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This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Kim-Don row: World is at risk

A worried Xi Jinping, in a telephonic conversation with Mr Trump, called on all parties to exercise restraint .

25 Aug 2017 12:30 AM IST

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI/)

BJP plays Mandal' politics

Before major elections it keeps fluttering the flag of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

25 Aug 2017 12:25 AM IST

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