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Kamal Nath’s ‘role’ in 1984 riots: Has politics helped or hurt victims’ families?

The Home Ministry has ordered the reopening of seven 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, including one against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

IAS resignations: Are civil services losing their charm in Modi era?

Three IAS officers have resigned from the service in the last one month. Kannan Gopinathan, an AGMUT-cadre officer, and Sasikanth Senthil, a Karnataka-cadre officer, resigned over ‘lack of freedom of expression’ and abrogation of Article 370 by the Modi government.

Hindu group wants a ban on Netflix: Should streaming platforms be more culture-sensitive?

Shiv Sena’s IT cell member Ramesh Solanki filed a complaint against Netflix India for “hurting Hindu sentiments” and showing an “incorrect picture of Hindus and India globally”.

Will the Chandrayaan-2 moon landing be India’s biggest scientific achievement?

What makes this mission historic is that India will be the first country to achieve a soft landing on the south pole of the moon.

Will naming Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed terrorists help India’s war on terror?

India declared LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, his deputy Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, and fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim as terrorists Wednesday under the new Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Does Modi govt need world-class economists to help fight slowdown?

India’s GDP has slipped to a six-year low, growing at five per cent in June quarter. Sectors like automobile, manufacturing and real estate are witnessing unprecedented slowdown.

Will Amit Shah’s open door policy lead to ‘Congressisation’ of the BJP?

Home Minister Amit Shah took a dig at the opposition in Maharashtra Monday saying that "if the BJP opens its door completely, except Sharad Pawar and Prithviraj Chavan, no one will remain in their respective parties".

Can tax cuts be an effective stimulus for Modi govt to combat slowdown?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced mergers of 10 public sector banks, days after rolling back FPI surcharge and angel tax introduced in July.

Should India be offended by BBC, Washington Post, New York Times coverage of Kashmir?

After the abrogation of Article 370 and clampdown on Kashmir, several international media houses such as BBC, The Washington Post, Reuters and The New York Times reported on the tense atmosphere in J&K, protests by Kashmiris and detentions.

Will Assam NRC list bring closure to fear-mongering over illegal Muslim immigrants?

The final National Register of Citizens for Assam will be published Saturday. CM Sarbananda Sonowal has asked people not to panic and security deployment has increased across the state.

On Camera

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

‘Joint culture needed first’ — CDS Gen Chauhan outlines first steps on the road to theaterisation

ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?