Think big: on import duty hike The Centre’s decision to increase customs duty on  imports of 19 “non-essential” items amounts to...

Freedom to pray: on Sabarimala verdict The Constitution protects religious freedom in two ways. It protects an individual’s righ...

Not a crime: on Supreme Court's adultery ruling The cleansing of the statute books of provisions that criminalise consensual...

A fraught timeline: on Ayodhya title suit The  Supreme Court’s refusal to refer some questions of law in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Bab...

Aadhaar survives The Aadhaar project has survived a fierce legal challenge. Ever since a  nine-judge Bench ruled unanimously las...

Language matters: on Amit Shah's 'termite' remark The process of filing claims and objections by persons left out of...

Voters’ choice: on Maldives presidential polls The interim results of Sunday’s presidential election in the Maldives have given ...

After Salzburg: on rejection of post-Brexit blueprint The rejection of Prime Minister  Theresa May’s post-Brexit blueprint at th...

Long road ahead: on Ayushman Bharat scheme Ayushman Bharat has been rolled out as a  health protection scheme that will provide ...

On edge: on the volatility in Indian markets Volatility is back in the Indian markets. Stock indices witnessed an extraordinary ...

The plane truth: on Rafale deal row The Rafale deal has been the subject of heated claims and counter-claims on two broad issues...

Overnight flip-flop: on the cancelled Swaraj-Qureshi meeting Within 24 hours of  announcing a meeting between External Affairs M...

Diversity in unity: on the Ajit Jogi-Mayawati alliance Things are never as easy as they seem from a distance. If the Congress en...

Moon diplomacy: On the Korean peace process The  joint visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un...

For liberty’s sake: on the scope of Article 32 in the activists case The Supreme Court’s intervention following the  arrest of f...

Upping the ante: On the U.S.-China trade war The rules-based world order for international trade appears to be in for a rougher ...

Impatient move: On the ordinance on triple talaq The  Union Cabinet’s decision to take the ordinance route to enact a diluted ve...

Celestial misfit After years of arguing over whether Pluto is a planet, in 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU)  vote...

Banking on mergers Asking healthy banks to take over weak banks appears to be the strategy to handle the bad loans crisis. On Mo...