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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Linguistic flashpoints

The Northeast too has witnessed violent ethno-linguistic agitations and even secessionist movements over decades.

21 Jun 2017 12:33 AM IST

Bihar Governor and Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: File)

2nd dalit to be Prez, first with RSS links

The Opposition parties are due to meet on June 22 to decide on whether to support Mr Kovind in deference to his dalit...

21 Jun 2017 12:32 AM IST

In a gruelling last-four contest that lasted for 73 minutes, Kidambi Srikanth defeated the second-seed 21-15, 14-21, 24-22 to set up the summit clash against Japans Kazumasa Sakai.(Photo: AP)

A shuttler raises the bar

The mental transformation is what made the march of Indian sport remarkable, despite the lack of a proper player support...

21 Jun 2017 12:31 AM IST

In the run up to International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested setting up of yoga parks where people can find inner peace in the lap of nature. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The way of natural yoga

The modern medicine to cure such diseases also produces some strange side-effects of its own.

20 Jun 2017 4:58 AM IST

Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)

A mess that May can't get the UK out of

Mr Corbyn, on the other hand, far exceeded all expectations. He showed himself to be in touch with the people's...

20 Jun 2017 1:10 AM IST

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters during their protest in Darjeeling. (Photo: PTI)

Darjeeling flareup: We had it coming

The past is specially important as today's regional dreams are rooted in the memories of yesterday's experience.

20 Jun 2017 12:19 AM IST

Pakistan team members celebrate their Champions Trophy final win over India. (Photo: AP)

We just lost a game, let's just look ahead

A remarkable story of resurgence then came about, with Sarfraz Ahmed's young team rallying to reach the summit, and...

20 Jun 2017 12:18 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)

Tax celebration' at midnight

The very idea of GST subsuming all local taxes was to simplify the tax system and minimise chances of corruption.

20 Jun 2017 12:18 AM IST

A senior party leader said that Anand and Akash, apparently, were still uncomfortable in mingling with party leaders and it was also vice versa.

Turning to the family

Ms Mayawati introduced Akash, son of Anand Kumar and her nephew, at a party meeting and left it at that.

19 Jun 2017 1:56 AM IST

Qatari premier Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)

In Mideast spat, pot calls the kettle black

Every nation has blood on their hands and has contributed to the bloody quagmire in the Middle East.

19 Jun 2017 1:53 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

A warning for Imran and Nawaz

The JIT process had already been tainted and the N-League had already whinged a whole lot.

19 Jun 2017 1:52 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May

May on borrowed time, UK needs a new leader

Beyond Ms May's fate lies the portentous question of the crisis facing the British political system.

19 Jun 2017 1:49 AM IST