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BJP wants to give Congress another Shah Bano, will insist on triple talaq vote in RS

Ministers and BJP leaders ask why the Congress is opposing the bill in Upper House after voting for it in Lok Sabha, allege it’s inimical to Muslim women.

Congress to hold back triple talaq bill in RS & insist on amendments

Party leaders dismiss Arun Jaitley’s charge of double standards, say Congress is demanding the same changes it asked for in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi:...

It’s 2018, and atrocities against Dalits are still a reality in India

Crimes against Scheduled Castes have been on the rise. 2017 also saw enough examples to show that this malaise isn't going away soon.

Punjab has a new enemy to fight in war on drugs: Punjab Police

There are two dozen cases of policemen accused of peddling drugs, helping peddlers, smugglers. DGP says it is aberration and there is no tolerance.

Amid Maratha tensions, Dalit protests explode in the face of Fadnavis govt

Amid protests by Dalits, BJP govt is also staring at 10 Feb deadline by Marathas to meet their demands for reservations and scrapping of the Atrocities Act.

Amit Shah will revamp BJP core team, state units in mid-January

The organisational overhaul has been on the cards for some time but could not be undertaken due to Himachal and Gujarat polls.

Uneasy political game to claim credit for NRC update in Assam

First draft of National Register of Citizens released; BJP pushing for it since it came to power in 2016, Congress says NRC update was its brainchild.

तो कांग्रेस के पूर्व मुस्लिम मंत्री हैं मोदी के तीन तलाक बिल पर जल्दी के पीछे!

आरिफ मोहम्मद खान ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बावजूद तीन तलाक के मामले होते देखे और प्रधानमंत्री से कानून बनाने का आग्रह किया.

By celebrating Koregaon battle, Dalits are saying we aren’t a polite, manageable community

The Koregaon celebration by Dalits questions the dominant notion of nation and nationalism. This is making upper caste groups anxious, and they are calling it “anti-national”.

Congress’s Muslim ex-minister was catalyst behind Modi’s triple talaq bill push

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit Rajiv Gandhi cabinet over Shah Bano, cited instances of triple talaq even after SC judgment, and urged PM to bring in a law.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.