West Asia War: Iran's Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader's roleWest Asia War: Iran's leadership has changed dramatically. The Supreme Leader is gone, and the military commanders now hold the real power....
28 Apr, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
Chip, chip, chipping away: Are GoI & Election Commission rewriting poll rules unilaterally and putting democracy in peril?A proposed change to Lok Sabha seats and issues with voter roll revisions raise concerns. Independent institutions, like the Election Commi...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner JaliliPezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran's Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a...
06 Jul, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
Narendra Modi & Rahul Gandhi share a warm moment at the Lok Sabha well as Birla is named SpeakerPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shook hands in the Lok Sabha as Om Birla was elected Speaker of the Lower Hou...
26 Jun, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Supreme intelligenceThe concept of God is often seen as a supreme intelligence that determines human destiny. Some philosophers and saints have found glimpses ...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.32 PM IST
Serving foodAt its core, serving food is an undiluted act of love and hospitality. Whether it's a home-cooked meal passed around a family table, or a g...
03 Oct, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Supreme Court of India: Not just the final arbiter of lawFor citizens of India, constitutional bodies are looked upon with utmost faith and reverence. The judiciary, and more specifically, the Sup...
08 Feb, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
CBI against AG's advice being ‘binding’ on agency in Lokpal billCBI is opposed to the annual performance report of the director of prosecution being recorded and maintained by the law ministry.
07 Jul, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
Centre to discuss Forest Rights Act with states in AprilWhile the environment ministry wants to simplify the process, the tribal affairs ministry opposes any change that undermines the rights of ...
26 Mar, 2015, 05.15 AM IST
Union Environment Ministry to discuss changes in Forest Rights ActWhile the environment ministry wants to simplify the process, the tribal affairs ministry, which oversees implementation of the Forest Righ...
25 Mar, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
Orissa High Court seeks urgent government reply on chariot impasseThe petitioner contended that allowing people to climb the chariots would risk the safety of the deities and pilgrims leading to possible t...
19 Jun, 2014, 10.43 PM IST
- New bank licences: Replace dogma with safeguards
Differences between the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on new bank licences have, reportedly, been narrowed down.
18 Aug, 2011, 05.51 AM IST
- Cricket, Quite
Symbols matter, whether Indo-Pak cricket or meeting of home secretaries
28 Mar, 2011, 05.20 AM IST
- Probe blames govt for failure to prevent Kanishka tragedy
A long-awaited inquiry into the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing, which killed 329 people mostly of Indian origin, today blamed the Canadian...
17 Jun, 2010, 08.34 PM IST
- Sonia to decide nominees for 6 K’taka seats
The Congress top boss will have the last word on who will be fielded from six contentious Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka as the party dithers...
27 Mar, 2009, 04.42 AM IST
- Arbiter restrains Mohd Yousuf from playing in IPL
An arbiter passed an interim order restraining Pakistani player Mohammad Yousuf from participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL), an I...
03 May, 2008, 04.18 PM IST
- SC rejects plea of cash-query scam MPs
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions seeking review of its verdict upholding the expulsion of 12 Members of Parliam...
13 Apr, 2007, 03.05 AM IST