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Pakistans interior minister Ahsan Iqbal was on Sunday shot at and injured in a suspected assassination bid after he addressed a rally in Punjab province, police said. (Photo: File)

Pak polls: May the least-worst man win

Political violence is a familiar scar and around elections, an open wound.

14 May 2018 5:23 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi beats a drum at Muktinath Temple in Nepals Mustang district. (Photo: PTI)

India-Nepal ties fraught

The rulers are probably a prominent microcosm of a Nepali elite that has not been overtly friendly to India despite all...

14 May 2018 5:23 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the condition was tensed last year in the valley and now the situation is slowly normalising. The people of the state think that their identity can be in danger. (Photo: PTI)

J&K ceasefire difficult to implement

The Narendra Modi government has indicated no plans of introducing a political input in the search for peace in Kashmir.

14 May 2018 5:22 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea on April 28. (Photo: AP)

China's role in the region will continue to remain a defining element...

Politics in the Korean Peninsula is witnessing rapid changes, with both N and S Korea coming together after decades of...

13 May 2018 10:57 AM IST

Competition Commission of India

Dilli Ka Babu: Rightsizing' the CCI

The Modi government is struggling to make babus toe the line, when it comes to mandatory filing of property details.

13 May 2018 5:46 AM IST

Cong won't give outside support to any formation post-2019 polls'

The Trinamul cannot win seats outside West Bengal and the TRS cannot win outside TS.

13 May 2018 5:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Nuclear tests and the futility of it all

According to sources, Pakistan today is actually ahead of us in terms of the number of nuclear devices it has produced.

13 May 2018 5:40 AM IST

The collegium of the five senior most judges in the Supreme Court has deferred its decision to reconsider elevation of Uttarakhand High Courts Justice Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph. (Photo: File)

Uphold collegium's right to pick judges

The real reason has not been stated, which means this confrontation with the collegium is one of the government's own...

13 May 2018 5:39 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Democracy on trial in West Bengal

In the absence of adequate police support, the Election Commission has evidently not played the part expected of it.

13 May 2018 5:37 AM IST

Representational image.

Paying tribute to dear old friends

Obituaries are reserved for those who deserve only a little fame and I am sure I won't be able to judge the truth or...

12 May 2018 6:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Modi, Rahul redefine political histrionics

Mr Gandhi parried every criticism hurled at him and his party by Mr Modi in a cool manner.

12 May 2018 6:33 AM IST

Ramzan requires a complete spiritual inclination towards the achievement of the ultimate purpose of fasting taqwa (spiritual consciousness and righteousness) as articulated in the Quran.

Mystic Mantra: Ramzan, Quran & environment

A sound body is always the good seat of sound mind which is not possible without maintaining a protected environment.

12 May 2018 5:47 AM IST