The Congress needs to adhere to coalition dharma and allow smooth functioning of the government

If Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded Bharat Ratna with an eye on Bengal votes, then it's a sad state of affairs

The moment worst feared by the skeptics of genetic technologies has finally arrived. The world’s first gene-edited babies, created by a Chinese researcher He Jiankui using gene-altering techniques, has triggered global outrage. While the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) in Shenzhen has fired the scientist for violating ethica

Apart from infrastructural woes, poor standard of teaching has been the bane of the education sector

Priyanka Gandhi taking over the party affairs in a key region of India’s bellwether State can at best be considered an ambitious move

If this obscene inequality between the top 1% and the rest of India continues, then it could lead to a complete collapse of the social structure

By renewing the demand to revert to the ballot system, the members of opposition Mahagathbandhan are only damaging the credibility of the poll panel

The harsh reality is that the partners of Mahagathbandhan are pitted against each other in some States while being bound by a common goal of unseating the NDA government

The elevation of Delhi High Court judge Sanjiv Khanna and Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to the Supreme Court, superseding several seniors, has once again brought into question the wisdom and functioning of the apex court’s collegium system for appointment of judges. There is a strong case for demystifying and reforming the

Slapping of sedition charges against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others, in connection with the February 2016 incident inside the JNU campus, raises questions over the relevance of such provisions in a free and democratic society. Along with Kanhaiya Kumar, the charge sheet also cont

Regional aspirations can be fulfilled only when like-minded regional parties unite to become a decisive player at the Centre

Rejection shows that May had misjudged Parliament while the EU failed to understand the issue of sovereignty behind the Brexit vote

The Northeast is on the boil. The passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha has led to a new phase of turmoil in the sensitive region as manifested by the violence last week during the shutdown in Assam. Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which was at the helm of affairs in Assam for two terms, has ended the alliance with the BJP in pro

Since the road to New Delhi passes through Lucknow, the SP-BSP tie-up could be a game changer

The unseemly developments in the CBI, culminating in the sacking of its director Alok Verma on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty, have left the country’s premier investigating agency bruised and battered. Its institutional integrity now lies in shambles. The fiasco presents a classic case of how the tussle for supremacy among the top

In the event of US' total withdrawal, possibility of a Taliban takeover and an increased political role for Pakistan could badly hurt India’s interests

The decision to impose cow welfare cess reflects the warped priorities of the Uttar Pradesh government

After 11 attempts since India first toured Australia in 1948, Virat Kohli and his men finally clinched their first-ever series Down Under. The World No. 1 reigned supreme with a 2-1 verdict in the four-Test series. Rain saved the Aussies in Sydney from a humiliating 3-1 series loss after being forced to follow-on. For Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri,

The space race has just intensified. The successful landing of a Chinese lunar rover on the far side of the moon, that perpetually faces away from the Earth, has opened up exciting possibilities for expanding the understanding of our natural satellite. Nearly 50 years after the first human lunar landing by the Apollo mission, the global focus is no