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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo: AP)

No end to the despair of Palestinians

Whether many Gazans will vote for Fatah, if the fresh elections proposed by Hamas go ahead, remains to be seen.

21 Sept 2017 12:29 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)

Another Trump shocker

Trump was expected to outline a vision for peace within the binding constraints of our times.

21 Sept 2017 12:29 AM IST

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

It's high time: Get economy moving

Ministers and officials have been asked to prepare reports on how to stimulate the economy.

21 Sept 2017 12:28 AM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi

India shoots itself in the foot over Rohingyas

The Indian stand was made quite clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi practically used the same language as the...

20 Sept 2017 2:40 AM IST

BJP National President Amit Shah. (Photo: PTI)

Wheels of justice grind on

He was a defence witness for one of the prime accused in former minister Maya Kodnani.

20 Sept 2017 2:40 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

China's realpolitik is losing its sheen

This no-holds-barred approach of China won it immediate gratification in terms of low-hanging fruits in an increasingly...

20 Sept 2017 2:39 AM IST

Carnatic music is boring, singers are always slapping away the tala; not interesting.

Salt, pepper and the Beatles

For keen ears, music is not a performance. It's a way of perceiving the world.

20 Sept 2017 2:39 AM IST

After note ban, there has been a slump of 23 per cent in employment generation through the MGNREGA as compared to the month of October. (Representational image)

Why Sadak Yojana scores over NREGA

Most verticals of the economic main frame are facing a slowdown and even a sharp tapering off in activity.

20 Sept 2017 2:38 AM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh described the attack on Amarnath pilgrims as very unfortunate and painful. (Photo: PTI)

Article 35A: The debate is on...

Superseding the earlier Order of 1950, it extended the application of various provisions of the Constitution, including...

20 Sept 2017 2:38 AM IST

Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to nearby Medina on Sunday, the director of the hajj at Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Mystic Mantra: Kaaba House of God

Haj is seen as a chance to wipe clean past sins and start fresh.

20 Sept 2017 2:37 AM IST

Ali Mohammad Sagar, National Conference general secretary (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

On Kashmir, go beyond the slogans and rhetoric'

If Article 35A goes, the state-subject law which is in force since 1927 can also get diluted, says Ali Mohammad Sagar.

19 Sept 2017 1:17 AM IST

Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi at Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley, California. (Photo: PTI)

Is there a change in the nation's mood?

The BJP president soon recovered his poise and told the media in Jharkhand that he wouldn't respond to Rahul Gandhi's...

19 Sept 2017 12:48 AM IST