Linking Bank Accounts With Aadhaar Mandatory, Clarifies RBI
The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application that suggested the apex bank has not issued any order for mandatory Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts.
Don't Demon-Itise Tamil Pride With Your Interference: Rahul Gandhi's Direct Attack On Modi
Gandhi's tweet comes a day after veteran actor Kamal Haasan said those opposing the just-released Tamil movie over references to the GST to "counter criticism with logical response".
BJP Accuses Karnataka Govt Of 'Vote Bank Politics', Says Mangalorean Christians, Kannadigas Are Opposed To Tipu Jayanti
BJP MP from Karnataka, Shobha Karandlaje, said Tipu Sultan was 'anti-Kannada and anti-Hindu' and the state government should not celebrate this day, which is on November 10.
Election Commission Breaks Silence On Gujarat Poll-Dates, Says Flood-Relief Would Have Been Affected
"There was no time to weigh other alternatives," Rawat was quoted saying in the interview.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Condemns Union Minster Hegde For Refusing To Attend Tipu Jayanti Celebrations
"As part of the government, he shouldn't have written it," Siddaramaiah said.
Meeting Dalai Lama Major Offence, China Warns World Leaders
It also protested that when the Tibetan spiritual leader was permitted by India to visit various areas in the north- east, including Arunachal Pradesh, this year.
Rejected Afzal Guru's Mercy Petition On Govt's Advice, Says Former Prez Paranb Mukherjee
The former President also spoke about abolishing the capital punishemnt, insisting that it was for the lawmakers to amend the law and abolish capital punishment.
Missing Pak Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi, Who Tried To Trace 'Indian Spy', Recovered After Two Years
Shahzadi was found on Wednesday night from the area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
It's A Mercenary Movement, Not Freedom Struggle, Says Jitendra Singh On Kashmir Issue
"There is no such thing like freedom struggle at all in Kashmir. It is a farce. It is a manufactured freedom struggle."
Where Are Moderate Hindus?
Why don’t more moderate Hindus speak out against Hindu fundamentalists as terrible crimes are committed in the name of their religion?
It’s Not Betrayal Patriots, If Priyanka Can Dump Bollywood For Hollywood, Sreesanth Too Can Play For Other Nations
Whatever his decision, I would say it is unfair to ask him to show his loyalty to his country by not playing for any other country even if his own country doesn't want him.
Raje's New Law Gags Media From Reporting On Corrupt Officials Without Govt Sanction
The ordinance amends the Criminal Code of Procedure, 1973 and also seeks curb on publishing and printing or publicising in any case the name, address, photograph, family details of the public servants.
CBI Seeks SC Nod To Challenge Quashing Of FIR In 12-Yr-Old Bofors Case
Government officials said the CBI was in favour of filing the SLP in 2005 but the then UPA government did not give its nod.
Centre’s Order To Link Aadhaar With Bank Accounts Doesn't Have RBI's Sanction, Says RTI Reply
While the government and banks have been pushing customers to link their accounts to Aadhaar, an RTI reply from the RBI has revealed that the move doesn’t have the sanction of the apex banking regulatory body.
Nearly His Own Man
A gripping, behind-the scenes account of political machination and high intrigue. The objective: power in Maharashtra
In Quest For ‘Black Gold’, Why Dehing Patkai, Amazon Of The East, Is Gasping For Life
Coal India Limited has been mining in the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary since 2003. As it seeks further clearances, opposition intensifies
Opinion: Covid-19 Has Exposed The Raw Nerves In Indian Society And Culture Of Doublespeak
There can be no long-term solution for migrants until economic transformation is unleashed in rural India, writes economist K.P. Kannan
A 1700-km Cycle Ride To Uncertainty, The Hopeless Story of Odisha’s Mahesh Jena
Unable to make ends meet, exploited youngsters like Mahesh Jena from Odisha is the face of a generation besieged by a tense future
But For The Train To Jiribam, Manipuris Still Love To Go Back To Chennai
Unlike Delhi, Manipuris don’t face racial discrimination in Chennai. Tamil employers also like the North-eastern work ethic
Despite Odds, Why Barpeta’s Ashadul Ali Must Return To Cities
Floods in Assam have swept away opportunities and young folks like Ashadul Ali are wrecked by growing unemployment
Migrants' Return: Five Friends And A Desperate East Coast Ride To Sweet Home
Stranded in Vishakhapatnam, the five friends wanted to return to Bardhaman. Their bicycle journey displayed endurance and willpower
Caught Between Hope And Despair, Bundelkhand Migrants Slip Into Dark Mode
There’s little work at home, and the cities have let them down badly. Parvati, Santosh and Ramphal now have hard choices to make
Of Two Bosom Friends When Death Beckoned On A Highway
Off-loaded from a truck on a dusty MP road, Mohammed Saiyub did everything to save his childhood friend Amrit Kumar, but only just …
Cruel Homecoming! Of A Dying Son And Race Against Time For A Migrant Worker
As daily labourer Ram Pukar Pandit walked back from Delhi to Begusarai, he heard his 11-month-old son had died due to stomach infection. (This article was first published on 29 May, 2020.)
Braving Death, Lakhs Of Migrants Return Home To A Tense Future. Will There Be Light After Darkness?
At least a 100 died on their desperate journey back home. India’s rural economy will be tested when lockdown is lifted
To Give Sourav Ganguly And Jay Shah A Full Term, BCCI Seeks To Pour Water On Lodha Reforms In New Constitution
An audacious BCCI wants Supreme Court to relax rules on tenure since Ganguly and Shah can’t continue as president and secretary after July
Gandhi Siblings Fire At BJP Over Lockdown Issues But Is That Enough For A Congress Comeback?
Rahul Gandhi has been vocal about the national picture while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been focused on Uttar Pradesh where she is a Congress general secretary
Judicious Diplomacy Can Resolve Any Boundary Issue Between India And Nepal
India-Nepal relations are much too precious to be frittered away in rhetoric, writes former deputy Army chief Lt Gen (retd) Subrata Saha
How Posturing, Transgressions Along Line of Actual Control Impact India-China Relations
Barring 1962, when the neighbours went to war, not a single bullet has been fired across the Sino-Indian border since 1975
Don't Fail The Migrants; Don't Forget Them Again
This issue’s cover story is a reminder of the challenges that the migrants returning home face, and our collective responsibility towards them, writes editor-in-chief Ruben Banerjee.
Storms Like Amphan Have Made A Deal With The Natural World
The Sunderbans is safe—as is the tiger. Nature has no intention to create disharmony within itself
'Amphan' Diary: A Harrowing Experience But Humbling Too, Writes Actor Rituparna Sengupta
In Amphan, I have seen the biggest screenplay ever. It’s been a harrowing experience but humbling too. It’s time to accept nature’s fury and move on, writes National Award-winning Actor Rituparna Sengupta.