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India, which has raised some tariffs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has long been the main holdout on an RCEP deal due to strong domestic opposition from several quarters over fears of Chinese goods flooding the country.

After RCEP, what's the road ahead?

An astonishingly ambitious plan of action without doubt, RCEP invariably had to have its bumps.

15 Nov 2019 12:43 AM IST

A file photo of the disqualified MLAs at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru

SC ruling on MLAs to encourage defections

As such, upon incurring disqualification, the members are not debarred from contesting the coming byelections for 15...

15 Nov 2019 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court places focus on 1991 law to protect other places of...

It further emphasises that history and its wrongs shall not be used as instruments to oppress the present and the...

14 Nov 2019 1:41 AM IST

The CRY Child Rights and You organisation provides heartrending statistics of millions of Indian children who are poor, hungry, malnourished, abused, illiterate and slog under inhuman conditions to support their families.

Mystic Mantra: Children's DayCelebrate the child within you

The love and care received during childhood makes them develop a healthy sense of self and security, reaping lifelong...

14 Nov 2019 1:37 AM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackerays demand for a share in the chief ministerial term is, on the face of it, unreasonable.

BJP-Shiv Sena cracks, a sign of power imbalance

There is also a clear indication that the BJP was gradually marginalising the Shiv Sena in state politics.

14 Nov 2019 1:32 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Will Trump impeachment hearings only be great TV?

Republican bravado being what it is, the case against impeachment is looking strong.

14 Nov 2019 1:28 AM IST

The governor, an old RSS hand, gave the party a bare 24 hours to produce a list of MLAs supporting it, turning down its plea for two more days.

Maharashtra power games belie expectations

Since the Sena was now dealing with ideological rivals it was a reasonable assumption that extra time will be needed to...

14 Nov 2019 1:25 AM IST

Legally, with the Supreme Court having pronounced its verdict, each individual, group, party and organisation has the democratic right to challenge it, call for a review petition and so forth.

Muslims should live with Ayodhya ruling

The hard reality that there still prevail extremist elements in our country who tend to try and provoke communal fires...

14 Nov 2019 1:24 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

Arrests in Telangana draconian

Dissent and free speech must be perceived, pragmatically, like the whistle of a pressure cooker.

14 Nov 2019 1:20 AM IST

It affirmed the Baa2 foreign-currency and local-currency long-term issuer ratings for India.

Govt needs to exit oil, banking, rail freight

The policy mess-up led to job losses, lower consumption and a resultant lower investment.

13 Nov 2019 4:50 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis' stock takes a hit as Maha mess grows

This is only the third time President's Rule has been imposed in Maharashtra, after 1980 and 2014.

13 Nov 2019 1:46 AM IST

The threat intelligence report further observes a rise in vulnerability reporting, crypto jacking attacks and attacks on critical infrastructure organizations. (Photo: ANI)

Mystic Mantra: Intelligence and the power of one

To place such a thought within and outside of the physics of consciousness would call for defining thinking as the...

13 Nov 2019 12:55 AM IST