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Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Pivot of Cong renewal: Inner-party democracy

Sonia Gandhi, back then, did not accept responsibility for the defeat despite the universal law of accountability...

12 July 2019 12:23 AM IST

But Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib, speaking to reporters after the match, played down the incident by saying he had no fresh information to offer on the alleged altercation. (Photo: AFP)

Phoenix-like rose Afghans to challenge top cricket nations

The Russians spent over nine years in Afghanistan, and quit after learning the costly lesson that Muscovite might is not...

12 July 2019 12:18 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump shake hands after a document signing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

A leak strains UK-US ties

President Trump, who has upset nearly every leader he has interacted with, barring the North Korean dictator, Kim...

12 July 2019 12:15 AM IST

Ravindra Jadeja against New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

Decorated batsmen let Team India down

Full marks to the Kiwis as New Zealand's flightless national bird took wing.

12 July 2019 12:08 AM IST

May the population explosion trigger implosions within us destroying greed and selfishness.

Mystic Mantra: Support the weakest of our global family

The population explosion can either be seen as an insuperable problem, or as a God-gifted prospect.

11 July 2019 7:09 AM IST

Long after her appearances at Woodstock and Live Aid and on an Amnesty International tour, even her lesser-known albums continued to bear testimony to her political engagement.

The Arc of Joan who lent her voice to human rights

That landmark moment transformed the trajectory of Joan Baez's life and career. By 1963, she already had four albums to...

11 July 2019 7:03 AM IST

Children showing symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome undergoing treatment at Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital in Muzaffarpur.

Encephalitis deaths not just a healthcare issue

Even when programmes get implemented well on the ground, their impacts remain limited for want of convergence.

11 July 2019 6:59 AM IST

Among other findings, the report said in 1990 there were just ten megacities with populations of 10 million or more.

Migration to surge, we need smarter policies

India already fares poorly relative to other emerging and developed economies in terms of per capita availability of...

11 July 2019 12:20 AM IST

Police have registered a case and are investigating the gory crime. (Representational Image)

Domestic abuse: A crime without punishment

Moscow is far away, but the complexities of the situation are not unimaginable in Pakistan.

11 July 2019 12:13 AM IST

Tamil Nadu politician M. Vaiko

Why sedition law must go

The logic against it is if the law is on the books then it will be liable to be misused.

11 July 2019 12:01 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Market fall or not, tough times ahead

The markets fears are understandable as Rs 3.9 lakh crores worth of shares could create a glut of shares in the market...

11 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Imagine Gautam Buddha as the senior poet and the world of intellect that followed as his prot©g©s.

Mystic Mantra: As an ascetic, live a balanced life

Buddha taught a path that was neither about the denial of pleasure nor its affirmation.

10 July 2019 2:31 AM IST