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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

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

A relationship that keeps on growing

When the world turned against New Delhi after the Pokhran-II nuclear test, Paris kept its composure.

13 March 2018 12:11 AM IST

The fact that Ms Bachchan has been chosen over stalwarts like Naresh Agarwal and Kiranmoy Nanda has also led to dissent.

Reporters' Diary: Jaya in RS, dissent in SP

BJP stalwart and Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram has an inimitable style.

12 March 2018 12:41 AM IST

Actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan during a meeting in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age)

3 anchors of democracy have lost their power

Science provides a generalised model of truth, objectivity, fairness and the need for rituals of experiment to verify...

12 March 2018 12:30 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

The Senate shenanigans

The N-League had an opportunity to project strength and confidence, a nice little fillip going into the campaign season...

12 March 2018 12:26 AM IST

The development marks Xi Jinpings rise as countrys most powerful leader in decades. (Photo: AFP)

Beijing's defence budget unveils grand security ambitions

Increase in China's defence budget is indeed closely linked to the goal of transforming the PLA into a modern,...

12 March 2018 12:22 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Dialogue in Beijing with his Afghanistan and Pakistan counterparts Salahuddin Rabbani and Khawaja Muhammad Asif respectively. (Photo: AFP)

India's weak China policy can spell havoc

There are several reasons why the China relationship is extremely important and ought to be seen as such.

12 March 2018 12:21 AM IST

Mohammed SHami in an interview said that the fight within my house should not tarnish image of his daughter and wife. (Photo: Twitter)

BCCI action on Shami wrong

The charges made by Shami's wife about his extramarital affairs are serious so far as his marriage is concerned.

12 March 2018 12:20 AM IST

With the latest victory, the BJPs tally in the 227-member BMC has risen to 82, while that of the Sena remains at 84. (Photo: PTI)

BJP is losing sight of coalition dharma'

The Shiv Sena has announced that it will be contesting the next Parliament election without associating with the BJP.

12 March 2018 12:20 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)

Dilli Ka Babu: Costly delay over filling RBI posts

The subterranean tensions between the two coalition partners in Jammu and Kashmir has had its most telling effect on the...

11 March 2018 2:00 AM IST