJP 'worships' Congressman Patel

News Mon, 05 Nov 2018

Malaysia's Lashkar arrest points to its global footprint

News Sat, 03 Nov 2018

#MeToo: Men! Listen with humility

News Fri, 02 Nov 2018

Kashmir poses no threat to India's security

News Fri, 02 Nov 2018

Tamil bloc may hold the key in Lanka's power struggle

News Thu, 01 Nov 2018

Why we must salute both Nehru and Patel

News Wed, 31 Oct 2018

Why one can't be an RSS pracharak and a disciple of Patel

News Wed, 31 Oct 2018

Phase Two of #MeToo begins

News Wed, 31 Oct 2018

How the CBI can be saved

News Wed, 31 Oct 2018

Trump fear forces old enemies to thaw ties

News Tue, 30 Oct 2018

Constitution, not faith, is supreme

News Tue, 30 Oct 2018

Now a Trump clone in Brazil!

News Mon, 29 Oct 2018

What was Xi Jinping's confidant doing in India?

News Mon, 29 Oct 2018

What I learnt when the government raided my office

News Mon, 29 Oct 2018

Durga, Shakti and #MeToo

News Sat, 27 Oct 2018

Ayyappa's right must be respected by one and all

News Sat, 27 Oct 2018

Baloch opposition to CPEC should worry China

News Sat, 27 Oct 2018

Are voices of dissent in the BJP rising?

News Fri, 26 Oct 2018

And they say there are no jobs...

News Thu, 25 Oct 2018

With HC verdict TN govt is safe, but not sound

News Thu, 25 Oct 2018

India gets a National Security AdviCzar

News Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Modi's majority rule is no better than a coalition. Here's why

News Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Why #MeToo needs all our support

News Wed, 24 Oct 2018

Khashoggi killing gives Middle East politics unexpected twists

News Wed, 24 Oct 2018

Who Got the Bofors Money?

News Tue, 23 Oct 2018

Dear sexual predator

News Tue, 23 Oct 2018

Can the Opposition take on BJP's incompetence?

News Tue, 23 Oct 2018

India's National Security is being transformed

News Mon, 22 Oct 2018

Tharoor's 'floccinaucinihilipilification' explained

News Sat, 20 Oct 2018

Has one of mathematics's toughest problems been solved?

News Sat, 20 Oct 2018

Any one of us can be arrested at any time

News Sat, 20 Oct 2018

Is Yogi scared of the Mughals?

News Fri, 19 Oct 2018

The hypocrisy of Donald Trump

News Thu, 18 Oct 2018

Rafale isn't Modi's Bofors moment, here's why

News Thu, 18 Oct 2018

Who's afraid of #metoo

News Thu, 18 Oct 2018

Why do TV channels play the divisive game?

News Wed, 17 Oct 2018

The Hindu Shah Bano moment is here

News Wed, 17 Oct 2018

What is the RSS's Maan ki Baat on #MeToo?

News Tue, 16 Oct 2018

In Durga's image

News Mon, 15 Oct 2018

I hope M J Akbar is fired

News Mon, 15 Oct 2018

Of Gaurakshaks and data privacy

News Fri, 12 Oct 2018

Institutions continue to be clouded in attacks in Tamil Nadu, but...

News Fri, 12 Oct 2018

US-China trade war: What's really going on?

News Thu, 11 Oct 2018

Why a second term for Modi seems IFFY

News Wed, 10 Oct 2018

We now think of our own people as enemies

News Wed, 10 Oct 2018

Will Modi risk US sanctions and buy oil from Iran?

News Mon, 08 Oct 2018

India-US ties: COMCASA and CAATSA are equally important

News Thu, 04 Oct 2018

Sabarimala verdict is flawed in many ways

News Mon, 01 Oct 2018

Why BJP can't turn India into a Hindu rashtra

News Mon, 01 Oct 2018

Is the Rafale deal BJP's Bofors moment?

News Mon, 01 Oct 2018