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Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

With new basic right, every Indian a winner

The government's law officers had argued extensively that privacy cannot be a fundamental right.

25 Aug 2017 12:23 AM IST

Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Polls 2019 a done deal? Don't be too sure yet

The other development that intensified the surround sound regarding the BJP's supremacy was Nitish Kumar's switchback.

25 Aug 2017 12:22 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Eclipsing the Don

Indians have years to prepare for the next total solar eclipse, on March 20, 2034, which will touch only parts of Jammu...

24 Aug 2017 6:47 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump's tough talk may not force Pak to change

China is distracted by North Korea's standoff with the US and its allies Japan and South Korea, which can relapse into...

24 Aug 2017 6:41 AM IST

Emergency workers stand on a blocked street in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: AP)

Barcelona to Virgina, extremism holds sway

The American Civil War ended in 1865, but the struggle to clarify its legacy goes on.

24 Aug 2017 6:37 AM IST

Predominantly Muslim Malaysia sends some 27,000 pilgrims to perform the hajj every year. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Haj To set out for a higher destination

Hajj, has always been seen as a kind of spiritual death, for it is a meeting with God.

24 Aug 2017 12:20 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami greeting O Panneerselvam after he was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister in the presence of Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Uneasy truce in a united' AIADMK

Edappadi proved his majority with the support of Sasikala's loyalists with 11 legislators of the OPS group abstaining.

24 Aug 2017 12:16 AM IST

A mangled coach of the Puri-Hardwar Utkal Express train being hauled off the tracks by a crane at the accident site in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Making trains safer, and faster

Given the Indian Railways' safety record, high-speed trains shouldn't be its priority.

24 Aug 2017 12:09 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump's doctrine' on Afghan nothing new

India didn't enter Afghanistan after seeking Washington's permission, and will mind its own Afghan policy.

24 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Clean the mind and be born again

Research shows us how early brain development, along with our earliest experiences, affect our health and well-being...

23 Aug 2017 2:24 AM IST

Amit Shah hailed the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for stand on triple talaq issue before the SC. (Photo: PTI)

Modi faltering on the growth promise

Now we are back to trying to configure how to reindustrialise, given India's persistent economic backwardness.

23 Aug 2017 1:01 AM IST

Vishal Sikka has resigned as CEO and MD of Infosys. (Photo: PTI)

There's blood on Infy's boardroom floor

There are those who will argue that if the founders decided to cut the umbilical cord why have they now jumped into the...

23 Aug 2017 1:01 AM IST