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People attend a vigil for victims of Saturdays attack in London Bridge, at Potters Field Park in London. (Photo: AP)

Find newer ways to curb terror space'

The recent truck bomb attack in Kabul has led the Afghan authorities to blame Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.

6 Jun 2017 12:32 AM IST

Akhilesh, the day-dreamer

Akhilesh, the day-dreamer

Though Sidhu is a Cabinet minister in the Punjab government, one cannot keep the cricketer and the showman out of him.

5 Jun 2017 1:03 AM IST

George Orwell (Photo: AP)

India in 2017: Almost Orwellian

The worship here is strictly of the nirakaar, the formless God.

5 Jun 2017 12:48 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Modinomics: A speedometer-odometer mismatch

India's GDP growth for the year is officially pegged at 6.1 per cent, a huge fall from the 7.8 per cent claimed for the...

5 Jun 2017 12:48 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

World won't wait while Trump experiments

Trump is suggesting that his relationship with the world is transactional, apart from ending the so-called Islamic...

5 Jun 2017 12:10 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

The judiciary has Nawaz in its sights

Two rounds in the Supreme Court have produced no evidence against Nawaz or his progeny.

5 Jun 2017 12:09 AM IST

Photo caption: Under it, C-GST will be levied by the Centre, S-GST by states and I-GST on inter-state supply of goods and services. (Representational Image)

Waiting for July 1

The steep drop in GST on processed foods will give relief to working women as they rush to work after doing their...

5 Jun 2017 12:08 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden. (Photo: AP)

After Trump jolt, who'll take lead to save planet?

The climate deal is, after all, to do with saving the planet rather than scoring diplomatic points.

5 Jun 2017 12:04 AM IST

Routinely eating smoked beef, lamb and pork was tied 23 percent higher odds of dying from breast cancer.

Malayali food-lovers, traders worry over beef uncertainty

The bulk of the 1.5 million cattle moving to Kerala every year come from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

4 Jun 2017 6:44 AM IST

Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo: PTI)

BJP leaders in N-E in damage control mode

The fact is that in the hills of the Northeastern states, most people eat beef, pork and meat of other animals such as...

4 Jun 2017 6:24 AM IST

While slaugherhouses are normally kept shut on Mahavir Jayanti, the Bombay high court had recently said that the state government has no statutory powers to direct local bodies to close slaughterhouses and meat shops on any particular day. (Representational Image)

Farmers biggest losers as $5 million industry reels

The biggest losers will be the farmers as feeding animals is a day-to-day burden.

4 Jun 2017 6:23 AM IST

Centres ban on cattle trade at livestock markets seen as a ploy to prohibit cow slaughter.

360 Degree: MOO(T) point Keep the cow pot boiling

The right to choice of food is a part of the right to personal liberty, conscience and privacy.

4 Jun 2017 6:21 AM IST