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

Trump's exit from climate pact opens up opportunities

The American administration's decision is a major blow to the global consensus that took more than two decades to reach.

6 Jun 2017 12:43 AM IST

Leo Varadkar (Photo: AP)

A desi Irishman

For an Indian immigrant's son to become PM of a European country is a phenomenal achievement.

6 Jun 2017 12:39 AM IST

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