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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Ordinance rule: A throwback to Raj?

The relationship in practice between the ruling party at the Centre and its branches in the states is another.

17 Jan 2017 7:03 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Optimism vs gloom: In search of a vision

The CEO of Nestle Pakistan has said that Pakistan is poised to enter a hot zone of economic activity with double-digit...

17 Jan 2017 6:58 AM IST

The Quran clearly states that the only rank that eventually matters is marked by the relationship that one has with God.

Mystic Mantra: The pillars of Islam

Muslims pray five times a day at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening facing toward the Kaaba, the House of God.

17 Jan 2017 6:24 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)

China's 3Ts: Trade, terror, territory...

Why has China imposed restrictions on its border with Pakistan at Xinjiang?

17 Jan 2017 6:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PM & Parliament: Some tips for Modi

Parliament is the supreme legislative body in the country, embodying the collective will and wisdom of people in a...

17 Jan 2017 6:07 AM IST

DPCC President Ajay Maken presents the party scarf to Navjot Singh Sidhu as he is welcomed at a press conference a day after his joining the Congress party at AICC headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress' Sidhu boost

Sidhu has also brought with him to the Congress former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh, who was a sitting Akali MLA.

17 Jan 2017 6:02 AM IST

Some Twitter users have tagged Swaraj in their tweets complaining that beach sandals with Gandhis image were being sold on the Amazon US site. (Photo: screengrab)

Overbearing attitude in row with Amazon

Sushma Swaraj went to the extent of threatening to cancel the valid visas of Amazon executives if they didn't take down...

17 Jan 2017 5:57 AM IST

The scientists claim comes at a time of escalating Indo-Pak tension since the September 18 attack by Pakistan-backed militants who attacked an Indian Army base in Uri.

Revenge of the State: People may have to pay

In rough terms, poor economic choices and bad policies between 2004 and 2013 drove the country into deep macroeconomic...

16 Jan 2017 2:01 AM IST

Barack Obama says the move would bring greater consistency to the US immigration policy.

Obama's legacy lacked military adventurism

Mr Goldberg believes Mr Obama became steadily more fatalistic about America's ability to direct global events .

16 Jan 2017 2:00 AM IST

NDRF personnel recovering a body of a passenger from a boat which capsized in river Ganga, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

An avoidable tragedy

The compensatory amounts are a reflection of how cheap lives have become in a country of 1.25 billion.

16 Jan 2017 1:59 AM IST

RBI has also reported that the general public has withdrawn Rs. 1,03,316 crore from their accounts either over the counter or through ATMs during this period.

Stronger law needed on autonomy of RBI

Parliament needs to worry whether such a governor can protect the institutional integrity of the country's central bank.

16 Jan 2017 1:59 AM IST

Ms Banerjee also revealed that she had information that the Modi government was planning to arrest many other TMC leaders.

Furious Mamata

The chief minister flashed a smile as his advisers congratulated him for the flawless flight against the BJP.

16 Jan 2017 1:56 AM IST