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Intel agencies step up online vigil on ISIS India links

After initially downplaying the threat posed by the extremist militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the...

27 March 2016 1:12 AM IST

Pope’s noble gesture

Pope’s noble gesture

The world today — wracked by conflict and hate — can do with many more gestures like the noble one the Pope...

27 March 2016 1:00 AM IST

Jaitley’s FoMO

It is well-known that finance minister Arun Jaitley enjoys a special rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

27 March 2016 12:31 AM IST

Why stings have lost their sting

Why stings have lost their sting

The word “sting” has become as discredited as the word “encounter”. I mean that it is...

27 March 2016 12:19 AM IST

Blazing a new trail

Blazing a new trail

Barely a month into his new job, Delhi police commissioner Alok Kumar Verma is trying to put the Bassi-era behind him....

27 March 2016 12:16 AM IST

Life has other meanings

Life has other meanings

Many years ago there lived a farmer with his son in a poor Chinese village. His only material good, besides his land and...

27 March 2016 12:12 AM IST

BJP plays hardball, Mehbooba relents

BJP plays hardball, Mehbooba relents

Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti was formally elected leader of the PDP Legislature...

26 March 2016 12:24 AM IST

Father of modern football

Father of modern football

Johann Cruyff was more than just a great football player, who won the Ballon d’Or thrice, and acclaimed coach.

26 March 2016 12:23 AM IST

Campus fires heat up national politics

Campus fires heat up national politics

Anyone looking at the headlines of the past few months would think that there is a students’ revolt going on in...

26 March 2016 12:16 AM IST

Vigilantism hurting India’s vikas

Vigilantism hurting India’s vikas

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to bring vikas (development) back to the centre of public...

26 March 2016 12:14 AM IST

Brexit and a royal mistake

Brexit and a royal mistake

“Twinkle twinkle little star We by-and-large know what you are Though it may sound a little crass You’re...

25 March 2016 11:38 PM IST

India must act fast on water use

India must act fast on water use

India is the world’s second most populated country with 1.25 billion people. It is the 10th largest economy and...

25 March 2016 7:28 AM IST