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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

Ambulances are seen near the scene of the attack in Istanbul, on New Years Day. (Photo: AP)

As Mideast simmers, future bleak for Turkey

Syria's largest city was recently wrested from rebel control by forces allied to the govt of Bashar al-Assad.

5 Jan 2017 6:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Mini-budget speech to heal?

PM's New Year sops were a poor attempt at diverting attention from demonetisation.

5 Jan 2017 5:13 AM IST

The industrial sector contributed over 15 per cent to the NPAs followed by agriculture and services in the region of six per cent and retail loans which were the lowest at 2.3 per cent.

Banks should give loan relief

Most banks had already cut lending rates by hefty amounts, by their standards.

5 Jan 2017 5:02 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)

Will TMC arrests lead to relook at CBI role?

Rose Valley is active in West Bengal, Odisha and some neighbouring states.

5 Jan 2017 5:02 AM IST

Regular Facebook use can negatively affect our emotional well-being (Photo: AFP)

Facebook politics

The outright political fakery is not just weaponising social media, but also constructing echo chambers.

4 Jan 2017 3:47 AM IST

The candid eyes of CCTV cameras may have recorded the gory incidents of sexual abuse in graphic detail.(Representational image)

Catch the sexual predators

Abu Azmi was the one who carried the torch for all the male chauvinists of India by blaming women for man's sexual...

4 Jan 2017 3:46 AM IST