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

The RSS agenda: Replacing science with myths

Another BJP appointee has gone a step further and even postulated that ancient India had nuclear weapons.

30 Jan 2018 4:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the heads of state/governments of Asean countries at the Republic Day parade at the Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India, Asean: Talk less, act; keep eye on China

Being overwhelmingly Chinese, Singapore is acutely sensitive to China's past glory and future aspirations.

30 Jan 2018 4:01 AM IST

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

In diplomacy, a warm hug is no substitute for realpolitik

Fortunately, Modi's romance with the Israeli leader did not lead to any change in India's stand on the Palestinian...

30 Jan 2018 12:40 AM IST

Switzerlands Roger Federer celebrates his 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over beating Croatias Marin Cilic in their Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

A timeless wonder

The ageless wonder now has an unprecedented 20 Grand Slams, a third after touching 35.

30 Jan 2018 12:15 AM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Survey sees robust revival of economy

The Budget's focus is expected to be on education, agriculture and employment.

30 Jan 2018 12:11 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Whatever you do, you do it to yourself

This maxim could be a guiding star for everyone who is eager to do something in the world, change the world or create a...

29 Jan 2018 12:23 AM IST

A professional tax is proposed to be levied on individuals, who have an annual income of Rs 5 lakh. This would generate Rs 5 crore, the budget document read.

FM's Budget options are severely limited

The pattern of taxing and borrowing changed hugely over the years. The incidence of taxes has come down and the extent...

29 Jan 2018 12:20 AM IST

Kasur case: The outrage machine is here to stay

Is that is that a tiny body, a little girl, tossed into the garbage and lying on a pile of rubble? The stomach churns...

29 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent on Thursday to the ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. (Photo: PTI)

Heed Prez's clarion call to respect differences'

President Kovind's emphasis on respecting differences should be taken as a gentle warning against any sense of...

29 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

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Signs of hope in Team India

The series may have been over as India lost the first two Tests to South Africa before the third Test in Johannesburg.

29 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

After the youths cremation on Saturday, a group of people went on a rampage and vandalised shops and also torched two buses in Kasganj. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kasganj clashes: Probe who was behind flareup

Sometimes violence can erupt unexpectedly and the police can be caught unawares.

29 Jan 2018 12:11 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

Will Pranab and PC bury the hatchet?

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's first brush with the new governor has not proved to be too encouraging.

28 Jan 2018 1:28 AM IST