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Rahul’s mitron jibe & Jaitley’s clown prince potshot: Is Indian politics headline hungry?

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "mitron" at a rally in Madhya Pradesh, and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called Rahul a...

Sabarimala opens tomorrow: Bracing for street attacks on women or is SC order unworkable?

The Sabarimala shrine in Kerala is set to open its gates Wednesday to women of all age groups for the first time after the...

Air India staff falls off plane: Is a flight mishap waiting to happen or fear exaggerated?

An airhostess with Air India fell off the craft that was getting ready for departure Monday at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai....

How did you react when people you looked up to were named in India’s #MeToo?

With #MeToo hitting India, several popular names from entertainment and media industry have been accused of sexual harassment by women. ThePrint asks: How did you...

CJI Gogoi’s no leave formula for judges: Fighting backlog in courts or mere rhetoric?

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has asked chief justices and high court judges to not take leaves on working days to tackle the...

Is mandatory clause a smoking gun to make Rafale BJP’s Bofors or an opposition stretch?

French investigative journal Mediapart has accessed an “internal document” of Dassault Aviation, the makers of the Rafale jets. It states the firm’s joint venture...

Nitin Gadkari says Modi-led BJP overpromised: Cracks in party or 2019 course-correction?

A clip tweeted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi showed senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari admitting that the BJP rode to power on the back...

Centre’s IAS officers shortage: Need for lateral entry of experts or should states fix gap?

The Modi government only has 34 per cent of the IAS officers it should ideally have. The Centre relies on states for its IAS...

Migrants attacked in Gujarat: Mumbai-like anger for workers or reaction to minor’s rape?

Migrant workers, mostly from UP and Bihar, are reportedly fleeing Gujarat after 15 of them were attacked in the backlash against the rape of...

Enough Slumdog Millionaire, when will Hollywood make Crazy Rich Asians for Indians?

American rom-com drama Crazy Rich Asians directed by Jon M. Chu released in India this week. After The Joy Luck Club, it was the...

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.