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Animal welfare means cow welfare in the new Animal Welfare Board

The fallout between the government and the Animal Welfare Board of India over Jallikattu last year led to a revamp of the dissenting body. The government filled it with eight new independent members, seven of  whom have worked on cow welfare. SANYA DHINGRA 

Maharashtra’s Rs 30,500 cr loan waiver is the latest ‘moral hazard’ in the name of farmers

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has finally cleared a Rs 30,500 crore debt waiver for farmers, but has been told by the Union finance...

GLOBAL PULSE: Nepal gets a new PM, paying for fathers in Germany and a Russian hand suspected in Qatar’s crisis

RUSSIA AGAIN? Is Russia behind Qatar's isolation by Saudi Arabia and the UAE? CNN reports the US is aiding Qatar in the investigation of the fake news report that some believe is the cause for the rift in the region.

The Indian Army’s now considering women in combat roles, but here’s why it’s far behind

VRINDA SEHGAL  Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat has said that the Indian Army is open to inducting women in combat roles. "We have already started...

The Supreme Court petition on FGM will get a boost if victims join, lawyer says

In the first instance of legal intervention in the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM), the Supreme Court has issued a notice and sought a detailed reply from the Centre and four states. SANYA DHINGRA

Ushering India back to a Vedic future

Modi’s rise has been India’s first chance in a millennium to leapfrog backwards and connect with the past. However, the challenge lies in balancing that with scientific rationalism.

Secularism is dead!

To say that only the Muslim vote can stop Modi, or limit his mandate, is unfair to Hindu majority. It is as if all Hindus have joined RSS and have no faith in constitutional secularism, which is rubbish.

The big rewrite

In a shift from usual bilateral summits of minor tactical moves, US and India for the first time are talking less of Pakistan's compliance on incidents, but instead on its very future.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

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'?