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Dark' tourism is on the rise, cashing in on human misery

It is well known that in India, which markets itself as exotic India in its pro-tourism commercials, tourists can take...

15 Feb 2019 12:24 AM IST

Puducherry government will impose a ban on plastic usage from March 1, 2019, Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy said. (Photo: Twitter | DC File)

Halt Puducherry turf war

The compulsory wearing of helmets by two-wheeler riders has become the latest point of conflagration.

15 Feb 2019 12:19 AM IST

Govt shares Rafale price details with the SC, makes public timeline of negotiations that preceded the deal in a bid to dispel doubts about alleged wrongdoing.(Representational image)

CAG's Rafale report raises many questions

The basis for the calculation is not presented as the CAG has excised the price data.

15 Feb 2019 12:17 AM IST

February 14 is celebrated as Valentines Day across the world. On the day, people express their love and affection with greetings and gifts. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Mystic Mantra: Valentine's heart

Today's celebrations are named after St. Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd century.

14 Feb 2019 1:54 AM IST

Leveraging India's trade competitiveness

Undoubtedly attention is being focused on these critical issues which will help us to move forward.

14 Feb 2019 1:54 AM IST

Sources said that the home department and jail authorities would study the report and then take a decision.

Thailand frees Arab dissident, but democracy takes a beating

Anyhow, Ubolratana rapidly withdrew her candidacy and, for good measure, was officially disqualified this week.

14 Feb 2019 1:54 AM IST

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

A cautionary tale for our decision-makers

Overlay this construct with the income-tax data for the same year and the situation becomes even worse.

14 Feb 2019 1:53 AM IST

Flames rise from a hotel that caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Tragedies waiting to happen

The greater tragedy is that we wake up to the need for safety only after a new catastrophe has occurred.

14 Feb 2019 1:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Last LS session ends on a fractious note

BJP spent considerable political capital on each of these, generating widespread opposition.

14 Feb 2019 1:53 AM IST

February 14 is celebrated as Valentines Day across the world. On the day, people express their love and affection with greetings and gifts. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Mystic Mantra: Be alone and together in love

Love ends up in conflict because love has become a relationship.

13 Feb 2019 3:09 AM IST

India has been treating China as its biggest competitor since 1962, as both countries share many similarities. (Photo: AFP)

Did US sucker China and India into 1962 war?

The US was keen to use Tibet to open up another front against China.

13 Feb 2019 3:09 AM IST

Presently the only way to resolve the Google News issue is to disable the app or uninstall it till Google manages to roll out a fix.

What, really, is the news', and other media truths

To elaborate, war breaking out somewhere is news because the normal baseline is peace.

13 Feb 2019 3:09 AM IST