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BJP workers carry a giant cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate the partys victory in the UP and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Up shows caste, group voting abating

Voters have cast their vote to a reasonable extent, and not voted their caste' as it used to happen in UP.

18 March 2017 2:05 AM IST

Osama bin Laden

Pak needs to come clean on Osama raid

Haqqani who did meet with the commission has always publicly criticised the attack.

18 March 2017 2:03 AM IST

The government has proposed a penal tax rate of 50 per cent to incentivise black money hoarders to switch to formal economy.

World needs shift to a fairer deal for the 99 per cent

Today, just eight people in the world own as much wealth as half the human population does.

18 March 2017 2:01 AM IST

Gilgit-Baltistan region. (Photo: AFP/File)

Gilgit move unacceptable

The scheme to detach Gilgit-Baltistan from the political geography of J&K is not new.

18 March 2017 1:56 AM IST

Yamkeshwar has around 84,000 voters, and about 70 per cent of them reside in villages.

Despite hue and cry, EVMs still best way

Still, the EC should run tests to establish that the Indian system is by far the world's best.

18 March 2017 1:54 AM IST

Besides physiological improvements, yoga is also said to enhance an individuals capacity to deal with stress, mental tension, and emotional overload.(Representational image)

Mystic Mantra:The unwritten essence

Yoga has been interpreted into all kinds of contortions of the body and mind.

17 March 2017 2:41 AM IST

The new government-sponsored payments app named Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) created by the National Payments Corporation.

Data privacy needs much better safeguards

BHIM was launched to make cashless transactions more accessible and has crossed 17 million downloads already.

17 March 2017 2:36 AM IST

Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla administering oath of office to new Chief Minister N Biren Singh during a ceremony in Imphal. (Photo: PTI)

Manipur: Big challenge for hotchpotch coalition

It is indeed interesting to note how the BJP cobbled up the magic figure of 31.

17 March 2017 2:32 AM IST

Shashank Manohar mailed his resignation letter to ICC CEO Dave Richardson without clarifying the exact reason for this sudden move to end what was to be a two-year-tenure. (Photo: AFP)

Manohar: No surprise

The audit he ordered threw up many fraudulent practices, amounting to misappropriation of crores of rupees.

17 March 2017 2:28 AM IST

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar assumes charge of his office in Panaji on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Wrong precedent set in Goa & Manipur

It is entirely feasible that if the first party was invited to take a floor test, it would have emerged victorious.

17 March 2017 2:26 AM IST

A volunteer helps malnourished children in Thane-Palghar district in Maharashtra.

When youth shine, India shines

A testament to India's society above self mantra these volunteers are the force for social change.

17 March 2017 2:01 AM IST

Mirreille Twayigira

Stories of hope from around the world

The moment of triumph came when she was one among the six state toppers.

17 March 2017 1:55 AM IST