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David Warner struggled to fight back the tears as he read a prepared statement in which he said his actions had been inexcusable. (Photo: AFP)

Pressure to win makes players cheat

Smith is currently rated as the best Test batsman in the world, and his absence from the scene would be a great loss to...

1 April 2018 12:06 AM IST

John Bolton led negotiations for America to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty so that the Bush administration could proceed with a national missile-defence programme. (Photo: AP)

Trump's NSA is a threat to world peace

After many a meeting and documents galore, in 1947, the US Congress enacted the National Security Act.

1 April 2018 12:05 AM IST

While bathing the destitute beggar, Swamis helpers found an Aadhar card and a fixed deposit receipt of Rs 1.06 crore inside his clothes.

'Tis the season of leaks, peep and squeaks

Oil is a single-use commodity while data can be recycled and reprocessed for fresh purposes and discernments.

1 April 2018 12:05 AM IST

North Koreas Kim Jong Un made his first-ever foreign trip as leader to meet Chinas president Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

China-North Korea chess moves

China is isolated North Korea's biggest benefactor, in economic and military terms.

1 April 2018 12:04 AM IST

CBSE students protest over the paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

CBSE has failed its students

A beguiling aspect of the imbroglio is that officials of the CBSE have not been made accountable.

1 April 2018 12:04 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Mystic Mantra: Easter fools

Today, Holy Saturday, the silent day between Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, reflect on the apparent foolishness...

31 March 2018 12:35 AM IST

Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader

Anti-Semitism plagues UK Labour

The immediate issue which the Jewish organisations and commentators seized upon was not so immediate.

31 March 2018 12:29 AM IST

Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Is Hindu society ready for pre-nups?

Introducing the notion of pre-nuptial agreements will transform the sacramental Hindu marriage into a purely contractual...

31 March 2018 12:22 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

A new Cold War looms

A former Russian spy who turned a double agent and was in jail was brought over to Britain in a spy swap back in 2005.

31 March 2018 12:20 AM IST

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee before a meeting at the TMC party office in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Igniting polarities: Didi needs to guard her turf

Till the Ram Navami riots Mamata Banerjee was being equivocal in dealing with communally-polarising politics.

31 March 2018 12:19 AM IST

Another option is that the Centre allows Air India to remain a national carrier by controlling at least 51 per cent stake.

At last, govt serious about privatising AI?

The airline can now be run professionally and will have the wherewithal to compete with the best worldwide.

31 March 2018 12:18 AM IST

Initial analysis indicated that meditation did have an overall positive impact. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Mindfulness for the modern man

The modern man, who has to adjust with city-life, with all its maddening speed, traffic and noise, has become unnatural.

30 March 2018 1:39 AM IST