Can 3 crore out of the 8.9 crore young male population of the nine states set off on a pilgrimage that extends for about a month? If yes, then what can we infer regarding the state of the young working population in these states, asks Mahesh Vyas.
Blaming Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the neighbouring country is providing shelter to Dawood Ibrahim and the mob boss is currently staying along the Pak-Afghan border.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday exuded confidence that an agreement with the Shiv Sena would soon be reached, even as he said that his party has neither accepted nor denied the "unilateral" support extended by the Nationalist Congress Party.
'More needs to be done in less time,' says Vivek Gumaste. 'A sense of urgency is crucial if the BJP wishes to fulfil its promise of tough, no-nonsense, governance in matters of security.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed private sector of still being stuck with "legacy issues" like tax terrorism and selective exemption.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has taken a serious view of Virat Kohli's foul-mouthed tirade against an Indian journalist at the ongoing World Cup and asked him to refrain from "any such behaviour in the future".
Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on Saturday.
'To treat a Hindu fleeing persecution and certain death in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan on par with a Muslim voluntarily sneaking into India for economic reasons or otherwise is callously cruel, blatantly perverse and grossly unjust.' 'The concept of equality cannot be invoked to perpetuate a historical wrong that needs to be righted,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
'This time, even the professedly secular parties have maintained a conscious distance from being identified with Muslims.' 'This could be interpreted as a success of the BJP campaign of what it has been calling 'minority appeasement', says Mohammad Sajjad.
Sanju is a blockbuster, but did it get all its facts correct? yed Firdaus Ashraf reveals seven facts Director Rajkumar Hirani overlooked in Sanju.
Obama also said he had emphasised the need for religious tolerance and the right to practise one's own faith during closed door talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his last trip to India in 2015.
ICC confirmed it was investigating the registration of company names which it regarded as of 'concern to the sport of cricket'.
Not really impressed with the preparation that India will have going into the Test series against Australia, former captain Sourav Ganguly has said a couple of two-day practice games are just not enough.
Indians must remember that Pakistanis hate losing to India, at war or in cricket, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
A deputy of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, an 'old friend' of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and a former Indian ambassador, ACN Nambiar, has been described as a Soviet spy.
'Demonetisation is just a trigger; the Indian print industry had this coming for years.'
The great pity is that Mr Siddiqui has a remarkable, even inspiring, story to tell, feels Sunil Sethi.
'You can disagree with Dr Ilaiah's analyses of how the caste-based economy works, or with his prescriptions on how to fix it.' 'But a disagreement that is couched in terms of 'offence' given and received shuts down the debate that is essential to build a more just and modern India,' argues Mihir Sharma.
In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make up their minds, on which button to press, in the privacy of their 'confessional' booths, notes Krishna Prasad.
'Platinum grade support from Washington has not been forthcoming, the christening of the US-Indian ties as a 'defining partnership' notwithstanding,' says A,bassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Electricity, better roads and uninterrupted water supply are problems for everyone in India, not Muslims alone.' 'Regional parties are solving these problems much better. And for that reason, Muslims favour regional parties.'
We Indians simply cherry-pick those aspects of other cultures we like and reject what we consider unsuitable. Most of us recognise it as globalisation, says Kanika Datta.
Here's a look at what exactly happened at the institute and the developments that have taken place so far.
Propagating the prime minister's messages doesn't come cheap, reveals an RTI response. The one-year anniversary message, for instance, cost Rs 8.3 crore, reports Prasanna D Zore.
Tendulkar suggests 'radical changes in Ranji Trophy cricket and suggests home and away series to determine fair result
'Even though Bangladesh are playing their best cricket, this is a happy Indian side that has mastered the art of winning crunch games'
'There must be thousands if not lakhs of people the government is illegally spying on.' 'Why should we enable this criminal activity by volunteering our details?'
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
Reshma Qureshi's face was destroyed by acid. It did not stop her.
The action against the Lucknow passport officer was a hasty reckless decision taken by an establishment playing to the gallery to appease the pseudo-secular elite of the country, the Lutyens Delhi lobby intent on discrediting the Hindu identity, and an action that blatantly violated the basic tenets of justice, argues Vivek Gumaste.
How has the note ban affected newspapers and the rest of the media?
Although much loved amongst the right wing in India, few Indians know of and about Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Respected by Mahatma Gandhi, Malaviya was a long standing member of the Congress party, and was one of the founding members of the far-right party the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha. So here's a rundown of top ten things you didn't know about Madan Mohan Malaviya.
India's notoriously volatile fans showed rare maturity in accepting the end of their team's reign.
The father of the Delhi gang rape victim said people should see the documentary, India's Daughter, because it "holds up a mirror to our society".
'If they felt that my post was wrong they should have filed a defamation case against me.' 'Why pick up in the night and detain me?' 'I was scared and thought I will be beaten up. I thought anything can happen to me and I can even die.' Abhishek Mishra on his detention.
Sami's passport, re-issued in 2010, expired in May this year and Pak govt chose not to renew it
Noted author and journalist Khushwant Singh died in New Delhi on Thursday at the age of 99.
It is a complete mayhem in West Bengal, Manipur and Odisha with more than 60 dead
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
'Last year, Rs 20,000 crore was ripped off from the banking system.' 'The situation has deteriorated under the Modi government.'
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