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TRAI chairman R S Sharma.

The Aadhaar Challenge

In an India where every government document had to be attested by a gazetted officer, the pendulum has swung to the...

5 Aug 2018 6:29 AM IST

According to the report, any data processed or collected in India would be accountable to laws of India.

Give India the Data Security Law it Deserves

The major highlights of the report were that any data processed or collected in India would be accountable to Indian...

5 Aug 2018 6:26 AM IST

A file photo of Imran Khan offering the World Cup to the then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a dinner hosted in honour of the team after they won the 1992 World Cup. (Photo: AP)

Speedster in the chair

As the ballots in Pakistan's general elections were being counted, one man seemed sure his time had come after a long...

29 July 2018 12:34 AM IST

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto. (Photo: AP)

Waiting for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

The PTI clinched enough extra seats that made it unnecessary to even reach out to the PPP.

29 July 2018 12:24 AM IST

Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, speaks to media after casting his vote at a polling station for parliamentary elections in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Kaptaan a sitting duck, can he read military's doosra?

The headstrong fast bowler either doesn't know or is unwilling to acknowledge that when it comes to Delhi and Kabul, he...

29 July 2018 12:12 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Captain, my captain! An army behind him

Nawaz Sharif, who came to power in the 2013 election, was ousted over corruption allegations a year ago, removed from...

22 July 2018 1:53 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Will Sharif's Shahdat pay off?

The army's onslaught on Sharif led to defections and a drift of some electables' to Imran Khan who is viewed as the...

22 July 2018 1:44 AM IST

There is no denying the cost savings associated with simultaneous elections for the government. (Representational image)

One poll, and its pitfalls

India is one country, but we need to recognise the existence of 29 states within this country and each state having its...

15 July 2018 12:15 AM IST

The state will use 350 VVPATs for the elections in Nanded. (Representational image)

It's an idea that calls for more debate

Due to a lack of cap on total expenditure, political parties spend enormous amounts of money on elections.

15 July 2018 12:12 AM IST

Kolkata youngsters flaunt their loyalty to Argentina by decorating a car with posters of Messi & Co. (Photo: PTI)

When will India qualify for the World cup?

The World Cup has shown that neither wealth nor size of population matters in producing quality football teams.

8 July 2018 3:15 AM IST

Kylian Mbappe celebrates a goal against Argentina. (Photo: AFP)

Excellence comes with a price

The World Cup in Russia has offered a chastening lesson for Asian and African teams, with none of them qualifying for...

8 July 2018 1:05 AM IST

Irrespective of its current crisis, Dubai has developed a sustainable model under which the city flourishes when its neighbourhood is doing well.

Gulf dream is over, but Dubai holds out

Dubai has been going through a rough patch as slackening consumer demand broke the back of retail trade, the mainstay of...

2 July 2018 5:23 AM IST