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The house that Mr Biswas is still building

The case has finally landed in the Supreme Court, where the last four hearings have been put off for reasons that are...

14 March 2018 1:49 AM IST

The judgement speaks for itself, says former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Is Manmohan Singh an honest man?

The relationship between circle costs and user charges are direct and easily apparent.

14 March 2018 1:46 AM IST

North Korean media appeared to have had no major coverage of Kims invitation to meet US President Donald Trump or South Korean President Moon Jae-in to discuss the future of Pyongyangs nuclear weapons programme. (Photo: File)

Trump-Kim meet looms... It all seems totally unreal

North Korea has given no hint of what it really wants if it is to give up its nuclear weapons.

14 March 2018 12:28 AM IST

Farmers cheer at Azad Maidan after their demands were accepted by the government. (Photo: DEBASISH DEY

Realistic solutions on farmers' woes needed

The demand of the Opposition parties that these problems should be addressed and solved forthwith will remain a grand...

14 March 2018 12:25 AM IST

New shooting stars rise

Haryana's Manu Bhaker, 16, stole the show at her international debut with gold in 10m air pistol.

14 March 2018 12:19 AM IST

Farmers cheer at Azad Maidan after their demands were accepted by the government. (Photo: DEBASISH DEY

Give tribal kisans help, try to empower them...

Agriculture is India's biggest industry and its practitioners should be regarded with consideration rather than disdain.

14 March 2018 12:11 AM IST

All over the world, a countrys own national interest shapes its foreign policy, so why is there a role reversal in the case of India? Are we back to the Jawaharlal Nehru era of eyeing China with rose-tinted glasses?

Appeasing Beijing over Tibet: Delhi sends neighbours the wrong signal

High-profile dignitaries from Jordan and Vietnam were in India recently for bilateral talks.

13 March 2018 6:37 AM IST

The greatest impact of overemphasis on organised religion has been felt by spiritualism which is actually the soul of religion. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The soul of spiritualism

The scriptures have not to be just ritualized; they have to be applied to our everyday lives.

13 March 2018 12:33 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump-Kim meet: Hopes rise for a calmer Asia

North Korea is also the obvious and only target of the annual joint military exercises between the US and South Korea.

13 March 2018 12:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his party will not leave any stone unturned in transforming Tripura. (Photo: AP)

Modi's foreign policy in need of urgent reset

Some lessons appear to have been learned. India is now going all out to address China's sensitivities.

13 March 2018 12:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: PTI)

Opaque defence deals may impact Paris ties

The French foreign minister was in India on an official visit during India's May 1998 nuclear tests.

13 March 2018 12:20 AM IST

The fire broke out in Tamil Nadus Theni district while a Chennai-based trekking club, which had 25 women and 3 children, had organised the expedition from Kurangani to Bodi in the Western Ghats. (Photo: ANI)

A needless tragedy

The government too must formalise trekking, and make it mandatory for groups to use seasoned foresters as guides before...

13 March 2018 12:16 AM IST