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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday. (Photo: PTI)

From depressing 2016 to schizophrenic 2017

2016 was just a baby step in trying to anchor the discourse 90 degrees to the right.

7 Jan 2017 12:44 AM IST

David Hale (Photo: AFP)

Getting ready for future with no foreign aid

Regardless of which of the two statements represents Trump's actual intentions, the prognosis in general is not a good...

7 Jan 2017 12:34 AM IST

When the first ray of January sparkles and people meet each other, they say, Happy Now Here .

Mystic Mantra: New Year ProjectOvercoming insecurities

The Bible narrates that when King Herod heard this he was disturbed.

6 Jan 2017 1:21 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

New hurdles in a changing world

PM Modi spent considerable time and effort making his number with President Obama.

6 Jan 2017 1:09 AM IST

Stalin's rise: No smooth leap to the top

In the Indian context, members of political or business dynasties have an easy and quick way to the top.

6 Jan 2017 1:05 AM IST

TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay being taken by CBI officers to Bhubaneswar for further inquiry who was arrested in connection with Rose Valley chit fund scam in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

As arrests hit TMC, testing time for CBI

The outsider has traditionally been regarded as the cause of all the state's woes.

6 Jan 2017 12:52 AM IST

An underlying cause of anxiety is the growing threat of the militant Islamic State group spreading its tentacles in the war-torn country. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan peace needs Kabul, Islamabad to work in sync

Not surprisingly, the US was not invited to the Moscow initiated process.

6 Jan 2017 12:52 AM IST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Photo: AP)

Dhoni did right thing

Dhoni drove his team to believe their duty was to the national cause.

6 Jan 2017 12:48 AM IST

Arun Jaitley, Union Finance minister speaking at the inaguration of FICCIs 89th Annual General Meeting, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Budget on poll eve: An avoidable step?

The Opposition parties have been sharply critical of the idea of Budget proposals being articulated literally on the eve...

6 Jan 2017 12:48 AM IST

The Niti Aayog task force has said in its report submitted to the PMO that a consensus in favour of either the Tendulkar panel or a higher poverty line did not emerge. (Photo: AP)

Let CAG do reviews, not Aayog

A review of the performance of such bodies appears in order; but the question is who should do such a comprehensive...

5 Jan 2017 7:01 AM IST

Sikh devotees take part in a procession at the Golden Temple on the eve of the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Guru Gobind Singh - Sachcha Patshah

Guru Gobind Singh, the Sachcha Patshah, was a firm believer in one Supreme Being.

5 Jan 2017 6:53 AM IST

amajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will meet Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

UP polls may not be national bellwether

The BJP wants to win UP to flex its muscle at the national level.

5 Jan 2017 6:40 AM IST