BJP needs to recognise the perils of taking the Modi vs Rest rhetoric too far.

The mandate that is set to be revealed on May 16 will be interesting and will set many burning questions to rest.

Colloquial Bengali could supply some useful stock characters for national politics.

IIT Bombay begins a preliminary survey of caste bias. This must lead to deeper introspection and change.

As in Sahara and Saradha, regulatory gaps have been revealed by NSEL case. They must be plugged.

As Boko Haram abducts more schoolgirls, the government’s incapacity is laid bare.

Legislative intervention may not be the best answer to the problem of frivolous law suits.

The NAC, an institutional distortion introduced by UPA, comes to a welcome end.

Court does well to strike down Karnataka’s language policy. Schools must have freedom to decide.

SC strengthens CBI to act against public servants, but there are unresolved questions.

Following a bug panic, the EU becomes a no-flies zone.

All of UPA’s exertions on ‘Snoopgate’ have invited suspicions of political motivation and timing.

Is this a confrontation the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate can afford?

The political flap on Prasar Bharati autonomy must be taken in a constructive institutional direction

A polarising election has played into the old insecurities of a region riven by ethnic strife

Obama is not to blame for the state of American foreign policy.

A toshakhana reveals bizarrely cut-price gifts from overseas.

Tribunal deciding on extending SIMI ban must look at concrete evidence to establish its links with terror.

Centre and states cannot be adversaries in terror cases. A unified NCTC is crucial.

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health challenge, a new WHO report has confirmed.

The Modi selfie episode should prompt a rethink on campaign messaging and media influence.

SC’s latest intervention addresses rape victims’ distrust of police. But answer lies in police reform.

At Nokia and Microsoft, Indians step up to the crease on a difficult wicket.

A ban on online pornography may not be feasible or desirable. And certainly, it’s not the court’s call.

UPA failed to recognise the necessity of political communication — at its own peril.