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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar whose father was born in India, has been ranked fifth on the list. (Photo: AP)

Abortions: Irish make history

The law said an abortion couldn't be done on a woman until the foetus' heart stops.

28 May 2018 4:55 AM IST

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, with other JD(S) and Congress leaders, waves to the media after his coalition government won the trust vote by voice vote at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

Unless caste voting stops, no stable govts in Karnataka

The Assembly election in 2008 also resulted in a fractured verdict, with the BJP securing 110 seats, three seats short...

28 May 2018 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Modi@4: The hype, the facts & shades of grey

People in general are not too unhappy but they are also deeply dissatisfied with the Narendra Modi government.

28 May 2018 12:12 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

A shuddering dysfunction: Another Zia looms in Pak

Controlled democracy was working just fine and the possibility of a breakthrough with India wasn't exactly high.

28 May 2018 12:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Opposition faces new threats, people must be vigilant

The Lok Sabha polls are due in around 12 months, but could be held later this year to suit the ruling party's...

28 May 2018 12:10 AM IST

The Modi govt has nothing to show for its four years of power'

Rajasthan is among the top three states in the indices of crime against women and dalits, says Sachin Pilot.

27 May 2018 2:33 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Dilli Ka Babu: Who'll be J&K chief secretary?

The thin line between government and party often gets blurred in the nitty-gritty of politics.

27 May 2018 12:08 AM IST

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, BSP supremo Mayawati, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during the swearing-in ceremony of H.D. Kumaraswamy as chief minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

What does the Opposition show of unity signify?

TRS chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao did come to Bengaluru to meet the Gowdas but he did not join the unity rally...

27 May 2018 12:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Is this what we voted for in 2014?

A government that promised eight crore new jobs in four years has not even created eight lakh new employment...

27 May 2018 12:07 AM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

Europe's perception of America has changed

Macron asked Europe to unite and assert European sovereignty in the face of unilateral moves by the US on Iran and...

27 May 2018 12:07 AM IST

Harvey Weinstein.

#MeToo downs Weinstein

The role of newspapers like the New York Times and the New Yorker in exposing Weinstein is commendable.

27 May 2018 12:06 AM IST

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara greet each other after their coalition government won the trust vote. (Photo: File/PTI)

Congress' larger role in Karnataka stability

The Congress has the larger responsibility in making the ruling dispensation in Karnataka stable.

27 May 2018 12:06 AM IST