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The attack on 31 December 2017, that killed five CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district marks the failure of the Narendra Modi government’s hard-line policy of finishing off armed militancy in the state. It would seem that New Delhi is depending on the United States to pull its chestnuts out of the fire, writes Manoj Joshi.

I was pretty sure that my name, along with my mother’s and daughter’s, would feature in the first draft of Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC). But on 1 January, 2018 when the list was released, I was in for a surprise – none of our names were there, even though we had all provided valid legacy documents. My father’s name was there in the 1966 voters’ list.

Last season, Pandit was sacked as the coach of Mumbai after the team lost to Gujarat in the final. He had a pretty successful stint with Mumbai over five years as their coach, finishing as champions on three occasions. So when Pandit was given the pink slip, he had a point or two to prove. With this win, he surely had the last laugh. In an exclusive chat with The Quint, Chandrakant Pandit opens up about the challenges faced by him this season before he did the unthinkable.

Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain write about the disturbing new trend of Fedayeen attacks in J&K being carried out by local rather than foreign terrorists, and the new challenges this poses for the Indian government.

(The author, Amrit Mathur, was the manager of the Indian cricket team that toured South Africa for the first time in 1992 and also the 2003 World Cup in South Africa)

It's been 25 years since India and South Africa started playing cricket, and the current series is advertised by the broadcaster as an epic clash where India will settle past accounts and wipe out previous losses.

The message that’s being repeated loudly is that India want revenge to 'make up' for various defeats and perceived insults, including some to our cricket God Sachin Tendulkar. Of course, this is an unnecessary hype, non-serious stuff, and just a silly marketing ploy to create interest in the series.

Sports depends on rivalries and the spin masters promoting the series are busy creating the right buzz ahead of the three-match Test series, starting 5 January.

On 21 December, after the 2G judgment was pronounced at the Patiala House Court, the first thing that flashed across my mind was my meeting with A Raja way back in 2012. I met him at his Delhi residence. It was around 7pm when I reached his house; without much delay, his staff escorted me to his study room.

If heavy punishment were the sole deterrent, then all crimes which attract capital punishment and life imprisonment should have stopped by now, writes Asif Khan

Anantkumar Hegde, Minister of State for Skill Development, drove many up the wall when he said that while he is happy when anyone identifies themselves as Hindu, Muslims or Christians, he doesn't know what to call people who call themselves secularists.

We would like to ask Mr Hegde then, what he will call Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Mohammed Iqbal, Mahatma Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BR Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, Dara Shikoh and others?

An attack by the Indian Army on Christmas at Rakh Chikri area of Poonch sector killed three Pakistan Army personnel, and critically injured some more. Ordinarily, this news would have disappeared from media tickers within hours. However, currently it’s a different situation. Syed Ata Hasnain explains the difference.

If heavy punishment were the sole deterrent, then all crimes which attract capital punishment and life imprisonment should have stopped by now, writes Asif Khan