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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

Tehran's timely shift towards China guards it from US-Saudi threats

The original Saudi demand for $15 billion was not enough for Kushner.

20 Sept 2019 1:56 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Use crisis as an opportunity to restart reforms, lessen winners-losers...

If the Prime Minister is not interested in listening to his own advisers, then they cannot be blamed.

20 Sept 2019 1:50 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah speaks at a press conference in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Sangh needs to look beyond its Hindi belt outlook

His needless assertion predictably evoked anger and consternation in the non-Hindi speaking states.

20 Sept 2019 1:44 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah speaks to the press. (Photo: PTI)

Does BJP desire to rule India like China's Reds?

It is Shah's democratic right to cast doubts about the efficacy of the multi-party democratic system in India.

20 Sept 2019 1:36 AM IST

Cartoon imagery used by some companies are part of the constellation of variables that make individuals susceptible to future use of e-cigarettes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

E-cigarette ban not enough

The revenue the tobacco industry generates far outstrips the sin taxesâ€ imposed by governments.

20 Sept 2019 1:36 AM IST

Citizens will be tying a rakhi to trees in Aarey Colony.

Will Metro puncture Mumbai's green lung?

The Shiv Sena and the Congress see it as overgovernanceâ€ and vote politicsâ€.

20 Sept 2019 1:36 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah

Hindi push assault on diversity, India's spirit

Language connects and unites, but it could also be a major cause of conflict and disintegration.

19 Sept 2019 2:56 AM IST

Shacklady, who founded the club 12 years ago and at 33 is the youngest cricket club chairman in England, is hoping other clubs in their Berkshire Cricket League will follow their lead. (Photo: Representational Image)

Cricket in a 'fix' again

Gone are the days when cricket was considered a metaphor for fair play.

19 Sept 2019 2:53 AM IST

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar addresses a meet in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Jaishankar on PoK: Act of brinkmanship

India can thus expect diplomatic turbulence starting from the UNGA session next week through the next few months, if not...

19 Sept 2019 2:50 AM IST

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attended the Friday For Future rally in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Greta Thunberg 'walks the talk' on climate change

She's what medicos call someone with special needsâ€ suffering from learning disabilities.

19 Sept 2019 1:32 AM IST

Drone attacks targeted two major Saudi Aramco processing facility and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites before dawn. (Photo: File)

Oilfield attacks are a warning to Saudis over Yemen policy

The implication was that the House of Saud just had to give the word for its saviour-in-chief to launch retaliatory...

19 Sept 2019 1:30 AM IST

Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to journalists after a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Trump at 'Howdy Modi': 2 leaders who are so different, and yet share...

For Modi, it's the ultimate triumph of his personal charisma and his brand of diplomacy on American soil.

19 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST